Imagine a roster of teachers including U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist; hotel magnate Bill Marriott; James Fallows, columnist and former editor of U.S. News and World Report; and master violinist Eugene Fodor. A dream? For Flinn Scholars, it's an ongoing part of a 
college education.
Exclusive meetings with today's leaders comprise only a portion of the educational enrichment aspects of the Flinn Scholarship. Also included are invitations to cultural events, educational seminars, field trips, and group retreats. Each year a lengthy roster of activities supplements the Scholars' education.
These activities lend a human element to issues studied in the classroom. They broaden perspectives, stimulate creativity, and introduce Scholars to disciplines and ideas previously unexplored. They inform, inspire, incite - and they're a lot of fun.
For Flinn Scholars, each academic year begins with a three-day retreat at Lost Canyon, a camp and retreat center near Williams, 35 miles west of Flagstaff. The retreat is a mixture of educational workshops, hikes and horseback rides, reports on summer travels, and plenty of hanging-out time. There, new friendships begin, old ones are renewed, and the "Community of Scholars" emerges. Many Scholars say it is their favorite activity.
During the academic year the Flinn Scholars Program and honors programs of Arizona's universities host a number of sessions to meet with local and national leaders in government, business, education, and the arts. Group trips to opera, theatre, symphony, and other cultural events are available - often with an opportunity to meet artists backstage. Some have become annual events, including a day of sculpting and drawing in the studios of renowned artist John Waddell.
Some are designed to give the Scholars privileged insights into contemporary issues. Building on the Foundation's engagement with community and state leaders to develop a vision of how Arizona can plan for fiscal growth, all Scholars can participate in a year-long seminar focusing on public policy issues led by the state's most thoughtful and articulate policy shapers.