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

纽约城市学院的工程学生保留计划（PRES）始于1987年，旨在增加工程领域未被充分代表的少数民族的数量。press的重点是大一新生。数据显示，一半的工科学生在上学的头两年就辍学了。press服务的重点是提高学习成绩和提供职业信息。列出的服务包括：1)新生入学前和转学前暑期充实项目；2)数学与科学工作坊；3)频繁的学术监督和指导；4)职业导向和专业发展课程，以及5)合作教育和暑期就业安排。提供的比较数据表明，学生的保留率受到影响，90%的学生留在工程专业，而那些没有参加工程专业的学生只有50%。该提案的另一个亮点是该计划对毕业率和研究生课程入学的令人印象深刻的影响。此外，该提案还表明，PRES将通过由企业和财团代表组成的18人咨询委员会的支持，继续发展壮大。被提名人的优势包括：纽约州招收的工科学生最多（占全州工科学生的50%）。大一前的充实、个人咨询、分组注册、同学和高年级学生的辅导、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、职业定位和专业发展服务、暑期工作安排。对学生留存率、毕业率、学习成绩有显著影响。90%的学生留在了工程专业。press学生的毕业率是其他少数族裔工程专业学生的两倍。基金会和企业的支持。创新和可复制。总之，PRES是一个复杂而全面的学生支持系统。受资助学生的人数绝对符合美国国家科学基金会关于多样性和代表性不足人口的标准。该项目提供了一个独特的组成部分，让转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.