Alumni Spotlights
David Luke '07
Employer
University of Michigan-Flint / Interim Campus Diversity Officer
and Director of the Intercultural Center
1. Tell us about your journey since graduation.
I graduated in 2007 with a B.B.A. in Accounting and B.S. in
Sociology. I worked two and a half years in public accounting before
entering graduate school to study Sociology. I returned to school
because of great experiences in Sociology undergraduate classes, and
started working in diversity/multicultural affairs in 2015 because of
the Office of Multicultural Affairs at GVSU.
2. Share a favorite Grand Valley memory.
My favorite GVSU memories are probably related to the group road
trips to Florence, Alabama for the 2005 and 2006 Division II National
Championship football games.
3. What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
It's hard to identify the best, but one quote that inspires me
is, “At the very instant that we become satisfied, at the very moment
we think that the status quo is enough, that’s when we start to
decline," by former Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe.
4. List three words you would use to describe your Grand
Valley experience.
Impactful, enlightening, and life-changing.
5. What difference would you like to make in the world?
My work is primarily about cultivating and expanding inclusion,
motivated by an ethic of love for one's neighbor.
December 2020
Interest Area(s)
Sociology, Accounting
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