BREITBACH Catholic Thinkers & Leaders Program

Loras College B R E I T B A C H

Catholic Thinkers & Leaders P R O G R A M

Loras College BREITBACH

Catholic Thinkers & Leaders P R O G R A M

BE MORE. BE LORAS. Main images are artistically enhanced stained glass windows from Christ the King Chapel, Loras College

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The B R E I T B A C H

• $17,000 scholarship is awarded to selected applicants.

Program at Loras College is a unique and vibrant four-year experience. Its goal is to challenge and engage the whole student, helping you to develop academically, spiritually, personally and socially while learning what it means to be a Catholic thinker and leader in today’s modern world. Made possible by a generous $15-million donation from Paul (’60) and Frances Breitbach, students have made a big impact at Loras and beyond since the first class of Breitbach scholars entered in the fall of 2007.

• Breitbach Catholic Thinkers & Leaders application materials and essay are due January 2.

Catholic Thinkers & Leaders

Brietbach program students embrace in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City

• Email or send in your 1,000 word essay describing your faith development and how you hope to live a life of faith and leadership, and a detailed list of your activities and involvements while in high school.

• Submit two letters of recommendation from two non-family members who can speak to your faith development and leadership qualities. Please have your references use our “Reference and Recommendation Form” on our website.

• Selected students will be interviewed on campus at a special Breitbach Scholarship Day in February.

“What you have received as a gift, give as a gift.”

The B R E I T B A C H

• $17,000 scholarship is awarded to selected applicants.

Program at Loras College is a unique and vibrant four-year experience. Its goal is to challenge and engage the whole student, helping you to develop academically, spiritually, personally and socially while learning what it means to be a Catholic thinker and leader in today’s modern world. Made possible by a generous $15-million donation from Paul (’60) and Frances Breitbach, students have made a big impact at Loras and beyond since the first class of Breitbach scholars entered in the fall of 2007.

• Breitbach Catholic Thinkers & Leaders application materials and essay are due soon. Visit loras.edu/bctl for dates.

Catholic Thinkers & Leaders

Brietbach program students embrace in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City

• Email or send in your 1,000 word essay describing your faith development and how you hope to live a life of faith and leadership, and a detailed list of your activities and involvements while in high school.

• Submit two letters of recommendation from two non-family members who can speak to your faith development and leadership qualities. Please have your references use our “Reference and Recommendation Form” on our website.

• Selected students will be interviewed on campus at a special Breitbach Scholarship Day in February.

“What you have received as a gift, give as a gift.”

For more information on the program, check out Daniel and Luisa’s experiences and learn what it means to be a Catholic thinker and leader in the modern world.

“

What the program has provided me is quite simple and amazing. I have been gifted with a group of my best friends with different personalities, but the same level of passion toward life.

Father Wathier and the classes have stimulated my brain and matured my understanding of the Church and my existence beyond my expectations. The generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Breitbach has simply changed my life.

”

D ANIEL T HOLE ( ’ 13)

“

Incredible and challenging courses, service projects, retreats and the unforgettable trip to Italy have instilled in me the desire to be a great leader and to be a life-long learner. Now a music teacher at a Catholic elementary school, I am taking my experiences and helping to shape the future as a Catholic servant to others.

” L U I SA JI M EN EZ ( ’12) “What you have received as a gift, give as a gift.”

For more information on the program, check out Daniel and Luisa’s experiences and learn what it means to be a Catholic thinker and leader in the modern world.

“

What the program has provided me is quite simple and amazing. I have been gifted with a group of my best friends with different personalities, but the same level of passion toward life.

Father Wathier and the classes have stimulated my brain and matured my understanding of the Church and my existence beyond my expectations. The generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Breitbach has simply changed my life.

”

D ANIEL T HOLE ( ’ 13)

“

Incredible and challenging courses, service projects, retreats and the unforgettable trip to Italy have instilled in me the desire to be a great leader and to be a life-long learner. Now a music teacher at a Catholic elementary school, I am taking my experiences and helping to shape the future as a Catholic servant to others.

” L U I SA JI M EN EZ ( ’12) “What you have received as a gift, give as a gift.”

The B R E I T B A C H

APPLY NOW! You must be accepted to Loras College in order to apply for the Breitbach Catholic Thinkers & Leaders Program. You must be Catholic to apply.

Catholic Thinkers & Leaders Program is comprised of 60

like-minded, but very diverse students, engaging in service leadership and academic work. You can major in anything from Media Studies and Education to Theology and Neuroscience. All participants have a shared experience by taking certain courses together as a cohort of 15 and receive a Catholic studies minor as they graduate. You will investigate Catholic thinkers and leaders such as Augustine, Francis of Assisi, Dorothy Day and John Paul II and their ideas about the meaning of life and how you can make a significant contribution to the world in your own way.

Included in the program are athletes, musicians and comedians; some students attended Catholic high schools while others attended public; there are first-generation college students and others who have had a whole string of family members attend Loras. You will have the opportunity to participate in monthly dinners with all Breitbach scholars, plan and attend events and retreats, serve the community, attend speakers and complete a Catholic Thinkers & Leaders portfolio project.

One of the greatest benefits of the program? An all-expense paid January term trip to Rome, Italy, your junior year.

For more information, visit our website at loras.edu or call the Office of Admission at 563.588.7236.

The B R E I T B A C H

APPLY NOW! You must be accepted to Loras College in order to apply for the Breitbach Catholic Thinkers & Leaders Program. You must be Catholic to apply.

Catholic Thinkers & Leaders Program is comprised of 60

like-minded, but very diverse students, engaging in service leadership and academic work. You can major in anything from Media Studies and Education to Theology and Neuroscience. All participants have a shared experience by taking certain courses together as a cohort of 15 and receive a Catholic studies minor as they graduate. You will investigate Catholic thinkers and leaders such as Augustine, Francis of Assisi, Dorothy Day and John Paul II and their ideas about the meaning of life and how you can make a significant contribution to the world in your own way.

Included in the program are athletes, musicians and comedians; some students attended Catholic high schools while others attended public; there are first-generation college students and others who have had a whole string of family members attend Loras. You will have the opportunity to participate in monthly dinners with all Breitbach scholars, plan and attend events and retreats, serve the community, attend speakers and complete a Catholic Thinkers & Leaders portfolio project.

One of the greatest benefits of the program? An all-expense paid January term trip to Rome, Italy, your junior year.

For more information, visit our website at loras.edu or call the Office of Admission at 563.588.7236.

Loras College B R E I T B A C H

Catholic Thinkers & Leaders P R O G R A M

Loras College BREITBACH

Catholic Thinkers & Leaders P R O G R A M

BE MORE. BE LORAS. Main images are artistically enhanced stained glass windows from Christ the King Chapel, Loras College

LORAS.EDU