Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. has renewed and expanded its partnership with IMSA to include support for a new STEM education program targeting high school students in select race markets.

The Konica Minolta Business Center will continue serving as IMSA's paddock operations hub while adding new STEM initiatives. Students will gain hands-on experience through:

• Interactions with team engineers and drivers
• Visits to the IMSA Technology Center and race control
• Access to corporate and OEM partners
• Comprehensive in-school STEM curriculum

"Since 2015, we have started each new agreement with an innovative initiative that fulfills a greater purpose," said Michael Mathé, Chief Operating Officer at Konica Minolta. "The IMSA racing circuit provides students with real-world, high-intensity examples of STEM."

The STEM curriculum, developed with EVERFI, will be available to over 60,000 teachers at no cost. Key features include:

• Interactive, game-based lessons
• Scenario-based learning focused on motorsports
• Career-oriented content in motorsports and technology
• Integration with Konica Minolta's existing educational solutions

IMSA President John Doonan emphasized the program's importance: "STEM education and the opportunity to introduce IMSA to the next generation of engineers, mechanics, and business leaders has long been a passion of mine."

The program launches in January 2025 at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, with additional race markets to be announced later.

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