The Coro Fellows Program trains civic leaders through a program structured around six field assignments - working with a government agency, a business, a political campaign, a labor union, a media organization and a nonprofit organization. The goal is to provide fellows with the kind of experiential training in public affairs that traditional academic education cannot provide, and to prepare them for leadership roles in public service.
"There are several reasons I applied to Coro, all of them stemming from a desire to improve people's lives," says Nayman. "First, following graduation, I wanted to familiarize myself with the public affairs system and gain experience in each of the sectors that make up this system, so as to learn how this system can most effectively serve people." Coro fellows are placed in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, among others.
"Second, I recognize the benefits of working with a diverse group of talented, insightful and motivated people. I felt that the peer effects from a program like this could significantly contribute to broadening my perspective."
"Lastly, I was drawn to the leadership training that Coro offers. I'm a true believer in putting newly acquired knowledge and ideas into practice, and so I felt I would greatly benefit from learning time-tested leadership strategies from experts and then applying that knowledge to various assignments I would be working on during the fellowship."
He and fellow SESP senior Alex Sims are among the 60 fellows selected nationwide.
On campus, Nayman has served as the education chair of the Northwestern Conference on Human Rights, which entailed leading a student organized seminar, and as a student advocate/volunteer at LIFT, a local nonprofit organization. He also recently finished a term as philanthropy chair of his fraternity.