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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Assessing the Infrastructure, Impact, and Partnerships for On-Campus Composting at UCLA
LiS Leadership Project by Patricia McNeil, 2022 -
Integrated Water Justice in Underserved Communities
LiS Leadership Project by Hayat Rasul, 2023 -
Redesigning Consumer Goods for a Plastic-Free Future
LiS Leadership Project by Christine Gaglione, 2023 -
Transportation Equity for California Community Colleges
LiS Leadership Project by Nicole Matteson, 2023 -
Greening Urban Freight with River Transport
LiS Leadership Project by Ombline Recordon, 2025 -
Building Science Identity Through Cohort-Based Environmental Engineering Research
LiS Leadership Project by Onja Davidson, 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.