In this TEDx talk, Dr. Ann Chester encourages students to continue their education beyond high school. She demonstrates this through the HSTA Collaborative, which is a partnership program between WVU’s campus and the West Virginia community, to spark interest in marginalized high school students. Through her personal experience in receiving her education, she has formed a passion for helping those who become overlooked because they aren’t as privileged as others. Ann Chester, Ph.D. is the founder and director of Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) a campus/community partnership program initiated in 1994 which reaches out to 9th-12th grade under-represented students across West Virginia and supports them towards college and professional school. The program brings under-represented students and their teachers to multiple university campuses during summers for laboratory, classroom training and enrichment activities, and then provides the infrastructure and support for community-based science club projects mentored by teachers, scientists, health professions students and volunteer community leaders during the school year. A distinctive piece of HSTA is its students’ development of research projects that examine and address health issues faced by their communities. These projects form the core of the HSTA experience, drive the academic learning the program promotes, and turn HSTA students into community advocates. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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