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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Environmental Policy Collective: Building Community at Luskin
LiS Leadership Project by Alexandra Seidel, 2024 -
Empowering Homeowners to Reuse Stormwater and Reduce Potable Water Waste
LiS Leadership Project by Renan Valenca, 2022 -
Scaling Social Impact Consulting Programs at Anderson
LiS Leadership Project by Austin Meyer-Ferris, 2024 -
Designing an LGBTQ+ Youth Support Framework at the YMCA
LiS Leadership Project by Adita Farahiyah, 2024 -
Brewing Change: A Sustainable Coffee Pop-Up Business
LiS Leadership Project by Kaylee Karsh, 2023 -
Electric trucks in India
LiS Leadership Project by Narayan Gopinathan, 2023
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.