Public Safety is tracking a significant snowfall that will be arriving in our area late Sunday morning (Jan. 25). It will snow heavily throughout the day and evening eventually tapering off Monday (Jan. 26) with 10-14 inches expected statewide. A sleet and freezing rain mix is also possible along the shore. Temperatures will be in the teens and twenties.
Due to this significant winter storm and the extensive campus clean-up operations that will need to take place, all in-person day and evening classes scheduled for Monday, January 26, 2026 have been cancelled. All scheduled in-person classes will transition to being held online or remotely. Additional information on the virtual format for each class will be provided by your instructor.
Faculty have been asked to prepare for Online or Remote sessions in the event of in-person meeting cancellations. These options will be determined by the Faculty member and all questions should be directed to the Faculty teaching each course section. Faculty also have been asked to be very understanding and accommodating of the individual situations of their students who may have difficulty managing these alternative online or remote class meetings on short notice.
Please note that only essential employees, as previously determined by their respective department leaders, should report to campus. All other employees should fulfill the requirements of their role remotely.
Campus operations for residential students, unless otherwise noted, will operate as scheduled, though hours may be modified or changed based on the conditions. Separate messages will be sent from the Peterson Library, the Beckerman Recreation Center, and Dining Services regarding any changes to their normal hours of operation. The Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation will remain open for residential students to use for study space and to participate in online classes.
Off-campus students that live in the City of West Haven should abide by the city’s parking ban during inclement weather to avoid having their vehicle tagged and towed. Please check the City of West Haven’s website for further information on their snow parking ban.
The Charger Blog
The University’s diverse green initiatives have been recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, and students and staff members are continuing to work together to minimize the University’s impact on the planet.
December 13, 2019
The University of New Haven has earned a bronze rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The organization’s sustainability tracking and reporting system (STARS) assessment tool measures sustainability efforts on campus across academics, community engagement, operations, planning and administration, and innovation and leadership.
AASHE’s STARS assessment, which has rated more than 500 colleges and universities, is the most widely recognized system for examining sustainability. The results are also connected to The Princeton Review’s Green Colleges rating.
“This is an important distinction that recognizes the efforts of everyone across the University community to promote a culture of sustainability,” said Laura Miller, the University’s director of energy and sustainability, who, over the course of a year, compiled the information from more than 30 stakeholders, helping to earn the bronze rating.
Soon after beginning her position in March 2018, Miller made one of her primary goals the completion of the STARS assessment as a way to track current progress and to guide future efforts by using the results as a sustainability action plan.
"We can all play an important role in ensuring individually and as a University community that we are doing everything we can to protect and preserve the environment."Laura Miller
Since completing the report, the University has continued to show progress. Some of its recent efforts include beginning a composting program to divert organic waste from the campus municipal waste stream in the dining halls; establishing a working relationship with Haven’s Harvest, a New Haven-based nonprofit organization that collects leftover food from the dining halls and donates it to local community organizations; and developing the Class of 2023 common theme experience that is focusing on addressing the impact of plastics. In addition, the University is seeking a LEED Gold certification for the Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation, which will open in 2020.
The University also provides incoming students with reusable bags, reusable Tupperware containers, and LED lightbulbs when they move into the residence halls.
Informational recycling magnets were distributed to all on-campus students, faculty, and staff to increase rates of recycling, and the University participated in RecycleMania, a nationwide recycling contest, for the first time. Students have also created a sustainability club that is working to raise awareness of sustainability topics such as recycling, plastic reduction, and food waste.
In two years, the University will reassess its progress and aims to further improve its rating.
“We can all play an important role,” says Miller, “in ensuring individually and as a University community that we are doing everything we can to protect and preserve the environment.”
For more information on campus sustainability efforts, please visit www.newhaven.edu/sustainability or follow @unewhavensustainability on Instagram.
University News
New University-wide council will advance strategic partnerships, immersive student opportunities, and innovative research, supporting the University’s strategic plan the development of its pioneering Center for Innovation and Applied Technology.
The Charger Blog
Entrepreneur David Sussman, Pompea College of Business Advisory Board Member and chief visionary officer of The Family Security Plan®, is collaborating with University of New Haven students, faculty, and staff to create a program and app that helps Chargers support each other to achieve academic, personal, and professional goals. It’s called Uccountability.
University News
Vice President for Innovation and Applied Technology Paul Lavoie will serve on the Board of Directors and as America’s Chief Manufacturing Officer for the newly launched American Manufacturing Futures Institute.