Boreas Leadership Program

Meeting the world’s environmental challenges demands effective leadership. The Institute on the Environment’s Boreas Leadership Program provides University of Minnesota graduate and professional students and postdoctoral fellows with skills needed to be active, effective environmental leaders, prepared to catalyze solutions to environmental and social challenges.

Drawing on expertise from across the University, Boreas connects participants with environmental leaders in many sectors and enhances leadership skills in three areas: communications and media, integrative leadership, and systems thinking. The program also offers valuable professional networking opportunities for students.

Boreas Leadership Program Focus Areas

  • Communications and Media
    Boreas communications and media workshops help participants meet the challenge of communicating complex environmental issues.
  • Integrative Leadership
    This workshop empowers participants to work across diverse and sometimes conflicting disciplines and interests to effectively address environmental problems.
  • Systems Thinking and Tools
    The systems thinking and tools section develops participants’ ability to deconstruct, describe, and address environmental problems using systems tools.

Professional Networking

Regular professional networking events bring students together with established environmental leaders to discuss how to build effective careers involving environmental leadership. View the upcoming schedule

NEW! Boreas Leadership Certificate

Participants can now earn a Boreas Leadership Certificate by participating in Boreas workshops and applying leadership skills learned to a practical environmental leadership project. Learn more about the certificate

Applications - Twin Cities

  • An application is required to participate in Boreas workshops. Applications for spring semester are closed. Check back this summer for applications for fall semester. In the meantime, check out other Boreas events.

Boreas Student Advisory Team

Boreas Leadership Certificate

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