Peer Advisory Network
The Peer Advisory Network is a program designed to ease the transition process from high school to college for incoming MFCNS freshmen. Each summer, MFCNS upperclassmen are paired up with an incoming freshman based on their common undergraduate college. Towards the end of the summer, the upperclassmen contact their buddies, talk with them and introduce them to the Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars. Once the freshmen arrive on campus, the first formal event is usually a buddy walk through Ithaca's gorges to downtown Ithaca for some local Purity Ice Cream. Throughout the year, big buddies are there to answer questions, offer advice, and impart their knowledge about various aspects of Cornell life to freshmen to help them adjust to their new surroundings.
Summer Internship Living Expenses Grant
National Scholars have access to up to $3,500 over their undergraduate Cornell career to support their participation in internships and other experiential opportunities in a nonprofit and/or career-related field that furthers their leadership experience. While National Scholars are encouraged to design their own internship experience - and often do - The Cornell Commitment internship coordinator maintains a database of past internships and often has a number of pre-established opportunities available.
Funding is given on a first come/first served basis to cover living expenses associated with participation in the summer experience. Students can apply to receive this summer funding by completing an application and providing a budget any time after their internship placement has been secured. Internships must be full-time, which is at least 8 weeks and 280 hours. Experiences for credit do not qualify for funding. Applications are available in 103 Day Hall.
Internship Program Homepage
Summer Expected Savings Replacements (ESRs)
Expenses incurred during the summer may make it difficult to meet Cornell's expectations for savings from summer earnings. The ESR is a one-time grant, disbursed one-half each semester after the summer internship to meet the expected summer savings. To qualify for an ESR, a student must be a financial aid recipient, have worked in a program-approved position and meet the appropriate requirements. To learn more, please go to: ESR Application
Executive Mentoring Program
National Scholars develop long-term mentoring relationships with high-ranking university administrators that often extend well past graduation. Past mentors have included university presidents, provosts, deans, and directors. They enjoy getting to know their National Scholars personally, sharing a lifetime of leadership experience.
Students are able to sign up for an executive mentor at the beginning of each academic year. Mentors regularly organize informal outings with their students, including anything from dinner to rock climbing. Although everyone's schedules are hard to coordinate, our objective is that the executive mentor and his/her group of 10-12 students meets at least twice each semester. It's a great way to learn from the leaders of this institution and to get to know them as real people!
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Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Stephen Golding, hosts |
