The West Haven area has received a significant snowfall with 16 inches of snow already on the ground. Due to this and the extensive campus clean-up operations that will need to take place: All in-person day and evening classes scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2026 will transition to being held online or remotely..
Campus operations for residential students will be modified based on expected conditions. Separate messages will be sent from various offices and departments regarding changes to normal hours of operation. Current students, faculty, and staff can find the latest information about operations on myCharger (login required).
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.
Residential students should be prepared to move their vehicles, if requested, for snow removal operations. If you are parked on a public street in West Haven, please move your vehicle off-street as a snow parking ban has been issued prohibiting vehicles from parking on all public streets. A list of off-street parking lots can be found on the City of West Haven’s website.
The Charger Blog
At an end-of-semester program hosted by the Office of Residential Life, students had the opportunity to "cash in" ChargerBucks they earned for getting good grades and for getting involved on campus. Lilyan Lauzon ’22, a forensic science major and president of the Westside Hall Council, reflects on her involvement on campus and what it means to be #LivingCharged.
June 25, 2019
A highlight of the academic year was the inaugural ChargerBucks finale event was held at the end of the spring semester. It was a fun event for students to "cash in" the "ChargerBucks" they earned throughout the year for the chance to win some cool prizes. Created by the Office of Residential Life, the event celebrates the sense of community that is created by living in the residence halls.
Throughout this academic year, students had the opportunity to earn ChargerBucks from resident assistants, academic peer mentors, and their hall councils. ChargerBucks are like Monopoly money – with a University of New Haven spin.
If students formed study groups for classes, they could earn ChargerBucks from their academic peer mentor. Events hosted by resident assistants and hall councils often offered ChargerBucks for attending, as well as opportunities to win ChargerBucks at challenges or games that were a part of an event. Activities that promoted a greater sense of community and involvement for resident students also had ChargerBucks available.
After a long year of working hard, students attended the finale event at the end of the semester to try their luck at winning one of more than 40 raffle prizes, while enjoying refreshments and seeing Charlie the Charger show off his dance moves.
To start off the night of fun, the first students to arrive received t-shirts from the Office of Residential Life, along with the chocolate ChargerBars that everyone loves from campus tours. After that, students could enter the inflatable bank vault to try to catch one of the golden tickets flying around to win an extra door prize. Then, students could enjoy Charger-themed food and drinks as they decided which raffles to enter.
Some the of the top raffle prizes that students had their eyes on were a Nintendo Switch with Mario Kart included, a 43" Roku Smart TV, a KitchenAid Pro 5 stand mixer, along with many others.
Although not every student won something at the event, the real prizes were the friendships made, the fun times we had during the residence hall events, and the memories of a truly spectacular year. Because of this, everyone was a winner at the end of the day.
I hope you come back to campus in August ready to earn more ChargerBucks to enter the raffles at the second annual ChargerBucks Finale Event, which will be held next spring.
The Charger Blog
Entrepreneur David Sussman partnered with the University of New Haven to pilot Uccountability, a program designed to strengthen student success through structured peer accountability. Students from the first cohort shared the far-reaching impact of their experiences.
University News
The University of New Haven has signed a master research agreement with Capewell Aerial Systems, a Connecticut aerospace manufacturer, to provide hands-on engineering projects and internships focused on aviation safety and advanced manufacturing.
Charger 360
Kat Swistak '26 reflects on her journey from a small town in New Jersey to the University of New Haven to study forensic science. A marketing minor, she talked about her work with Charger Athletics, including serving as the social media manager for women's rugby and field hockey as well as being part of Chargers Creative, the student-led group that supports social and digital media that generate millions of impressions for the University's Division I athletics teams. This work, as well as her involvement with the Office of Marketing and Communications student content team has broadened her career aspirations to work in content creation. She also talked about her plans for the Women in Sports Club, which she hopes will be her legacy as a Charger. "I'm so glad that I came here. I wouldn't have been able to grow and be who I am without coming here."