About CoRE:

On October 16, 2003, ETC and CSM entered into a long-term agreement for purposes of establishing a Center of Research Excellence.

The Chevron Center of Research Excellence (CoRE) is a partnership that allows Chevron Energy Technology Company (ETC) and the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) to leverage from each other’s expertise. “CSM is known through the petroleum industry for its focus on industry challenges, and for the quality of its students. The Geology & Geological Engineering Department brings world-class experts to our joint research effort. This relationship provides both organizations with opportunities to improve their respective capabilities and to better achieve their respective goals.”

The CoRE Focus Areas:

Education: focuses on making CSM a preferred location for CVX Business Units to send some of its best young, predominantly non-U.S. employees for advanced degrees and acculturation so as to prepare for leadership roles

Research: focuses on CSM strengths and CVX long term needs to leverage and broaden opportunities for both parties

Recruiting: focuses on helping CVX to identify and employ “the best & brightest.” This will be achieved through the broader CVX-CSM relationship and creating a greater understanding of CVX with CVX researchers and CSM researchers in the CoRE program

Training: focuses on cross-leveraging CSM and CVX courses and training capabilities to provide better and more diverse quality training employee students into degree programs