Southern Adventist University college student Heidi Burke was born into a Seventh-day Adventist Church family and immersed in all the typical activities: Sabbath church attendance, Pathfinders, going to church school. She didn’t really feel like she “belonged” until she went to college and had to advocate for herself as an adult. “Accessibility isn’t something that is just going to happen” was Burke’s takeaway during her first week of college. While she advocates for accessibility at Southern, her mission as an advocate for accessibility will move beyond her campus. Burke is featured on the cover of the May 2025 Adventist Journey magazine.