Joseph Barretta Member of Phi Alpha Theta at Ashland University

2016 Oct 18

Joseph Barretta of Mansfield, OH, is a member of Phi Alpha Theta at Ashland University.

Barretta is majoring in political science.

He is the son of Michael and Ruth Barretta of Mansfield. Barretta is a 2013 graduate of St. Peter's High School.

Phi Alpha Theta is a national history honor society with over 820 chapters and 275,000 members. It is a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. It also seeks to bring students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges to promote and assist historical research. Phi Alpha Theta elects students based upon their merit in history. Members must have a minimum GPA of 3.1 and 12 credit hours completed in history but they do not have to major in history.

Ashland University, ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2016, 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.