<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2023/smerd-pitch-competition.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>11/09/2023</pubDate><title>University’s Smerd Pitch Competition Inspires Innovation and Entrepreneurship</title><description>The competition was an exciting way for entrepreneurial students of all disciplines to problem-solve, build their skills, and gain hands-on experience that they will draw from during their time as Chargers and beyond.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>November 9, 2023</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/blog/2023/smerd-pitch-comp-31.jpg" alt="“Creschendo” and “Aquahops” captured first and second place in the Smerd Pitch Competition, respectively."/></image><image-caption>“Creschendo” and “Aquahops” captured first and second place in the Smerd Pitch Competition, respectively.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2023</tag></tags></item>