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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Pay-for-Success: Funding Environmental Outcomes Through Results-Based Contracts
LiS Leadership Project by Alex Moisa, 2023 -
Empowering Underserved Students Through Hands-On Science at UCLA
LiS Leadership Project by Ileana Callejas, 2022 -
Climate Budget
LiS Leadership Project by Chrissy Anecito, 2022 -
Dietary Choices for People and Planet
LiS Leadership Project by Kiera Dixon, 2023 -
Advancing Climate Justice Through TCC Evaluation and Spanish Sustainability Access
LiS Leadership Project by Elena Hernandez, 2022 -
The Giving Gardens: Regenerative Deathcare for Community Nourishment
LiS Leadership Project by Lindsey Morris, 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.