<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/story/beyond_shared_coursework.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>04/27/2026</pubDate><title>A connection beyond shared coursework</title><summary>Born just over a year apart in Fort Worth, the siblings have always been close, and though today they sit in the same Bachelor of Science in Nursing cohort, their journeys to this moment unfolded differently. Estrella knew she wanted to be a nurse from a young age, but Alberthy had other plans. “I wanted to be an engineer and work in Lockheed Martin,” he said.</summary><author>Valerie Resciniti</author><image><img src="/Untitled%20design-26.png" alt="placeholder"/></image><tags><tag>College of Nursing</tag></tags></item>