IRSC Dual Enrollment Students Present at National STEM Conference

August 22, 2022 Robert Lane

FORT PIERCE, FL—Three Indian River State College (IRSC) Dual-Enrollment students presented at the 2022 High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, held this summer from July 25 through 28. Lindsey Raya of Ft. Pierce, FL, Sydney Cooper of Hobe Sound, FL, and Marlee Dougherty of Hobe Sound, FL participated as members of a keynote panel discussing what it takes to interest their peers to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) career fields.

Kevin Cooper, IRSC Executive Director of Innovation and Business Development. With IRSC Dual-Enrollment students (left to right) Lindsey Raya of Ft. Pierce, Sydney Cooper of Hobe Sound, and Marlee Dougherty of Hobe Sound, at the 2022 High Impact Technology Exchange Conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Kevin Cooper, IRSC Executive Director of Innovation and Business Development (left) With IRSC Dual-Enrollment students (left to right) Lindsey Raya of Ft. Pierce, Sydney Cooper of Hobe Sound, and Marlee Dougherty of Hobe Sound, at the 2022 High Impact Technology Exchange Conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

“These outstanding IRSC students connected with an audience of more than 600 seasoned professionals attending HI-TEC on how to generate interest in STEM fields among young women and teens like them,” states Kevin Cooper, IRSC Executive Director of Innovation and Business Development. “It was exhilarating to see our students present and share their passion for STEM issues and earn a standing ovation from conference participants.”

Supported by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) program, HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills.

Based on engagement and audience response, the IRSC students now have invitations from the Department of Energy and the Department of Waste Management to present at upcoming conferences. We proud of these IRSC Pioneers!