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.
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Erica Haskell, Ph.D., an ethnomusicologist who is serving as the University’s newest Oskar Schindler Humanities Foundation Endowed Professor, is launching a project that celebrates diversity, builds community, and provides hands-on learning opportunities for students.
October 15, 2019
Before joining the University of New Haven faculty in 2012, Erica Haskell, Ph.D. lived and worked in a refugee camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While in Europe, she also visited camps in Hungary, Serbia, and Romania, recording refugee stories and songs from around the world.
She hopes to continue this work through the launch of the Schindler Refugee Music Project, which will share the experiences of refugees living in New Haven, by presenting their stories and the music of their home countries through podcasts.
The project, which will be housed in a digital archive at the University, will be modeled after the work of Ben Stonehill, who recorded thousands of songs from Holocaust survivors temporarily housed in New York.
"I hope that the Schindler courses I teach facilitate discussions about historic oppression as well as frame current events within a social justice lens."Erica Haskell, Ph.D.
Dr. Haskell is taking on this project as part of her role as the University’s Oskar Schindler Humanities Foundation Endowed Professor, a position that is awarded on a competitive basis every three years to a faculty member who will dedicate research and academic time to working with students on projects related to principles underlying altruism, in particular, the widespread encouragement of good human conduct.
"I am honored to have received this opportunity to work with our students on addressing valuable questions about our role in fostering good human behavior," said Dr. Haskell. "Through the Schindler Refugee Music Project, we will celebrate the diversity of cultural identity and its meaningfulness through refugee music."
The University’s Oskar Schindler Humanities Foundation Endowed Professorship was established through a major gift in honor of the inauguration of Steven H. Kaplan, Ph.D. as the sixth president of the University.
The professorship has also been held by Mario Gaboury, Ph.D., Marty O’Connor, M.Div., and David Schroeder, Ph.D.
Dr. Haskell, the first individual to earn this professorship outside of the Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, will look to create an equally important impact as those who held the position before her.
In addition to teaching the Oskar Schindler Humanities Course this spring, she will lead a special topics course in the Music Department titled "Refugee Music and Stories," a service-learning course in which students will do interviews, attend community events, and produce digital podcasts. Both courses are open to students from all majors.
"This endowed professorship highlights the University of New Haven’s commitment to engaging students in civic actions that help them to be better humans," she said. "I hope that the Schindler courses I teach facilitate discussions about historic oppression as well as frame current events within a social justice lens."
"Music empowers refugees to make social justice statements, express human dignity and affirm self-determination, while deemphasizing stereotypes, and enriching us all."Erica Haskell, Ph.D.
Under Dr. Haskell’s direction, students will have the opportunity to engage in the Schindler Refugee Music Project by conducting one-on-one ethnographic interviews with musicians in New Haven. Faculty members and students will participate in the recording and editing phases of the project, which she hopes will be broadcast on WNHU, the University’s award-winning radio station.
"The digital repository and historical record that will be created will provide a truly great benefit to the community-at-large for many years to come," she said. "Music empowers refugees to make social justice statements, express human dignity and affirm self-determination, while deemphasizing stereotypes, and enriching us all."
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.
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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.
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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.