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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Smarter Water Use: Reducing Construction Site Waste Through Innovation
LiS Leadership Project by Lucie Marechal, 2023 -
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 -
Cutting Scope 3 Emissions in Retail Transportation
LiS Leadership Project by Jose Antonio Diego Gonzalez, 2024 -
Transnational Justice for Environmental and Labor Rights
LiS Leadership Project by Dulce María López González, 2025 -
Behind the Bins: MRF Tour for Circular Economy Awareness
LiS Leadership Project by Vivian Cruz, 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.