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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Stunt Ranch Biodiversity Hike for Healing and Environmental Justice
LiS Leadership Project by Ashley Jahja, 2024 -
Low-VOC Leadership: Transforming Industrial Coatings in Oil & Gas Through Sustainable Innovation”
LiS Leadership Project by Jesse Kabanov, 2023 -
Transnational Justice for Environmental and Labor Rights
LiS Leadership Project by Dulce María López González, 2025 -
From Waste to Education: Scaling Circular Solutions in Nigeria’s Recycling Sector
LiS Leadership Project by Evan Greer, 2023 -
Using Storytelling, Voice Acting, and Modded Media to Engage New Audiences in Environmental Justice
LiS Leadership Project by Samantha Nuno, 2022 -
Advancing Climate Justice Through TCC Evaluation and Spanish Sustainability Access
LiS Leadership Project by Elena Hernandez, 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.