🎭🎨 Scouting the ARTS on CAMPus 2026
Friday, June 5 – Sunday, June 7, 2026
Southeast Missouri State University – River Campus & Dobbins Conservatory
Welcome to the inaugural Scouting the ARTS on CAMPus, a brand-new immersive weekend where creativity takes center stage.
For the first time ever, Scouts will spend an entire weekend living on campus while exploring the visual, performing, and media arts inside SEMO’s Holland College of Arts and Media. From studios to stages, rehearsal rooms to design labs, this experience gives Scouts direct access to university-level facilities and faculty while earning merit badges in a fully immersive college environment.
This is not a day event. This is not a workshop.
This is a full residential campus experience built around the arts.
Scouts will stay in campus housing, eat in the student dining facilities, attend structured merit badge sessions during the day, and enjoy exciting evening campus activities designed to build independence, confidence, and community.
Confirmed merit badges include Theatre, Graphic Arts, Music, Pottery, Photography, Journalism, Art, and Dance, with additional offerings being added. More creative opportunities are on the way.
🏫 The College Experience
Participants will:
• Live in university housing for two nights
• Explore SEMO’s River Campus and Dobbins Conservatory
• Learn from faculty and experienced instructors
• Work through merit badge requirements in focused sessions
• Experience campus recreation and evening programs
• Build friendships with Scouts across districts and councils
This weekend blends structured advancement with the energy of campus life. Scouts will leave with more than completed requirements. They will leave with a sense of what it feels like to pursue creativity at the collegiate level.
📅 Event Schedule Overview
Friday, June 5 – Arrival & Campus Welcome
The weekend kicks off with a full River Campus experience and a behind-the-scenes look at where creativity lives at SEMO.
Saturday, June 6 – Full Immersion Day
Saturday is a deep dive into hands-on learning and artistic exploration, followed by high-energy campus recreation in the evening.
Sunday, June 7 – Final Sessions & Send-Off
Sunday wraps up final requirements, reflections, and farewells after a full weekend of creative growth.
💵 Cost
$185 per Scout
$125 per Adult
Registration includes campus housing, meals, programming, and all scheduled evening activities.
Scouting the ARTS on CAMPus is designed for Scouts who are curious, creative, expressive, and ready to explore where the arts can take them. Whether their passion is performance, design, storytelling, music, or visual art, this weekend will give them a real taste of life inside a university arts program.
This is the first year of what we expect to become a signature experience.
Be part of the launch. 🎬🎶🎨
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