Our ProgramOur program is designed for the student that excels in computers and is looking for an avenue to continue their growth in the Computer Information Science field of Engineering. Classes are taught by experienced adult leaders: Senior UNIX System Administrator of Nationwide Insurance (Retired), Co-Author of the O'Reilly and associates, Inc. "Programming Perl", Second Edition" There is a lab fee for each class, to pay for books. The first course, Basic UNIX for Programmers' lab fe is $67.00. This class is the same course taught to The State of Ohio, Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation. All of our Advisors are experienced professionals that are dedicated to the Scouting movement and believe that it is imperative that they pay back to the program by lighting the proverbial torch of knowledge in the future leaders of the computer industry. We are hoping that if you know of any students that would benefit from our program and has a strong desire to broaden their computer horizons that you will give them our name and number. |
Membership:Our coeducational program is open to young men and women between the ages of 14 (and in high school) and 20 years of age. The average age of our members is 16. The Venturing OathAs a Venturer, I promise to help strengthen America, to be faithful in my religious duties, to help others, For More InformationContact: Andy P. Drake Associate Advisor W677-5867 Meeting LocationReformation Lutheran Church 1355 S. Hamilton Road Columbus, Ohio 43227 |
Venturing Six Experience AreasCitizenship, Leadership, Fitness, Social, Outdoor, Service. Citizenship Leadership Fitness Social Outdoor Service |
Venturing Crew 369's Equipment:No Intel or Microsoft Venturing Crew 369 teaches their "Basic UNIX for Programmers" classes on AT&T 3B2 equipment while the intermediate classes are taught on NeXT machines. The Crew utilizes Sun equipment as NIS & NFS servers. Our Web Page is served from a Sun Ultra 10 786MB of RAM on an OC3 line. NEC C&C Research Institution donated our program an Auspex NFS server.
With this new server we will be one of two places in the World that teaches the utilization of the Auspex Server. We have one of the four largest Auspex sites in Columbus: [Nationwide Enterprises, Symix Computer Systems, AT&T, and Venturing Crew 369]
Several of our Sun Servers have 128MB of RAM and we have almost 50GB of disk storage. As our program is geared towards the serious design and implementation of large scale computer networks, no Intel or Microsoft products are utilized. |
Community ServiceCrew & Troop 369 participates in the "One New Toy" program where by they help distribute toys to over 4,000 needy children, Troop & Crew 369 helps Saint Stephens feed over 3,000 families December Groceries. Crew & Troop 369 each year maintains an abandon grave year. Crew & Troop 369 volunteers for COSI's Halloween Unmasked. DonationsDonations are always sincerely appreciated. We are currently in need of 30 SUN SLC, ELC, IPC, or IPXs. 369 is currently rasing funds to build their new classrooms. |
Class DatesOur open house on Tuesday September 15th. 7:30p.m. [Please R.S.V.P] This meeting is for the Parents and Students to meet our Advisors and Senior Members. The Basic UNIX for Programmers begins the following Tuesday, September 22nd. 1998 7:30p.m. Classes are held every Tuesday 7:30p.m. to 9:00p.m. Elections for Youth Officers will be held in November. Boy Scouts of AmericaVenturing Crew 369 is closely associated with Boy Scouts of America Troop 369. The Cub Pack, Troop, and Crew meet in the same building at the same time. Venturing Crew 369 fulfills its "Outdoor" requirements by camping with Troop 369. Venturing Crew 369 wears the Dark Green Scouting Uniform. |