<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2022/amity-transition-academy.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>02/01/2022</pubDate><title>University Collaborates with Amity Transition Academy to Create Opportunities for Students with Special Needs</title><description>The University of New Haven’s new relationship with the Amity Transition Academy is enabling students with special needs to gain meaningful work experience as they transition from high school and prepare for their next job.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>February 1, 2022</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/blog/2022/kayla-group-photo.jpg" alt="Group image of Alyssa Kopjanski and ATA students at the University’s Orange campus."/></image><image-caption>Alyssa Kopjanski and ATA students at the University’s Orange campus.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2022</tag></tags></item>