<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2021/sie-finance-exam.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>12/02/2021</pubDate><title>Students Grateful for Opportunity to Take Important Financial Services Exam, Prep Course Free of Charge</title><description>Thanks to the generous support of a Pompea College of Business benefactor as well as two University of New Haven professors, 30 students will have the opportunity to take the Securities Industry Essentials exam free of charge, enabling them to differentiate themselves as they pursue careers in the field.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>December 2, 2021</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/blog/2021/sie-wide.jpg" alt="Image of students, faculty, and staff at the informational event."/></image><image-caption>The recent informational event brought together students, faculty, and staff.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2021</tag></tags></item>