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
In an effort to reduce the University’s waste output and cut costs, the Office of Facilities is implementing several green initiatives on campus, including composting. This will enable organic waste to be turned into compost – and even electricity.
October 24, 2019
The University of New Haven is committed to fostering a sustainable campus and to lessening its impact on the environment. Within the last few months, the Office of Facilities began to explore adding composting areas to the Marketplace at Bartels and Food on Demand in Westside Hall.
Composting is one of many ways that the Office of Energy and Sustainability, in collaboration with Sodexo, is helping the University to reduce its overall waste. There are a variety of waste streams on campus, including general waste, recycling, electronic waste, and food waste.
In the past, food waste has been put into our trash compactors and then disposed of. Composting will help reduce some of the food waste that enters our waste stream, decrease our overall waste output, and cut some unnecessary costs.
Our composting efforts started at the beginning of the fall semester, with the collection of organic waste taking place in the back of the kitchens in both the Marketplace and Food on Demand.
"The University of New Haven is committed to fostering a sustainable campus and to lessening its impact on the environment."Laura Miller
Students should continue to hand in their plates as usual, and staff will put organic waste into totes in the back of the kitchen. Our goal in the New Year is to add areas in the Marketplace and Food on Demand where students can dispose of their compostable waste.
All compostable waste will be removed from campus by an organization called Blue Earth Compost. Once collected from the University, organic waste is delivered to Quantum Biopower in Southington, Conn., where it is put into an anaerobic digester. When processed, all of the food waste is used to help create bio-gases, electricity, and compost.
If you have any questions about composting in the Marketplace in Bartels Hall or Food on Demand in Westside Hall, please email Laura Miller, director of energy and sustainability, at LMiller@newhaven.edu, or call or Facilities at (203) 932-7087.
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.