<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/commencement/commencement-archive/commencement-2017/remarks-and-citations/daniel-r-porterfield-why-i-believe.html" dsn="news"><featured>false</featured><pubDate>05/13/2017</pubDate><title>Daniel R. Porterfield: Why I Believe</title><description>Thank you, Ms. Washburn, for that gracious welcome—and for your wise guidance and generous investments as F&amp;M's Board Chair—a tradition of bold leadership that began in 1969 when you were part of...Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Daniel R. Porterfield</author><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-caption/></item>