In-Person Meetings for Day Classes are Cancelled for Thursday, February 6, 2025; Classes Taking Place at 4 p.m. or later Being Held As Scheduled.
Classes Beginning at 4 p.m. or Later
Classes that begin at 4 p.m. and later today are being held as scheduled.
As environments vary in different parts of the State, commuting students should utilize their best judgement when deciding whether to come to campus and faculty are asked to be flexible in accommodating student requests during inclement weather, defining alternatives or makeup provisions as needed. Similarly, faculty members who must change their class format should notify impacted students by e-mail immediately and define what their alternate delivery approach will be.
Classes Beginning Prior to 4 p.m.
As previously announced, all in-person day classes on Thursday, February 6, 2025 are cancelled. All scheduled in-person classes beginning before 4 p.m. will transition to being held online or remotely. Additional information on the virtual format for each class will be provided by the 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 Thursday. 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 Thursday for residential students to use for study space and to participate in online classes.
Residential students should be prepared to move their vehicles, if requested, for snow removal operations.
University of New Haven Earns Bronze Rating for Sustainability Efforts
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
By Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications
Laura Miller and Sodexo worked together to provide students with information about composting.
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.
Laura Miller and Charlie gave free reusable bags to students moving into residence halls.
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.
Informational recycling magnets were distributed on campus.
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.”