Presidential Awards for Excellence In Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

康特拉·科斯塔学院的科学卓越中心计划(CSE)是一个强大的计划，帮助来自传统上代表性较低的群体的科学、数学和工程专业的学生成功地从两年制大学转到四年制大学。康特拉·科斯塔学院是一所位于城市贫困地区的两年制社区学院。科学卓越中心计划的目标是让CCC学生转到四年制学院和大学，学习科学、数学或工程专业。事实上，CSE的第一批学员中有80%做到了这一点。该项目自六年前启动以来，已为350名学生提供了服务。该项目为学生提供多方面的指导，这是该项目的核心。导师都是经验丰富的科学家。他们的辅导活动包括广泛的学术辅导、解决职场问题的情景、模拟面试等。导师定期开会，分享经验，改进指导方法。几位导师在劳伦斯·利弗莫尔和桑迪亚国家实验室等地区机构工作，学生经常访问这些地方和/或参加实习。正如一位教授所说：“指导是一致的、有规律的，而不是随意的。”

The Center for Science Excellence Program (CSE) of Contra Costa College is a strong program that helps science, mathematics and engineering students from traditionally underrepresented populations successfully transfer from two-year to four-year colleges. Contra Costa College is a two-year community college in an urban, disadvantaged area. The goal of the Center for Science Excellence program is for CCC students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities as science, mathematics or engineering majors. In fact, 80% of CSE's first class of has done so. The program has served 350 students since its inception six years ago.The program provides multi-faceted mentoring for students, which is the heart of the program. The mentors are experienced scientists. Their mentoring activities include a wide range of academic tutoring, problem-solving workplace scenarios, mock interviews, and so on. Mentors have regular meetings together to share experiences and improve their mentoring methods. Several of the mentors work in area institutions such as Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories, and students often visit these places and/or engage in internships. As one professor said "the mentoring is consistent and regular rather than casual."