Big Thinkers at URI. Talent Development Alumnus Ivan Brooks.
In addition to being a featured student for Commencement 2013, Talent Development Student Ivan Books has been selected as a URI Big Thinker.
Ivan Brooks ‘13 has sung in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Providence, and he is marketing his casual clothing line to young people across the country. His tune, “Nice Girl,” reached number 16 on Beatport, and Underground Music named him the 2008 Rhythm and Blues Artist of the Year. And, he’s working on his second single. But the communications major who left his home in Liberia when he was 11 to escape civil war said that earning his bachelor’s degree at URI is one of his greatest accomplishments.
“When I called my mom to tell her I had picked up my cap and gown, the phone was silent for a while,” Ivan said. “She was crying, and then she said she was so proud of me.”
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Commencement 2013: Musician, clothing designer says greatest achievement is earning URI degree.
Ivan Brooks has sung in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Providence, and he is marketing his casual clothing line to young people across the country. His tune, Nice Girl, reached number 16 on Beatport, and Underground Music named him the 2008 Rhythm and Blues Artist of the Year. In addition, he is working on his second single.
But the Providence resident who left his home in Liberia when he was 11 to escape civil war, said earning his bachelor’s degree at the University of Rhode Island May 19 will be one of his greatest accomplishments.