Site Crashing IE8 - forcing it into compatibility mode - wordpress

Site: http://www.mccaonline.com
I have recently been working on the site MCCAOnline.com and are running into several issues specifically in Internet Explorer 8. When I try to load the site in IE8, it crashes and reverts to compatibility mode. I looked around extensively online and it seems like some people had run into issues with the respond-ie.js file. I moved this to the bottom of the page to no avail.
In compatibility mode, the following issues occur:
1) The footer elements stack on top of each other
2) The navigation drop down does not work
Additionally, there is a white margin on the right hand side of the page. I am not sure what is causing this or whether it's related to the IE8 bug, because it's appearing in all browsers. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
best,
clint

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