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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Advancing Climate Justice Through TCC Evaluation and Spanish Sustainability Access
LiS Leadership Project by Elena Hernandez, 2022 -
Life Cycle Analysis of Beverage Carbon Footprints
LiS Leadership Project by Samatha Arun, 2022 -
Community Science for Environmental Justice
LiS Leadership Project by Lizette Romano, 2023 -
Wildfire and Water Policy Advocacy for SB 310
LiS Leadership Project by Itzel Vasquez-Rodriguez, 2024 -
Brewing Change: A Sustainable Coffee Pop-Up Business
LiS Leadership Project by Kaylee Karsh, 2023 -
Extreme Heat Resilience in the Bay Area
LiS Leadership Project by Sienna Marley, 2025
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.