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Beau Scott

Beau Scott

Beau Scott

Beau Scott was one of only 60 students nationwide chosen for the Coro Fellows program, which develops emerging leaders to work and lead across different sectors by equipping them with knowledge, skills, and networks to accelerate positive change.

Beau Scott is one of only 60 students nationwide chosen for the Coro Fellows program, which develops emerging leaders to work and lead across different sectors by equipping them with knowledge, skills, and networks to accelerate positive change.

He will be part of a dozen Fellows working as a cohort in San Francisco. Learning in a variety of settings, the fellows participate in seminars, field placements, focus weeks, and projects that will enable them to understand how the different sectors of society work and interact with each other.

“I hope to come out of the Coro Fellowship with a new arsenal of skills, as well as expertise, to combat some of the world's most pressing policy issues,” Scott says. “In particular, I look forward to working with and learning from the many impressive experts and fellows to better serve the needs and wants of my community... I want to be prepared to help make impactful, positive, and tangible change.”

Scott, who aspires to public office, said he was drawn to the Coro program because of its extensive alumni network which includes U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (Coro ’56) of California and Michael Bennet (Coro ’88) of Colorado, as well as its legacy of instilling in fellows invaluable skills for a life of public service.

In 2017, Scott was one of 26 students statewide and the only student from SCU to be selected for the Panetta Congressional Internship program. He spent two weeks at a rigorous academic orientation at the Panetta Institute at Cal State Monterey Bay followed by an 11-week experiential internship in Washington D.C., in the office of a California member of the U.S. House of Representatives. This experience motivated him to continue exploring work in the public sector and led him to apply for the Coro Fellowship.

About the Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States also provide direct and indirect support. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The program operates in more than 155 countries worldwide. For further information please visit eca.state.gov/fulbright.

About the Coro Fellowship
The Coro Fellows Program develops emerging leaders to work and lead across different sectors by equipping them with knowledge, skills, and networks to accelerate positive change. It achieves its by honing communication and critical-thinking skills; exposing Fellows to multiple sectors; providing a cohort structure to practice complex decision-making and active feedback; and facilitinga hands-on learning in real-life situations. For more information see www.corofellowship.org/

About Santa Clara University

 
Founded in 1851, Santa Clara University sits in the heart of Silicon Valley—the world’s most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The University’s stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís. Ranked the No. 1 regional university in the West by U.S. News & World Report, SCU has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. SCU has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars as well as four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education. For more information see www.scu.edu.