Cornerstone Peers

The Cornerstone Peers scholarship and support program helps incoming students to develop foundational academic skills through scholarship funding and a student success checklist.  Incoming Cornerstone students are also provided a peer support network to help them positively transition to college life and workload.

Admission Process

Select students will be invited to participate at A&R Days. 

Benefits
  • Peer support network with a cohort of other first-year students
  • Access to a dedicated professional staff member
  • Assigned upper-classman Peer Mentor
  • Foundational college skill development
  • Scholarship support for 3 semesters totaling $1,500

Program Overview
  • A&R Days
  • First Semester
  • Second Semester

A&R Days

  • Invitation to join program extended to student and family
  • $250 scholarship for the fall semester applied 

First Semester

  • Students complete the Student Success Checklist
  • Student attends a biweekly peer-to-peer mentor meeting
  • Students maintain a 2.0 or higher grade point average
  • $500 scholarship applied for the second semester

Second Semester

  • Students complete the Student Success Checklist
  • Student attends a biweekly peer-to-peer mentor meeting
  • Students maintain a 2.0 or higher grade point average
  • $750 scholarship applied for the third semester

Questions?

If you have any questions about the Cornerstone Program, please contact:

Michael Pleimann

Student Success Consultant

(573) 341-4326 | pleimann@mst.edu |

207 Norwood Hall