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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Community Science for Environmental Justice
LiS Leadership Project by Lizette Romano, 2023 -
Expanding Peer-to-Peer Carsharing in Los Angeles
LiS Leadership Project by Steven King, 2022 -
K-12 Teacher Training on Renewable Energy and Water Nexus
LiS Leadership Project by Luis Martinez, 2024 -
Building a Virtual Marketplace for Climate-Positive Offsets
LiS Leadership Project by Polina Hristova, 2022 -
Designing an LGBTQ+ Youth Support Framework at the YMCA
LiS Leadership Project by Adita Farahiyah, 2024 -
Sustainable Housing Innovation with Project Mexico
LiS Leadership Project by Matthew Hoffman, 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.