Joseph Barretta Named a Member of Student Senate at Ashland University

2016 Oct 18

Joseph Barretta of Mansfield, OH, is a member of Ashland University's Student Senate.

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.

Barretta serves as president of the 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, 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.