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Net Impact

Mission

Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of leaders who use business to improve the world.

Goals and Objectives

The goal of Opus College of Business’ Net Impact chapter is to facilitate professional development, cross-industry knowledge-sharing, networking opportunities, volunteer opportunities and educational opportunities among members from diverse academic and professional backgrounds in all topics related to business and positive social and environmental impact. 

The Opus College of Business’ Net Impact chapter will collaborate with existing organizations that have similar goals with Net Impact as well as leverage abilities, insights of capable members and external experts to provide practical insights on sustainable and responsible issues of business.

Calendar of Activities

We're in Business as UNusual!

Net Impact recently published its 2011 edition of Business as UNusual: The Student Guide to Graduate Programs, and University of St. Thomas was included!

In case you’re not familiar with the guide, Business as UNusual profiles MBA programs’ commitment to social and environmental themes in coursework, extracurricular activities, career services, and more. And it’s the only publication where this information comes directly from current students each year. The 2011 edition profiles more than 100 programs from around the world, and more than 2,500 students contributed their opinions.

Some highlights from UST’s profile:

• Faculty launched new courses dedicated to sustainability, like Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability in Business
• In September 2010, a team of UST MBA students took first place in the Intercollegiate Business Ethics Case Competition in Los Angeles, California, and in October 2010, another team of UST MBA students took first place in the Net Impact Pioneer Employer and Curriculum  Change Case Competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• In January 2011, two Net Impact members volunteered their time and skills to Hope Medical Clinics, based in Kampala, Uganda

Don’t forget to read more details about our program on page 292! 

2012 Leadership

President
Ryan Cathcart

Faculty Advisors
Christopher Michaelson and David Rodbourne

2010 Highlights

• Logged 100 volunteer hours with First Book and other local organizations such as Jeremiah program, Feed my Starving Children, and The Red Cross
• Speaking engagements and networking events
  • Hosted joint CSR career event with U of M and Minneapolis professional chapter with speakers from Best Buy, Gen. Mills, Target, and KPMG
  • Hosted Tim Smith - Former Director of the ICCR and current SVP of Walden Asset Management
  • Hosted Megan Doyle - Hope for the City
• Sent 7 students to the Net Impact Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan where UST took 1st place in the NI Pioneer Employer and Curriculum Change Case Competition
• Two Net Impact students designed and conducted a consulting project in Kampala, Uganda over J-term with Hope Medical Clinics
  

Useful Links:

Net Impact Central: www.netimpact.org

Minneapolis Professional Chapter: www.netimpactminneapolis.or