<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2026/kalpitha-sheshachalam-naidu.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>09/21/2026</pubDate><title>Cybersecurity Graduate Student Finds Confidence Through Experience at the University of New Haven</title><description>At only 21 years old, University of New Haven graduate student Kalpitha Sheshachalam Naidu ’27 M.S. reflects on finding confidence, gaining hands-on experience, and embracing being the youngest person in the room.</description><hide-description/><author>Kalpitha Sheshachalam Naidu ’27 M.S.</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>September 21, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/engineering/news/2026/kalpitha-sheshachalam-naidu.jpg" alt="Kalpitha Sheshachalam Naidu ’27 M.S."/></image><image-caption>Kalpitha Sheshachalam Naidu ’27 M.S.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-engineering</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>program-grad-cybersecurity</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>