<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/commencement/commencement-archive/commencement-2017/senior-spotlight-embracing-the-importance-of-community.html" dsn="news"><featured>false</featured><pubDate>05/02/2017</pubDate><title>Senior Spotlight: Embracing the Importance of Community</title><description>As they prepare for their May 13 Commencement Ceremony, Franklin &amp; Marshall seniors look back at their four years on campus—and what's next.


Name: Lucy Kirkman...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>Jason Klinger</author><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-caption/></item>