Presidential Awards for Excellence In Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

康特拉科斯塔学院的卓越科学中心项目（CSE）是一个强大的项目，帮助传统上代表性不足的人群中的科学、数学和工程专业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两年制社区学院，位于城市贫困地区。卓越科学中心项目的目标是让CCC学生转入四年制学院和大学，主修科学、数学或工程专业。事实上，CSE的80%的第一类学生都这样做了。该项目自六年前启动以来，已经为350名学生提供了服务。该计划为学生提供多方面的指导，这是该计划的核心。导师都是经验丰富的科学家。他们的指导活动包括广泛的学术辅导、解决问题的工作场所场景、模拟面试等等。导师们会定期开会，分享经验，改进他们的指导方法。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，学生们经常参观这些地方和/或参加实习。正如一位教授所说：“辅导是持续的、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."