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The University’s national security major was one of the first such academic programs developed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is at the forefront of preparing students to apply their skills and experiences in the public or private sectors.
Robert Fried ’01, ’02 M.S. is grateful for the many meaningful experiences he had at the University of New Haven, and for the exciting career he’s had since graduating. Now he and his employer, Sandline Discovery, are helping to create similarly transformative opportunities for current students.
The University of New Haven’s Center for Advanced Policing, led by retired New Haven Police Department lieutenant Lisa Dadio, M.S., M.S.W., is at the forefront of offering programs that bring police officers close together, while building relationships between departments and the communities they serve.
My experience as a volunteer filming the FOX61 Teacher’s Workshop, held recently at the University of New Haven, enabled me to learn from professionals while building my skills.
The University’s Executive MBA program, the first such program established in Connecticut more than 45 years ago, offers students a variety of meaningful opportunities to learn from and collaborate with each other, building meaningful relationships and developing as leaders.
As the inaugural holder of the University’s Stewart Professorship in Criminal Justice and Community Policing, Lorenzo Boyd, Ph.D., is excited to continue to make a meaningful impact on his students, communities, and law enforcement professionals.
Meet Ian Shick, assistant director of LGBTQ+ resources for the University’s Myatt Center for Diversity and Inclusion, who enjoys exploring their new home in Connecticut and is excited to bring their knowledge and experience of LGBTQ+ support and education to Charger Nation.
Led by the University’s dedicated and experienced School of Health Sciences faculty, the innovative program focuses on educational and healthcare leadership and preparing graduates for in-demand careers in a variety of healthcare settings.
For more than 20 years, the University’s President’s Public Service Fellowship has enabled students to serve the Greater New Haven community while developing their leadership skills. Several of this summer’s fellows reflect on their experiences in the program and how it impacted them.
As part of its many green initiatives, the University is committed to composting, and it is now using food scraps to feed crayfish that are used in research.
The interdisciplinary event enabled more than 160 students to immerse themselves in research, problem solving, and collaboration as they worked to propose solutions to real-world challenges and pitched their ideas to the University community.
Dedicated to creating meaningful opportunities for student growth, networking, and support, the Women’s Leadership Council is looking forward to supporting new experiences through the organization’s recently established philanthropy fund.
Vanessa Estimé ’14 is excited to be serving as assistant director for the Yale Prison Education Initiative (YPEI) at Dwight Hall at Yale. Through the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the University of New Haven is collaborating with YPEI to create a degree-granting program for incarcerated students in Connecticut, and Estimé is looking...
As part of the innovative program, a dozen police officers from Greater Hartford learned how to cultivate strong relationships in the communities they serve, while balancing public safety demands with the best interests of youth and diverse communities.
Justine Bernard ’23 died this spring from injuries she sustained in a shooting in Atlanta. The University community came together on what would have been her 20th birthday to celebrate a person her friends described as “outgoing, funny, hardworking.”
Charger families visited their students as part of Family Day, the largest one-day event the University has hosted on campus since the start of the pandemic. It enabled students and their families to safely reconnect while exploring everything the University has to offer.
As part of Summer Studio: Discovering Graphic Design, two graphic design majors served as mentors for local high school students, teaching them about the field and helping them develop their art, while also growing as artists themselves.
The University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program has enabled a dozen students from diverse majors to collaborate with faculty mentors while gaining meaningful hands-on research experience.
Dhaani Dhaani ’23 MPH and Mabintou Darboe ’22 MPH are passionate about advocating for public health, healthcare equity, and care accessibility. They have earned scholarships from the Society of Public Health Education that will enable them to continue building their advocacy skills.
As an artist and a student of engineering, Eric Dillner ’25 draws inspiration from his curiosity about how the world works. His photography is now part of an exhibition in the Bronx, and he hopes his work inspires others to rethink how they see everyday objects.
