Area Resident, Daina Thomas, is a Member of Student Senate

2014 Oct 7

Daina Thomas of North Ridgeville, OH, is a part of Ashland University's Student Senate.

Thomas is majoring in early childhood education. She is the daughter of David and Catherine Thomas of North Ridgeville. Thomas is a 2013 graduate of North Ridgeville High School. Thomas serves as the Jacobs president for Student Senate.

Student Senate strives to serve as a medium for expressing student opinion and works to promote the campus community. Student Senate represents the student body to the Ashland University Board of Trustees, the president and other campus administration. Members of the Student Senate actively serve on numerous institutional and Faculty Senate planning committees. Membership on Ashland University's Student Senate is open to full-time students at the University. Students must be elected by the student body and maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.5.

Ashland University, which has been ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National category, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students.