Get Involved

The Climate & Sustainability Alumni Network seeks to strengthen and expand connections between graduates from the Climate School and partner Schools and programs. There are a number of ways in which graduates can remain involved in the community, including attending events, becoming part of an alumni board, mentoring students, or sharing your story with current students. Below you will find information on how you can stay involved in Climate School led initiatives.

Robust opportunities are also available for graduates from partner programs at the School of Professional Studies, the School of International Affairs, Columbia College, the School of General Studies and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.  

3 female alumna at a happy hour

Graduates from partner programs and Schools have formed alumni boards, whose role is to facilitate networking between alumni from different graduation years. Alumni boards exists for the following programs: MS in Sustainability Management, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy programs, MA in Climate & Society and Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development.  The alumni boards are elected by program graduates and are self-governing. They put on a variety of social and networking events throughout the year to meet the needs of their constituency. The Climate School assists the boards with outreach and communications to the broader Climate & Sustainability Alumni Network and facilitates board elections and transitions as needed. Visit the People page of the website to see current board members.

Mentoring current students is a great way to reconnect with your program and School and to give back, in a tangible and personalized way. By becoming a mentor in the Climate & Sustainability Mentoring Program, you can help current students from your program and School to learn about different career paths and provide advice on career choices in an informal and meaningful setting. The Mentoring Program is administered by the Climate School and serves students and alumni from academic programs at the partner Schools. If you would like to be a professional mentor to a current student, please contact us.

Mentoring opportunities are also available for graduates through partner programs at the School of Professional Studies, the School of International Affairs, Columbia College, the School of General Studies and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. 

Our graduates come from diverse professional backgrounds and cultures and go on to do impressive work in environmental and sustainable development. We want to continue to hear about your accomplishments once you leave Columbia and invite alumni to speak at panels and to be featured on the State of the Planet blog. If you are interested in being on a panel or being featured in a story, please contact us.

As graduates, you are the best ambassadors of the climate and sustainability programs. If you know of someone who would benefit from one of Columbia’s programs, or would like information on a particular program sent to your company, let us know. All programs hold regular online and in-person information sessions, and offer opportunities for prospective students to sit in on classes.