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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Building Science Identity Through Cohort-Based Environmental Engineering Research
LiS Leadership Project by Onja Davidson, 2022 -
Transit as a Tool for Community and Climate
LiS Leadership Project by Ivy Kwok, 2025 -
Corporate Climate Strategy at PayPal: Emissions, Data, and Transition Planning
LiS Leadership Project by Maria Marchant, 2024 -
Using Storytelling, Voice Acting, and Modded Media to Engage New Audiences in Environmental Justice
LiS Leadership Project by Samantha Nuno, 2022 -
K-12 Teacher Training on Renewable Energy and Water Nexus
LiS Leadership Project by Luis Martinez, 2024 -
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.