Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

纽约城市学院保留工程学学生计划(PRES)始于1987年，旨在增加工程学领域代表人数不足的少数族裔人数。普瑞斯的注意力集中在新生身上。数据显示，一半的工科学生在入学的头两年就辍学了。PRES服务的重点是提高学习成绩和提供职业信息。在列出的服务中，1)新生前和转学前的暑期充实计划；2)数学和科学研讨会；3)频繁的学术监督和建议；4)职业指导和职业发展会议；5)合作教育和暑期工作安排。提供的比较数据显示，学生保留率受到影响，90%的学生留在工科，而那些不在该项目的学生只有50%。该提案的另一个亮点是，该项目对毕业率和研究生入学人数产生了令人印象深刻的影响。此外，该提案表明，PRES将通过得到由公司和基金会代表组成的18人顾问委员会的支持而继续增长。被提名人的优势包括：纽约州招收工程学学生人数最多(占该州工科学生的50%)。。大一之前的充实、个人咨询、集体注册、同龄人和高年级学生的辅导、需要解决问题的非学分课程、数学和科学研讨会、频繁的学术监督和建议、职业指导和职业发展服务、暑期工作安置。对留学生、毕业、学业成绩有重大影响。90%的学生仍在工程专业学习。PRES学生的毕业率是其他少数族裔工科学生的两倍。基金和企业支持。具有创新性和可复制性。总而言之，PRES是一个复杂而全面的学生支持系统。受助学生人数压倒性地满足了国家科学基金会关于多样性和代表性不足的标准。该计划提供了独特的组成部分，让转学学生甚至在从支线学校转学之前就参与到支持过程中。

The City College of New York's Program for the Retention of Engineering Students (PRES), begun in 1987, was established to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the engineering field. PRES concentration is on freshman. Data indicate that half of engineering students drop out during the first two years of school. PRES services are focused on improving academic performance and providing career information. Among the services listed, are, 1) pre-freshman and pre-transfer summer enrichment programs; 2) mathematics and science workshops; 3) frequent academic monitoring and advisement; 4) career orientation and professional development sessions, and 5) cooperative education and summer job placement. Comparison data provided indicate that student retention rates are impacted with 90 percent of the students staying in engineering versus 50 percent for those students not in the program. Another highlight of the proposal is the program's impressive impact on graduation rates and matriculation into graduate programs. In addition, the proposal indicates PRES will continue to grow through the support it receives from its 18-member advisory board composed of corporate and foundation representatives. The strengths of the nominee include: . Largest enrollment of engineering students in New York state (50 percent of the state's engineering students). . Pre-freshman enrichment, personal counseling, block registration, tutoring by peers and upper classmen, required non-credit course in problem solving, math and science workshops, frequent academic monitoring and advisement, career orientation and professional development services, summer job placement. Significant impact on student retention, graduation, academic performance. 90 percent of the students remain in engineering. PRES student graduation rates are twice as high as other minority engineering students. Founda tion and corporate support. Innovative and replicable. In summary, PRES is a sophisticated and comprehensive student support system. The population of assisted students overwhelmingly satisfies the NSF criteria for diversity and underrepresented populations. The program offered the unique component of involving transfer students in the support process even before transfer from the feeder school.