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HughesNet and National 4-H Honored with a 2023 Silver Stevie® Award for Fostering the STEM Leaders of Tomorrow
HughesNet and 4-H collaboration recognized within the Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year category in the 2023 American Business Awards®
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[{"type":"text","content":"HughesNet and 4-H collaboration recognized within the Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year category in the 2023 American Business Awards®\nGERMANTOWN, Md., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), announced today that it has won a Silver Stevie® Award for its corporate social responsibility program, in collaboration with National 4-H Council, designed to inspire and educate the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) leaders. Driven by a societal shift toward virtual environments and at-home learning, HughesNet®, the leading satellite internet service, supports 4-H, America's largest youth development organization, in developing high-quality STEM resources to supplement a virtual K-12 curriculum. This includes consistently delivering innovative hands-on STEM activities for youth looking to expand their knowledge beyond traditional STEM education.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nTogether, HughesNet and 4-H launched a free online platform featuring interactive educational activities that young people can access from home. In 2022, HughesNet helped 4-H pioneer the platform's first all-digital and immersive content experiences such as \"How Do Satellites Communicate?,\" an augmented reality (AR) experience, and \"Space Exploration,\" a two-part interactive \"mission,\" to engage thousands of young people. HughesNet-sponsored pages helped drive 49% of all traffic to the educational platform.\n\"Just as we are committed to connecting Americans to essential internet access, we are committed to providing young people with essential access to STEM education in our work with 4-H,\" said Peter Gulla, senior vice president, Hughes. \"This award exemplifies the shared goal of HughesNet and 4-H to provide the next generation with the tools and confidence to explore STEM in new and exciting ways, no matter where they live.\"\nSince 2014, Hughes has worked with 4-H to help inspire young people's interest in STEM through engaging, high-quality educational content and STEM-focused initiatives. In addition to supporting 4-H online programming, HughesNet is the sponsor of the 4-H Youth in Action STEM Pillar Award, which recognizes exceptional 4-H'ers, such as 2022 winner Dhruv Rebba and 2023 winner Nicole Cash, for their innovative STEM skills ...