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UC Net Impact presents student-led green jobs and entrepreneurship work to Cincinnati council
Summary
University of Cincinnati student group Net Impact told Cincinnati City Council on Earth Day that it is building a campus pipeline for green jobs through career programming, student markets and consulting projects and asked for partnerships with the city and local employers.
On Earth Day, April 22, 2025, University of Cincinnati student organization Net Impact presented to the Cincinnati City Council about its semester-long sustainability programming and asked the city and local employers to partner on career pathways and entrepreneurship supports.
Net Impact’s external vice president, Anna Burke, told the council the chapter’s mission is to “shift students' view of sustainability, integrating not only environmental thinking, but concepts of business design, engineering, and community practice.” Burke outlined the chapter’s four pillars — education, career development, innovation and entrepreneurship, and consulting — and described programs that connect students with employers and community partners.
The presentation matters because the city is pursuing the 2023 Green Cincinnati plan and has set local goals for green jobs; student pipelines and employer partnerships are one…
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