Cultivating leaders to turn big environmental ideas into reality

Have you ever wondered how you can turn an idea into a great project, how you can play a critical role in tackling today’s environmental challenges, or how you can inspire and motivate a team? 

The Environmental Leadership Incubator (ELI) is a nine-month program that trains undergraduate students to become environmental leaders. The ELI program is organized around student-initiated projects that seek to implement positive environmental change. It combines coursework and leadership skills training in the fall quarter, with project implementation and mentorship by real world professionals in the winter and spring quarters.

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Surf Swap for Sustainability

Surf duo and ELI students, Ruby Wedbush and Emma Sayre, share that "as surfers, we collectively consume an astounding three-quarters of a million boards each year. Shockingly, only a small fraction of these boards are constructed from sustainable, biodegradable, or recyclable materials, highlighting a significant environmental concern within the surfing community." In response to this pressing issue, Emma and Ruby have founded Sustainable Surfers with a clear mission: to cultivate an environmentally-conscious community of surfers in Isla Vista.

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