<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2023/ryan-bell.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>04/19/2023</pubDate><title>Senior Has Found a Family and a Sense of Community at the University</title><description>For Ryan Bell ’23, a genetics and biotechnology major, member of the Marching Band, and motivational speaker, his time at the University has enabled him to create meaningful relationships with his classmates and faculty mentor. He’s looking forward to heading to Kenya for a research trip after accepting his degree in May.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>April 19, 2023</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/2023/bell-pit.jpg" alt="Kate Fedirko ’25 on campus."/></image><image-caption>Ryan Bell ’23 and the Marching Band’s front ensemble.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2023</tag></tags></item>