In this Lunch & Learn session, we will hear from the representatives of The Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC) about the opportunities that DePaul’s membership in this organization provides our faculty, staff and students. ISTC is a member-driven non-profit that strengthens the state’s innovation economy through ecosystem programming and support, data insights, and non-partisan policy and advocacy at a state and national level. We will learn about the ways in which DePaul researchers and educators can leverage the ISTC membership to connect classrooms with companies to solve real world problems, and benefit from data and connections of ISTC in their research activities, including grant writing.