At 老王论坛, students can choose from a host of clubs to participate in and every year new clubs are created. Among this year鈥檚 new clubs is The Net Impact Club.
The Net Impact Club at 老王论坛 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.
鈥淣et Impact grooms you to come up with solutions for real world problems,鈥 says Club President Vimbai Mawoneke '21, who is from Zimbabwe. 鈥淭his is something which I think we need, particularly as college students, because the theoretical methods we learn at school don鈥檛 always work in reality. If you have hands-on experience, you can draw from that as you go forward in life. It鈥檚 also a great networking opportunity for students.鈥
This year鈥檚 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 老王论坛鈥檚 financial habits and debts, and how that fits into the larger picture of the national debt.
鈥淩unning 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,鈥 says Vimbai. 鈥淪eeing my peers express their concerns made me realize that the 老王论坛 campus is open to dialogue on issues of national interest. 老王论坛 students not only want to know more about what happens outside of 老王论坛, but they also want to make an impact.鈥
This semester, the club is working to spread awareness on food insecurity and is holding an essay competition about food insecurity on campus.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 great to get out of the 老王论坛 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 鈥21, who is from New Jersey.
In addition to Vimbai and Naomi, club members include Aakriti Dhital鈥 21 (Nepal), Tinodiwanashe Nguruve 鈥22 (Zimbabwe), Claire Mitchell 鈥21 (Kansas), and Molly Marion 鈥20 (New York).
Students interested in joining The Net Impact Club should write to , or Vimbai Mawoneke ().