<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2022/alternative-spring-break.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>04/21/2022</pubDate><title>Students Reflect on Dedicating Their Spring Break to Serving the Local Community</title><description>As part of the University’s Alternative Spring Break program, seven undergraduate students spent their spring break volunteering with three local nonprofits, making a positive impact on their community and learning about the importance of service and leadership.</description><hide-description/><author>Kiara Caruth ’25, Alyssa Cashman ’22, and Alexander Kahmark ’23 M.A.</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>April 21, 2022</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/blog/2022/alt-spring-break-1561.jpg" alt="A group of students spent their spring break serving the local community."/></image><image-caption>A group of students spent their spring break serving the local community.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2022</tag></tags></item>