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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The E-Garden: Renewable-Powered Playground for Environmental Awareness
LiS Leadership Project by Pierre Rochereau, 2023 -
Electric trucks in India
LiS Leadership Project by Narayan Gopinathan, 2023 -
The Giving Gardens: Regenerative Deathcare for Community Nourishment
LiS Leadership Project by Lindsey Morris, 2023 -
Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Seed Privatization on Sustainability
LiS Leadership Project by Kyle Winterboer, 2022 -
Low-VOC Leadership: Transforming Industrial Coatings in Oil & Gas Through Sustainable Innovation”
LiS Leadership Project by Jesse Kabanov, 2023 -
Life Cycle Analysis of Beverage Carbon Footprints
LiS Leadership Project by Samatha Arun, 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.