We are honored to invite you to the Founders' Scholarship Competition!
Your application already demonstrated the skills and dedication needed to thrive at Wyoming Catholic College. The Founders' Scholarship Competition is your chance to prove yourself as a true leader for our educational mission. The competition weekend will allow you to demonstrate your strengths as a thinker, speaker, and writer.
The Founders' Scholarship Competition has three major components:
- Group Seminar Discussion - Competitors will gather in large groups for a Socratic conversation led by one of our professors.
- Small-Group Tutorial - After the large seminar, competitors will split into smaller groups to continue discussion.
- Timed Essay - The following day, competitors will handwrite an essay meant to build upon their previous discussions.
In addition to these competition events, competitors and accompanying family members will enjoy other aspects of the WCC community, including:
- A wilderness adventure with our Outdoor Leadership Program (rock climbing, caving, or hiking).
- A preview of WCC student life through staying with current students in the College dormitories.
- Beautiful liturgies with our Roman and Byzantine Chaplaincies.
- A taste of our scholarly community by auditing real seminars with current students and faculty. And so much more!
Submit the registration form below to secure your spot in the competition. Eligibility depends on being admitted to Wyoming Catholic College. Contact John Walsh (john.walsh@wyomingcatholic.edu) if you have any questions!
A complimentary shuttle runs to and from the Salt Lake City airport, and every competitor earns a one-time $1,000 Campus Visit Credit.
Schedule of Events
This schedule is a sample and is subject to change.
Thursday
3:00 pm · Flights land by 3:00 pm at the Salt Lake City airport
4:00 pm · Shuttle departs the Salt Lake City airport
5:30 pm · Early arrivals welcome at 306 Main Street (please coordinate with the Admissions Office if arriving early)
8:30 pm · Salt Lake City shuttle arrives on campus; competitors move into the dormitories
10:30 pm · Curfew
Friday
7:30 am · Welcome, orientation, and campus tour
8:00 am · Breakfast at Frassati Hall
8:30 am · Audit classes with current students
12:15 pm · Mass
12:45 pm · Lunch
2:00 pm · Audit classes
3:15 pm · Seminar class (competitors only)
4:45 pm · Conversations with faculty (competitors only)
6:00 pm · Dinner at Frassati Hall
7:00 pm · Distinguished lecture or social hour at the Pequod
12:00 am · Curfew
Saturday
8:00 am · Divine Liturgy or Mass
9:00 am · Continental breakfast in Frassati Hall
10:00 am · Essay writing begins at Augur (competitors only)
12:00 pm · Lunch in Frassati Hall
12:45 pm to 4:45 pm · Outdoor adventure
6:00 pm · Vigil Mass
7:00 pm · Closing reception
8:15 pm · Social event
12:00 am · Curfew
Sunday
5:15 am · Depart Lander for the Salt Lake City airport
11:30 am · Flights depart the Salt Lake City airport after 11:30 am
Travel
A complimentary shuttle departs the Salt Lake City airport on Thursday afternoon and returns Sunday morning, so plan to land by 3:00 pm Thursday and to depart after 11:30 am Sunday. Competitors can also drive to campus or utilize the Riverton Regional Airport (shuttle also provided upon request).
