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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LIS-US Startup
LiS Leadership Project by Oscar Neyra Nazarrett, 2022 -
Redesigning Consumer Goods for a Plastic-Free Future
LiS Leadership Project by Christine Gaglione, 2023 -
MBA Consulting for Social and Environmental Impact
LiS Leadership Project by Alina Orendain-Calderón, 2025 -
Storytelling for Sustainability: Interdisciplinary Media Approaches to Environmental Engagement and Justice in Los Angeles
LiS Leadership Project by Clara Wilch, 2022 -
Stunt Ranch Biodiversity Hike for Healing and Environmental Justice
LiS Leadership Project by Ashley Jahja, 2024 -
Pay-for-Success: Funding Environmental Outcomes Through Results-Based Contracts
LiS Leadership Project by Alex Moisa, 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.