Name: Brydin
Graduation Year: 2008
Major: Communication, with a concentration in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication
Minors: Arts Administration & Business
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Favorite Mason Memory: Of course going to Indianapolis for the Final Four and hearing Barack Obama speak are some of the highlights of my time at Mason, but my college experience wouldn’t be the same without Urbanknowlogy 101, Mason’s hip-hop dance troupe. Aside from performing at events like Mason Madness and sharing so many laughs with my teammates, my year serving as president and being able to plan, fundraise, and orchestrate our first event, “For the Love of Hip-Hop,” is something I’ll never forget. We took over SUB I and filled it with local rappers, singers, dancers, graffiti artists, and clothing designers. It was an incredible to see when it was all over that, despite all the difficulties in getting the show off the ground, we pulled it off!
Plans: I’ll be starting my Master’s in Arts Management this summer, hoping to put that degree to good use one day when I begin producing concerts and other events.
Why Did You Choose Mason: I knew from the moment I stepped on campus that I would be a Patriot; I just felt it. I had been on tours of other college campuses and never sensed they were the right fit for me. I knew I would be bored in a small college town or rural environment, yet I still wanted to be on a traditional college campus. I discovered Mason was that perfect balance of being in the midst of the bustling and vibrant D.C.-metropolitan area while still managing to to maintain a sense of community on campus.
