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 -
Using Storytelling, Voice Acting, and Modded Media to Engage New Audiences in Environmental Justice
LiS Leadership Project by Samantha Nuno, 2022 -
Pay-for-Success: Funding Environmental Outcomes Through Results-Based Contracts
LiS Leadership Project by Alex Moisa, 2023 -
Transnational Justice for Environmental and Labor Rights
LiS Leadership Project by Dulce María López González, 2025 -
Solvent Reuse in Scientific Research Labs
LiS Leadership Project by Glenn Nurwono, 2023 -
Low-VOC Industrial Coatings for Emissions Reduction in Oil & Gas
LiS Leadership Project by Jesse Kabanov, 2024
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.