The Appalachian campus newspaper reports on a new group “to unite graduate students seeking to network, organize events and further develop their business skills.”

Appalachian State University’s chapter of Net Impact, lead by business administration graduate student and club president Miriam N. Makhyoun, is dedicated to socially responsible and environmentally sustainable business practices.

Net Impact is an international non-profit organization with a mission to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world, according to netimpact.org.

Assistant Dean of the College of Business and Net Impact faculty adviser Joseph Cazier said the students voted between three different types of organizations when deciding to form an MBA club.

“We feel that our class of 45 students is very dedicated to using our business acumen to better our surrounding community, which is why this club was the best fit for us,” Makhyoun said.