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July 10, 2008
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Senator Pileggi to Serve on Saint Joseph's
University Board of Trustees

Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) has been elected to a four-year term on the Board of Trustees of Saint Joseph's University. 

"I'm pleased to serve on the Saint Joseph's University board because I have the highest respect for this institution and its students," said Senator Pileggi. "Higher education is crucial in today's competitive economy, and I want to work with my fellow board members to help Saint Joseph's provide the best possible education to those who attend the university." 

Senator Pileggi, a 1979 graduate of Saint Joseph's, is one of four new members on the board. He represents the 9th Senatorial District, which includes parts of Chester and Delaware counties. He was elected Majority Leader by his colleagues in November 2006. 

During the current legislation session, Senator Pileggi led efforts to rewrite the state's 50-year-old Open Records Law to make government records more easily available to the public. He has also championed a number of other reforms in the Senate to make state government more accountable to citizens and authored legislation to ensure proper funding for Pennsylvania's Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund. 

Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851, Saint Joseph's University is home to 4,200 full-time undergraduates and 3,100 graduate, part-time, and doctoral students. Steeped in the 450-year Jesuit tradition of scholarship and service, the university strives to be recognized as the preeminent comprehensive Catholic university in the Northeast. 

Prior to his election to the Senate, Senator Pileggi served as Mayor of the City of Chester from 1998 to 2002. 

Senator Pileggi was the recipient of a Presidential Scholarship from Saint Joseph's University, where he received an A.B. degree in Economics. He graduated from the Villanova School of Law in 1982.