Borick Scholars Weekend

Casual Clothing for 3 Days

• Bring comfortable clothing for time outside, presentations, interviews, and skiing or snowboarding.
• Gunnison is often cold, so pack warm clothes! We recommend:
  • Winter jacket
  • Beanies
  • Boots
  • Gloves

Professional Attire for 1 Day

• Bring professional clothing for presentations and interviews.
• Options include nice slacks with a blouse, polo, or button-up shirt, or a dress.

Business Casual Attire

• For Saturday’s dinner and awards, bring nice pants with a blouse or button-up shirt.

Ski and Snowboard Gear

If you have your own gear, feel free to bring it. If you don’t,
we will provide rental gear.

• Skis or snowboard (if not renting)
• Boots (if not renting)
• Helmet (if not renting)
• Long socks
• Base layers
• Mid layers
• Ski jacket
• Snow pants
• Gloves or mittens
• Goggles
• Face mask

School Equipment

You’re welcome to bring a computer, tablet, notebook, or anything else
that may help you create your presentation. We will provide everything
you may need, so bringing your own equipment is optional.

A Smile

If you bring some warm clothes and a smile, we can figure everything else out!

Friday, January 22

• 12:00 PM: Charter bus pick-up at Denver International Airport.
• 12:30 PM: Charter bus pick-up at Lakewood RTD
  (1298 Wadsworth Boulevard). The bus will arrive between 12:30 and
  12:45 PM. Please be patient and ready to board; the bus will leave
  no later than 12:45 PM.
• 5:00 PM: Arrive at Holiday Inn in Gunnison
  (910 E. Tomichi Ave.) and check in with student workers.
• 5:45 PM: Load into vans and travel to the University
  Center North Ballroom for dinner and welcome presentations.
• 7:30 PM–midnight or later: Innovation Challenge
  at Borick Business Building.

Saturday, January 23

• 7:00 AM: Breakfast at Holiday Inn.
• 7:45 AM: Load into vans and travel to Borick Business Building.
• 8:00 AM: ICE Project Innovation Challenge continues.
• 9:45 AM: Team slides are due. Judges meet without students.
• 10:00 AM–12:00 PM: Presentations in Borick 118
  (15 minutes each). Business professional attire required.
• 12:00 PM: Judges meet without students.
• 12:00 PM: Lunch delivered.
• 12:30–1:45 PM: Campus tour led by Admissions.
• 2:00–3:00 PM: Individual student interviews with
  Western staff. Interview schedules will be posted. Students will
  have free time to spend with Western students when not interviewing.
  • If you need rental equipment for Sunday, we will make trips to
    Gene Taylors to get gear when you are not interviewing.
• 3:00–4:30 PM: Break.
• 4:30–5:00 PM: Get ready for dinner.
  Business casual attire required.
• 5:00–8:00 PM: Load into vans and head to 5B’s
  for the awards dinner.
• 8:00 PM: Free night.

Sunday, January 24

• 6:30 AM: Breakfast at Holiday Inn.
• 7:30 AM: Pack, load into vans, and depart for
  Crested Butte Mountain Resort.
  • The Borick Scholars fund will cover equipment rentals
    (excluding clothing) and a day pass to ski or snowboard,
    giving you a fuller perspective of life as a Western student!
  • Students who chose the alternative activity will be dropped
    off in the town of Crested Butte after skiers and snowboarders
    are dropped off at the mountain.
• 12:30 PM: Everyone meets at the resort base
  and loads into vans.
• 1:15 PM: Arrive back in Gunnison at Borick Business
  Building and load into the charter bus to Denver.
• 1:30 PM: Bus departs for Denver.
  • Box lunches will be provided before departure.
  • Flights that evening should be scheduled no earlier than 8:30 PM.