<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2026/mind-to-market-case-competition.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>04/09/2026</pubDate><title>University of New Haven MBA Students Place Third in Innovative National Case Competition</title><description>Competing against top MBA programs nationwide, a three-student team delivered a highly regarded commercialization strategy and gained real-world experience in innovation, finance, and leadership under pressure, competing in the Ivy Mind-to-Market Case Competition.</description><hide-description/><author>Katelyn Beach '25, '26 MBA, Ousmane Mansare ’27 MBA, Angela Joan Xavier ’26 MBA</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>April 9, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/business/news/2026/mba-3.jpg" alt="mba team"/></image><image-caption>(left to right) Ousmane Mansare ’27 MBA; Angela Joan Xavier ’26 MBA; Katelyn Beach '25, '26 MBA; Maurice (Mo) Cayer, Ph.D.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-business</tag><tag>name-mo-cayer</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>program-grad-mba</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>