<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/going-first-troy-pritt.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>11/04/2025</pubDate><title>College helps steelworker launch new career in HR</title><description>Troy Pritt had his career plans set as a Sparrows Point steelworker, but when the plant shut down, he needed a new plan. He came to UBalt as a first-generation college student, and stayed for a master's degree. </description><author>Going First</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/troy-pritt-1-feature.jpg" alt="Troy Pritt poses in the library"/></image><image-cap/><quote>Being a first-generation graduate from the University of Baltimore means everything to me, because I am setting the example for those that come after me.</quote><quote-name>Troy Pritt </quote-name><quote-info>B.S. ’15, MBA ’20 </quote-info><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>Merrick School of Business</tag></tags></item>