<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/fm-liberal-arts-education-supports-bussiness-major-in-armed-forces.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>07/25/2024</pubDate><title>Success Beyond F&amp;M: Gaining Invaluable Skills in Effective Communication, Problem Solving, and Leadership</title><description>Coming from a long line of service members, joining the armed forces was always a goal of William Lewerenz ’23. “F&amp;M did an extraordinary job of helping me to follow my passions as well as aiding me to discover new ones,” Lewerenz said.</description><author>Office of Communications</author><image><img src="/_resources/images/William%20Lewerenz-thumbnail.png" alt="William Lewerenz ’23"/></image><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>Business Organizations and Society</tag><tag>History</tag></tags></item>