President/Vice President Candidates 2025

Name Seat Ticket Major(s) Action
Ty T. Vanlerberghe Vice President Jackson-Vanlerberghe Advertising and Public Relations View
Richard T. Dolnik Vice President Eshleman-Dolnik Spanish, Education View
Michael J. Eshleman President Eshleman-Dolnik Biomedical Sciences View
Evan M. Jackson President Jackson-Vanlerberghe Economics, Finance View

General Senator Candidates 2025

Name
Marc Dykstra

Pronouns
He/Him

Seat
Padnos College of Engineering

Marc Dykstra

Class Standing (for Fall 2025)
Sophomore

College at GVSU
Padnos College of Engineering

Major(s)
Mechanical Engineering, Marketing

Minor(s)
Marketing

Hometown
Rockford

Involvement
On the boxing team, active in church community, formerly ran and organized paintball club (before attending Grand Valley), IPO, and Campus Ministries

Platform

-Meal Swipes at all GVSU restaurants (basically just Qdoba) -Election Voting Day off -Make it easier for more student lead groups and clubs to plan school community and events through support and funding -More of a push student sports recruitment and of student sports funding -Improvements to GVSU rec center -More transparency to students and administration -Cheaper parking passes -More healthy options for vending machines -Bringing people together that have opposing ideas or opinions through community events

Candidate Bio

My name Marc, I am a Freshman majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I am passionate about making Grand Valley a better place for all students and being involved with the community. Over the years, I've worked building up sports clubs and organizations independently, being an active student athlete, and for the past while interning with an engineering company focusing around technology with composites and thermoplastics while now starting university to get my degree in engineering. Beyond professional work, I enjoy hiking, fishing, hunting, skiing both water and snow, boxing, being active in church, reading, traveling , and I also run a small paintball club outside of GVSU. Since joining Grand Valley I've tried to become as big a participant in student life as possible, joining various clubs and sports such as the boxing team, as well as going to community events.

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