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Barry offers a living and learning community that values a diversity of perspectives and life experiences. That’s why at Barry, an education is far more than classrooms and tests; learning comes from everything around you.(about barry)

With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.

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At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.

We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.

We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.

Barry offers a living and learning community that values a diversity of perspectives and life experiences. That’s why at Barry, an education is far more than classrooms and tests; learning comes from everything around you.(Academics)

Vanessa Ricci

Director of Mkt

Vanessa Ricci

Vanessa Ricci Director of Mkt

Education

MS in Marketing
BS Brand and Communication

Areas of Interest

She currently serves on two committees of Barry University’s Alumni Board of Directors - Mentorship and Engagement; she is a booster to the Women’s Rowing Team aiding in funding future collegiate athlete scholarships, and is an active participant in Turnberry’s community-driven initiatives (Dolphins Cancer Challenge, Feeding South Florida, Dress for Success) and is responsible for the charitable giving of the resort via donation vetting and creation of programming.

Biography

Former championship rower at Barry, Vanessa was accepted into Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management Master of Science program in 2011. Soon after, a highly sought-after position opened up at the legendary Fontainebleau Miami Beach for a Marketing Intern, which gave her the perfect combination of service, hospitality and data-driven marketing with the ability to diversify her industry experience. Throughout her five-years at the Fontainebleau, she held various positions, bringing their marketing strategy to life and overseeing several new concept launches. Her initiatives, strategic implementation of the resort’s custom website, and CRM platform garnered her the title of Team Member of the Year in 2013.

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