<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/20260409-liza-arellano-plan-purpose-career-built-on-service.php" dsn="news"><title>Liza Arellano: A Plan, Purpose, and a Career Built on Service</title><item_date>04/09/2026 11:10:15 AM</item_date><author>Moreno Valley College</author><image><img src="/_resources/images/news/2026/news-20260409-liza-arellano.jpg" alt="Portrait of Liza Arellano in front of Coudures Plaza and the Humanities building."/></image><summary>Long before she led a graduate program or supervised child welfare services, Liza Arellano was a recent high school graduate trying to find her footing in higher education without a roadmap. Today, she serves as an assistant professor and director of a Master of Social Work program, preparing the next generation of practitioners.</summary><department/><display>true</display><featured>true</featured><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>News</tag><tag>Student News</tag><tag>Students</tag></tags></item>