Leadership Project Guidelines
To complete the Leaders in Sustainability Certificate Program, all students are required to demonstrate leadership on a project related to sustainability. Projects can be completed individually or with a group and can be related to one’s graduate studies or completely unrelated. LiS projects should have clear outcomes and impacts and go beyond research in one’s field.
Sample LiS Leadership Projects
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Low-VOC Industrial Coatings for Emissions Reduction in Oil & Gas
LiS Leadership Project by Jesse Kabanov, 2024 -
Exploring Your Universe: Integrating Sustainability into Science Outreach
LiS Leadership Project by Dominique Stumbaugh, 2024 -
Teaching Nutrition and Reducing Food Waste in LAUSD Classrooms
LiS Leadership Project by Daniela Garcia Martinez, 2022 -
Environmental Policy Collective: Building Community at Luskin
LiS Leadership Project by Alexandra Seidel, 2024 -
Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Seed Privatization on Sustainability
LiS Leadership Project by Kyle Winterboer, 2022 -
LIS-US Startup
LiS Leadership Project by Oscar Neyra Nazarrett, 2022
Through these projects, students make a positive impact on communities before they graduate. Relationships formed during the program develop an ever-growing network of professionals. Together, they use what they’ve learned to take the lead in creating a more sustainable world—working at places such as Liberty Hill Foundation, Bank of America and the Environmental Protection Agency.