<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025-2026/ava-burk.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>09/16/2025</pubDate><title>Alumni Spotlight: Ava Burk</title><author/><image><img src="/news/2025-2026/media/images/ava-burk-02.JPG" alt="Ava Burk standing in front of Mish ee twie sculpture."/></image><caption/><thumbnail/><description>Media Contacts:Marcine Miller, Executive Director, Public Information Office, 509-682-6582, mmiller2@wvc.edu...</description><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>Alumni Spotlight</tag><tag>Announcements</tag><tag>Press Release</tag><tag>Student Spotlight</tag></tags></item>