PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Helping students and alumni meet their professional goals is a top priority of the program.
Both students and alumni have access to a wealth of professional development services from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and Columbia Climate School’s Earth Institute. SIPA operates the Career Advancement Center, which offers job search tools and resources. The Earth Institute augments these services with a sustainability professional development program, which emphasize internships, sustainability skill-building, access to leading practitioners, and specialized job search strategies and tools.
CLIMATE SHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The Climate School offers internships for master’s, students in diverse administration, communications and research/fieldwork roles with climate and sustainability-related projects. The internships provide hands-on workplace experience, allowing professional learning and growth.
SUSTAINABILITY SKILL-BUILDING
Free, non-credit seminars on technical sustainability topics supplement students’ in-class learning. Recent seminars have included: Environmental, Social and Governance; LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation; and Meet The Press: Tips and Tools For Being Heard
ACCESS TO LEADING PRACTITIONERS
The New York metropolitan region is home to many of the world’s most innovative sustainability practitioners, who regularly visit campus to teach and speak with students. Some of our recent visitors include Camilla Seth, Executive Director, Sustainable Finance, JPMorgan Chase; Emily Maxwell, Director, New York Urban Conservation Program, The Nature Conservancy; Dorian Dale, Director of Sustainability and Chief Recovery Officer, Suffolk County.
THE ALL-IVY CAREER FAIR
The Climate School's Earth Institute, in partnership with the other Ivy League schools, organizes the annual All-Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair, which hosts some eighty employers and 1,000 students.
JOB SEARCH TOOLS
The Climate School provides students access to a password-protected “Jobs List,” an online resume book, and the program’s alumni directory — tools that help them find the jobs that they want after graduation. The Career Advancement Center at the School of International and Public Affairs provides students access to a separate job board called "SIPAConnect," an online job posting and recruitment database that connects students and alumni with full-time and internship opportunities, and all on-campus events.