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New Club Helps Students Build Leadership Skills and Make an Impact

March 13, 2019
members of the Net Impact Club

At 惇蹋圖, students can choose from a host of clubs to participate in and every year new clubs are created. Among this years new clubs is The Net Impact Club.

The Net Impact Club at 惇蹋圖 helps students gain access to problem solving and leadership opportunities in areas of sustainability, climate, food, social innovation, and civic impact. The club is a part of the larger umbrella network under that mobilizes next-generation leaders to use their skills and careers to make a positive impact on the world.

Net Impact grooms you to come up with solutions for real world problems, says Club President Vimbai Mawoneke '21, who is from Zimbabwe. This is something which I think we need, particularly as college students, because the theoretical methods we learn at school dont always work in reality. If you have hands-on experience, you can draw from that as you go forward in life. Its also a great networking opportunity for students.

This years club activities have included competing in the Up To Us challenge with 125 chapters worldwide. As part of the competition the group ran awareness campaigns on the national debt on campus. The students also hosted a dinner with President Kim Cassidy where they discussed 惇蹋圖s financial habits and debts, and how that fits into the larger picture of the national debt.

Running the campaigns on national debt last semester brought to my attention the need to worry about our fiscal future from a holistic point of view, says Vimbai. Seeing my peers express their concerns made me realize that the 惇蹋圖 campus is open to dialogue on issues of national interest. 惇蹋圖 students not only want to know more about what happens outside of 惇蹋圖, but they also want to make an impact.

This semester, the club is working to spread awareness on food insecurity and is holding an essay competition about food insecurity on campus.

I think its great to get out of the 惇蹋圖 bubble by participating in real-world issues. It gives us a way to apply the things we learn at school in the real world," says Club Member Naomi Bonilla 21, who is from New Jersey.

In addition to Vimbai and Naomi, club members include Aakriti Dhital 21 (Nepal), Tinodiwanashe Nguruve 22 (Zimbabwe), Claire Mitchell 21 (Kansas), and Molly Marion 20 (New York).

Students interested in joining The Net Impact Club should write to , or Vimbai Mawoneke ().

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