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Interdisciplinary Certificate Program
Leaders in Sustainability
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LiS Kick-Off Event Agenda
1. LiS Certificate Program Presentation – Introductions and program organization – Overview and benefits of being part of the
program – Requirements/what to expect
2. Your questions
3. Reception!
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Administration
Program Director: Colleen Callahan (Also Deputy Director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation)
Program Administrator: Myrna Gordon(IoES)
Student Coordinator: Ariana Vito(Masters of Urban Planning)
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Co-Chairs and Founders:
• Charles Corbett (Anderson)
• Magali Delmas (IoES)
Faculty Advisory Committee
Advisory Board:
• Patrick Allard (EHS)
• Paul Barber (EEB)
• Allison Carruth (English)
• Dana Cuff (AUD)
• J.R. DeShazo (SPA)
• Tom Gillespie (Geography)
• Sean Hecht (Law)
• Jennifer Jay (CEE)
• Timothy Malloy (Law)
• Cully Nordby (IoES)
• Laurent Pilon (MAE)
• Aradhna Tripati (EPSS)
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Through leadership development and multidisciplinary education that integrates principles of economic health, environmental quality, and social equity, the UCLA Leaders in Sustainability Graduate Certificate program provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to advancesustainability in their fields.
LiS Mission
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Students in the LiS program will:• Learn to integrate and apply the
three components of sustainability in their fields (environment, economy, social equity)
• Receive leadership training• Gain exposure to best practices, models, and materials• Have opportunities for practical experience • Interact and collaborate with students from other
disciplines
LiS Objectives
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Why Enroll?
• LiS is can help you to broaden, deepen, and pursue their interests in sustainability as effective leaders.
• Open and free to all UCLA graduate students
(masters and doctoral).
• Attracts top students who will become decision-makers in various types of organizations (businesses, non-profits, governmental, academic, etc).
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Why Enroll?• Career edge for next generation of
sustainability leaders
• Tailor made, value adds for students and alumni
• Nationally award winning, model sustainability program unique to UCLA
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LiS is an Award Winning Program
Joining faculty from notable peer schools like Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School and Michigan's Ross School of Business UCLA received the Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula.
The Page Prize encourages efforts to expose business students to state-of-the-art environmental sustainability knowledge.
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LiS Alum Network of 164 graduates.
Alums are making a difference in the public, private, philanthropy and academic sectors.
Mentoring and resource connecting provided by growing alumni network as well as program staff, affiliated faculty, other students, and broader network of sustainability professionals who increasingly view LiS as breeding ground for next generation of sustainability professionals.
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…From 2 Dozen Disciplines
African American StudiesAnthropologyArchitectureAtmos & Oceanic Sc.Biomedical EngineeringChemistry Civil & Env Engineering Ecology & Evol. Biology Electrical EngineeringEMBAEngineeringEnv Sci and Engineering
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FEMBAInformation StudiesLawManagement Ph.D.Materials Science and Eng.MBAMechanical EngineeringPsychologyPublic Health (including EHS) Public PolicySociologyUrban and Reg. Planning
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(1) 16 quarter units of coursework • 4 unit core course: Environment 277 •12 units (3 courses) from suggested LiS course list (or by petition)• Must demonstrate breadth• 1 course must be outside your home department/school.
(2) Leadership project
(3) Participation in program events
(4) Participate in the LiS email listserve
Requirements
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• ENV 277. Spring quarter this year (normally winter quarter). Time TBA, likely in the late afternoon on Tu or W.
• Sustainability overview and current/applied topics, group simulations, case discussions, lectures, and projects.
• Instructors: Co-taught by LiS director and Madeline Brozen.
•Guest lecturers: members of the executive committee and advisory board; professors across disciplines.
The “core” course
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•Environmental Law•China's Urban Sustainability•Environmental Law Clinic•Water Law•California Sustainable Development: An Economic Perspective Challenge•Transportation and Environmental Issues•Introduction to Sustainable Architecture and Community•Environmental Economics•Economics of Environmental Regulation
•Urban Environmental Problems: Water Resources•Environmentalism: Past, Present & Future Planning•Building Climatology•Business and the Environment•Management in Public and Private Nonprofit Sectors•Social Entrepreneurship •Green Energy Entrepreneurship and Strategy•Industrial Ecology
Sample courses at UCLA
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• Projects should have measurable outcomes/some measurement of performance.
• Must address at least 2 out of 3 of the components of sustainability (environment, social equity, economics).
• The student’s role in the project must exemplify leadership- i.e. leading a team, creating the project, organizing events or actions.
• Projects, if born out of an assignment for a course or job, must go above and beyond the original work assigned. For instance, projects may overlap/coincide with a student’s capstone project, but LiS component should take project to next level for measurable outcomes.
• Students are encouraged to collaborate with other LiS students on a final project but each student will need to demonstrate the impact/outcomes of their work and their role in the project.
Leadership Project Requirements
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• Leading change on campus, for example by starting a rooftop garden and awareness raising initiatives such as the Green Screens Film Festival.
• Organized major events that bridge academic with sustainability professionals , including the Energy Innovation Conference and the California Clean Innovation Conference.
• Pro bono consulting, for example, for the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Sustainability or the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition to initiate, plan and implement the first Bicycle and Pedestrian Count for the City of LA.
• Founded a non-profit organization, the Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative, that provides fellowships to LiS and other grad students in LA region in support of leadership projects.
Leadership Project Examples
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Fall• Application Deadline: November 2, 2015Go to: http://www.environment.ucla.edu/lis/
Winter• Winter social event• Especially if graduating this year, might want to schedule an appointment
with director to discuss your leadership project and course portfolio
Spring• Core course (this year, next year it will be back to the winter quarter)• Submit petition to graduate (due date TBD, likely in late April)• Graduation ceremony in May
Announcements and Schedule
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Your Questions and Our Contact Info
[email protected]@ioes.ucla.edu
UCLALeadersinSustainability.gmail.org
• Raising awareness for sustainability initiatives, events, and opportunities
• Programs such as the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA Box) Program
• Assistance with developing, planning, implementing, and funding sustainability projects!
https://sites.google.com/site/uclagsasrc/[email protected]
Larry Lai,Co-Director, Sustainable Resource Center
Wendy Greene, Co-Director, Sustainable Resource Center
