STUDENT COMMUNITY
The M.S. in Sustainability Management program’s students represent a cross-section of the industries and organizations currently incorporating sustainable initiatives into their day-to-day operations as well as those who are looking to make a career switch. The program’s students are dedicated not only to mastering the theory and science of sustainability, they are passionate about putting their education into practice.
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Student Spotlights
1/16/25
Van Life in NYC: A Sustainability Management Student’s Unique Living Experience
Gerardo Rios Garcia is an international student from Mexico City, Mexico, he highlights how he combined his love for travel with practicality when converting a van into his new home in New York City. Garcia also details how his academic and professional experience have shaped his outlook on his future career in sustainability.
1/7/25
Student Spotlight: A Journey of Peace, Sustainability, and Learning in Hiroshima
Ellie Hislop, Final Semester Sustainability Management Master’s Candidate, School of Professional Studies highlights the academic and personal growth found whilst participating in the Clinic on Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resource Management: Advancing Positive Peace and the SDGs. An intensive two-week program hosted in Japan by Hiroshima University in partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. Hislop details how the trip taught her no matter the scale, the work on sustainability starts with action.
12/3/24
This Grad Student Is Taking His Own Advice: 'Work Hard, Dream Big, and Be Ready'
Gerardo Rios Garcia is an international student from Mexico City, Mexico, he is a final semester Sustainability Management student in Columbia School of Professional Studies. Garcia highlights in the article how he maximized his time as a Columbia graduate student in and out of class. He details initial attractions to sustainability, city recommendations, post graduate plans and much more!
12/2/24
How One Sustainability Management Student Wants to Make an Impact on Environmental Policy in Chile
Roberto Beltrán Sáez, a trailblazing sustainability student from Chile, is on a mission to transform environmental policy. As one of the first Luksic Scholars in Columbia’s Sustainability Management program, he combines his background in acoustic engineering with a deep passion for protecting nature. Growing up in Chile’s Araucanía region and studying in an environmentally challenged city, he saw firsthand the struggle between industrial growth and conservation. Now, he’s determined to drive real change in the public sector.
11/12/24
From Chile to Columbia: How Luksic Scholar Brenda Rain Garrido Is Redefining Sustainability Through Indigenous Practice and Economic Innovation
Brenda Rain Garrido is a pioneering Luksic Scholar at Columbia University's M.S. in Sustainability Management program. With roots tracing back to Chile's indigenous Mapuche community, Rain is on a mission to blend her heritage with her economics background to address global sustainability challenges. Her journey from Santiago to New York City embodies a commitment to harmonizing traditional wisdom with modern economic strategies.