<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026-river-only-goes-one-direction.aspx" dsn="news"><pubDate>05/22/2026 11:11:51 AM</pubDate><title>The River Only Goes One Direction</title><description>How one instructor’s 2,552-mile paddle reshaped the way he sees the world — and the way he shows up for his students.</description><author/><image><img src="/_images/news/2026-river-one-direction.png" alt="Shawn Hmaerlinck paddles a loaded kayak across a wide river bordered by green trees under an overcast sky."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Clinton</tag><tag>EICC</tag><tag>Faculty</tag><tag>Spotlight</tag></tags></item>