Cornerstone University to Host 2026 Celebration of Scholarship Featuring Student Research and Creative Work
At Cornerstone University, scholarship is a disciplined pursuit of truth that prepares students to investigate God’s creation carefully, think critically within their disciplines, and apply knowledge with wisdom, precision, and responsibility. That commitment will be on display across campus during Cornerstone University’s annual Celebration of Scholarship (COS) on April 23, 2026, proudly sponsored by TEKTON.
Celebration of Scholarship is a campus-wide academic event featuring original student research and creative work developed through faculty mentorship, sustained inquiry, and discipline-specific scholarship. Through oral presentations, poster sessions, and musical performances, students demonstrate not only what they have learned, but how they can analyze evidence, communicate findings clearly, and contribute thoughtfully to ongoing conversations in science, technology, the humanities, and the arts.
“At Cornerstone University, student scholarship grounded in the Christian worldview is an essential way students engage God’s creation and real world problems with intellectual sophistication,” said Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, president of Cornerstone. “Celebration of Scholarship provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge and, under the guidance of Cornerstone’s faculty research sponsors, to learn to evaluate any knowledge claim or real world problem through the truth and beauty of the Christian worldview.”
Participation in Celebration of Scholarship cultivates habits essential to both graduate-level study and professional excellence, including critical thinking, careful observation, disciplined analysis, problem-solving, scholarly communication, and creative excellence. For many students, the event marks an important transition from completing assignments to producing and presenting work that reflects genuine academic ownership and professional readiness.
Each year, Celebration of Scholarship presentations reflect the breadth and seriousness of Cornerstone students’ academic work. Previous projects have explored topics ranging from robotic arm design and cognitive health to refugee youth resettlement, social support, and the relationship between social media and loneliness. Together, these presentations show students engaging significant technical, scientific, and social questions with intellectual rigor and practical relevance.
Outstanding student work will be recognized through monetary awards designated for each university school. Cornerstone is grateful for TEKTON’s partnership, which provides scholarships that directly support student academic achievement.
Students and Guests Are Invited to Attend
All Cornerstone students, family, friends, alumni, and community members are invited to attend and support Cornerstone students as they present scholarship shaped by academic excellence and a Christ-centered worldview.
For more information about our Celebration of Scholarship and Honors Program or our newly launched Christ-centered general education program, The Cornerstone Core™, contact admissions@cornerstone.edu.
