Meet our student employees

Ben Butler with a large smile

Ben Butler

Major: History

What do you love most about the CLAS Advising office?
The tightly knit and personal atmosphere

What is something you’re proud of?
My Filipino American heritage

If you could go back in time and hang out with a person for a day, who would it be?
J.R.R. Tolkien

What’s your dream superpower?
Time Manipulation

What has been your favorite class at GVSU so far?
Classic Literature


Robert Maxwell standing among red rocks in Red Rock, CO

Bobby Maxwell

Major: Finance

What do you love most about the CLAS Advising Office?
I love the flexibility of my work schedule with my classes and athletics.

What is something you’re proud of?
I am proud of the growth I’ve seen in myself since transferring to GVSU.

If you could go back in time and hang out with any person for a day, who would it be? 
I would definitely go back and hang with a younger Warren Buffett.

What’s your dream superpower? 
I would love to be able to fly.

What has been your favorite class at GVSU so far? 
My favorite class has been Financial Investments so far! 


Chelsea Aiken

Chelsea Aiken

Major: Biology, Microbiology

What do you love most about the CLAS Advising Office?
I love the atmosphere the most; everyone is so nice and welcoming and always ready to help.

What is something you’re proud of?
Something I am proud of is my work ethic and being a STEM major.

If you could go back in time and hang out with any person for a day, who would it be? 
If I could go back in time I would hangout with my mom when she was little because I want to know what she was like before she was a mom

What’s your dream superpower? 
My dream superpower is teleportation because then I could travel wherever I want and not waste so much time in transit and I would never have to drive again.

What has been your favorite class at GVSU so far? 
My favorite class at GVSU is Ecology or Aquatic Plants Lab because I like getting to leave campus and go into nature.


Nichole Roach smiling

Nichole Roach

Major: Writing

What do you love most about the CLAS Advising Office?
I love the people in the office, they are just so friendly and funny!

What is something you’re proud of?
I recently moved! It is a long and boring process, but I love the new opportunities that were given to me.

If you could go back in time and hang out with any person for a day, who would it be? 
If I could meet someone and hang out with them, I would like to meet an old female writer like C.L. Moore, who was one of the first women to write in science fiction, or Mary Shelley who wrote early gothic science fiction stories like Frankenstein.

What’s your dream superpower? 
My dream superpower would be to control time, if a mistake was made I could go back and change it, or if I need to take a midday power nap I could pause time to do so.

What has been your favorite class at GVSU so far? 
My favorite class so far had to be either my Creative Writing class with Derrick Mund last semester or my Science Fiction class with Rachel Anderson!


Olivia in a field of flowers wearing a white tank top

Olivia Darroch

Major: Exercise Science

What is something you’re proud of?
My drive to better myself. I’m always trying to find ways to improve and grow as an individual.

If you could go back in time and hang out with a person for a day, who would it be?
Zach Bryan when his Deann album came out/before his music got super popular.

What’s your dream superpower?
Flying

What has been your favorite class at GVSU so far?
CHM 115


Wyatt Purucker with a big smile in front of an air port sign

Wyatt Purucker

Major: Psychology

What do you love most about the CLAS Advising office?
I love the work environment.

What is something you’re proud of?
For never giving up and always trying to improve myself.

If you could go back in time and hang out with a person for a day, who would it be?
Harriet Tubman because I would want to know how they had the courage and strength to fight for what was right when so many were against them.

What’s your dream superpower?
Breathe underwater.

What has been your favorite class at GVSU so far?
Chemistry 115 because my professor was great at engaging the class and helping us understand the material.



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