05/20/2026
Last week, Scouting leaders from around the country gathered in Dallas, Texas for Scouting America’s National Annual Meeting. The goal of this meeting is to discuss, plan, and update in order to secure the future of Scouting in America.
Scouting Purdue collaborated with the amazing people at Scouting Alumni in order to attend the meeting. While there, we were able to talk with and educate Scouting professionals and volunteers about our college Scouting model and mission. We were even given the opportunity to host our own elective session, titled “The Untapped Impact of College Scouting”, to explain why colleges need Scouting, what we do, and how to start a model like ours. This concept helps to bridge the gap between youth Scouting and adult involvement.
Scouting Purdue is profoundly grateful to have had this once in a lifetime opportunity to connect with hundreds of Scouting leaders, including the National Key 3: Roger Krone, Ricky Mason, and Devang Desai. We were also honored to receive great support from EVP of Membership Engagement, Sean Magennis.
This conference has strengthened our passion for the Scouting movement while allowing us to grow it by spreading Scouting Purdue’s model to councils and colleges across the nation. We cannot wait to see and help other clubs like ours develop and grow to keep Scouting alive at college campuses!