Deans Letter 2011

GOOD DAY TO ALL OF YOU

As Dean of the University I want to thank each and every one for such an enjoyable weekend. If I had a good time, then I know all of you did as well. It was great to have the BSA National President, John Gottschalk, with us for the weekend who, as you all know, made some very positive comments about the University and what we are doing to train the leadership of the BSA for tomorrow. He also commented to me that he felt welcome by all and enjoyed his visit and wished he could have stayed the entire weekend with us.

Now on to business. If for some strange reason you did not get a certificate for 2010, please let me know as soon as you can so that we can get them to you. And if you wish to pass on a comment about the University, I will gladly share that with the committee.

Now it is time to start the arduous process of setting up for the next University. March will be on us before you know it. We as the Steering Committee are in the process of selecting the courses for the LBPU 2011 and if there are any ideas that you wish that we offer, please feel free to share them with the Steering Committee members of your Council. If you are unsure who they are, send them to me and I will pass them along. And if there is anything that you feel would make your time with us better, please share that as well.

The weekend of March 18-20, 2011 is when we will be presenting the University. Catalogs are slated to be mailed in the fall and the University website is undergoing a face lift at this time. You will be able to preview it as soon as the catalog is ready. And when you are done reading this, enjoy the pictures that are posted on our website (www.lbpuniv.org). There are two files to view. One has the pictures from the closing video and the other of the facility at Wonderland so you can get a feel of the accommodations. I hope to see all of you back next year and bring a friend. I am sure that they will enjoy themselves as well

Yours in Scouting

Jim Dunlap
Dean of the Lord Baden-Powell University of Scouting