Meet the Senators
Name
Lukas M. Hartley
Pronouns
he/him
Major(s)
Political Science
Minor(s)
Movement Science
Hometown
Holt, Michigan
College at GVSU
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)
Class Standing
Sophomore
Involvement
Phi Kappa Tau Leadership Fraternity- Scholarship Chair and Vice
President of Alumni Relations | Campus Votes Project Leadership Fellow
| Michigan Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force | Student Employee-
GVSU Facilities and Services Groundskeeper | Honors Student | Several
High School leadership roles |
Platform
Heavily involved student leader with the campus connections and
skills to succeed as a senator Bring the perspective of a student
worker to the issue of low student employee wages Crackdown on Laker
Food Co. price gouging of essentials Create a more lively and inviting
atmosphere on Campus Push for more transparency on admissions
standards and the housing situation for both incoming and current students
Candidate Bio
Lukas Hartley is a first-year Honors Student at GVSU hailing from Holt,
Michigan, a small town outside of East Lansing. He is majoring in
Political Science with a minor in Movement Science. Lukas is a leader
both inside and outside the classroom. He is a Campus Votes Project
Fellow, a nonpartisan organization that seeks to maximize voter
registration and civic engagement on college campuses. This job involves
close work with the Office of Student Life and GVSU Votes! Lukas is also
a member of the Phi Kappa Tau leadership fraternity Zeta Sigma chapter.
He serves as their scholarship chair, and since taking over that
position, Phi Kappa Tau has had the highest overall GPA of all
fraternities on campus. Lukas also works for Grand Valley State
University as a student employee. He works downtown at the Pew Campus as
a part-time Groundskeeper for GVSU Facilities and Services. This gives
him a unique perspective as he seeks to increase student-employee
compensation rates. Lukas also held numerous leadership roles in high
school, including National Honors Society President, Debate Captain, and
Class Representative to the School Board. Lukas has also served on the
Educational Affairs Committee of the Student Senate since being
appointed in January. If elected, Lukas hopes to use his position on the
Student Senate to draw attention to the issues of student employee
compensation, and the practices and pricing Laker Food Co. employs,
specifically in the pricing of essential items in POD Stores. Lukas
hopes to earn your vote, and thank you for your consideration!
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