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
"Beauty & Contempt," the senior exhibition for art majors Emily Powers ’19 and Katie Heinlein ’19, opens on Sunday, May 5, at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art, enabling the students to share their art with the local community.
May 3, 2019
When Emily Powers ’19 first began working on her senior studio thesis, she was having trouble envisioning what she wanted her project to look like. When her thesis adviser pointed out that she painted a lot of "pretty" subjects and challenged her to paint something "ugly," she began experimenting with using bugs as a subject.
"My series ‘Beetle Mania’ strives to showcase the natural beauty that beetles possess, which is often lost, since they are frequently thought of as pests," said Powers, whose iridescent paintings and plexiglass pieces portray the bugs in an attractive way.
Fellow art major Katie Heinlein ’19, who completed an internship at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art, uses art to express her commitment to social change. Drawing from her experience sewing and quilting, she creates many of her multimedia pieces using fabric. Two quilts in her exhibit directly reference the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the phone number for the Trevor Project, which serves LGBTQ+ youth.
"I was inspired to create art that reflects issues I am passionate about, and that directly affect me," said Heinlein, who also works in Seton Gallery in Dodds Hall. "As a female, queer artist, I have seen inequality firsthand, and I want to create work that fights against that."
The two artists came together to create "Beauty & Contempt" for their senior exhibition that will open on Sunday, May 5, at 2 p.m. at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art.
"This is an amazing opportunity because it helps connect the arts community at the University with the arts community in New Haven."Emily Powers ’19
"To have our work shown at the Ely Center is incredible," said Heinlein. "It enables us to network with artists and to exhibit our work to more people."
Two other exhibitions, which use water to explore people’s relationship with the environment, will open concurrently. "Water Access" includes work by Joseph Smolinski, chair of the University’s Department of Art and Design.
"This is an amazing opportunity because it helps connect the arts community at the University with the arts community in New Haven," said Powers. "It is a wonderful opportunity for the public to see the different styles that people have when it comes to art."
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.