Tyler Swanson chosen as a 2026 Catalyst Leadership Circle Fellow
Tyler Swanson, who is pursuing a PhD in Community Sustainability with a dual-major in the Environmental Science and Policy Program at Michigan State University, spent his summer as a 2026 Catalyst Leadership Circle Fellow. This competitive summer fellowship is sponsored by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and run by the U-M Graham Sustainability Institute. Fellows are partnered with a Michigan local government and assist them in a sustainability-focused project. Swanson was paired with the City of Rockford and Village of Milford, MI, and developed a toolkit that will help both municipalities with implementing sustainability plans.