Area Resident, Kelsey Yantz, is a Member of Student Senate

2014 Oct 7

Kelsey Yantz of Bellevue, OH, is a part of Ashland University's Student Senate.

Yantz is majoring in finance. She is the daughter of Michael and Dana Yantz of Bellevue. Yantz is a 2013 graduate of Bellevue High School. Yantz serves as the residence life representative 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.