Commencement 2009 Student Profile and Video of Talent Development Alumna Robin Covington.
When Robin Covington was kicked out of her house at age 17, her future was not looking bright. Her mother’s struggle with mental illness had caused great conflict between them. She was rebellious, and she didn’t think college was right for her.
But she had received good grades at East Providence High School, and she remembered a visit to her school by the director of the University of Rhode Island’s Talent Development program. When she applied and was accepted into the program, her life took a turn for the better. Much better.
As she prepares to graduate from URI on May 17, Covington is looking forward to enrolling in graduate school and a career as a social worker.
“I needed to get away, and Talent Development was a life changing experience,” she said of the URI program that recruits and supports minority and disadvantaged students. “They care about you there, they advise you well, and they believe in you.”