About Me

My name is Luke Hagen. I was born in Mesa, Arizona to two amazing parents. I grew up all over the East Valley, but I am currently based in Chandler.

I have faced many challenges throughout my education internally and externally to the point where I heavily considered dropping out of high school, but I am proud to say that I have achieved my goals despite those challenges.

I discovered my love for news writing after taking a journalism elective in my senior year of high school. I had always been a skilled writer and researcher when it comes to essays, so it seemed fitting to make journalism my major.

I will graduate from Mesa Community College in the spring of 2025 and transfer to Arizona State University that fall. Eventually, I would like to attend graduate school and earn a Ph.D.

I consider myself a leader and I aspire to be a role model amongst my peers, which is why I have been involved in club leadership and student government throughout my college experience.

Quotes I Live By

"I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy."

Marie Curie

"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

Joshua J. Marine

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living."

Gail Sheehy

"Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts."

Nikki Giovanni

"If you own this story you get to write the ending."

Brené Brown