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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Students in the University of New Haven's chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) are applying what they learned in previous Chem-E-Car competitions as they set their sights on earning a spot in the AIChE national competition in 2019.
January 17, 2019
The days stretched into nights as the 10 engineering students "discovered a deep rooted electrical inefficiency in the battery" of the small car they’d designed and were building for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) annual Chem-E-Car competition. They had just a couple of weeks before they would be racing against teams from other universities at the regionals in Rochester, New York.
"Each day we would break our work up and focus on just one, small piece of the end goal," Nicholas Mahar, a senior Chemical Engineering major and former AIChE Student Chapter president. "This kept spirits high each day and helped us stay focused without the overarching stress of the final product creeping into our minds."
Kristine Horvat, assistant professor of Chemical Engineering and the University’s AIChE chapter advisor, said what makes the competition so challenging is that there are so many possible approaches a team can take using a chemical reaction to make a car start, travel a distance and stop.
While the University’s team didn’t reach the nationals last Spring, what they learned from the process was a huge win, said Stacie Meruelo, a senior chemical engineering major. Their sights are already on the 2019 competition.
"This was great practice for the future, when there will be very complicated systems and projects."Stacie Meruelo
"It was great because we had a senior Mechanical Engineering student, James Montesano, helping us with a lot of the building of the car," Meruelo said. "We’re hoping to get other engineering disciplines involved this year." The team also included Emily Tassinari, Thomas Hong, Joseph DiBella, Danielle Belskis, Dan Masi, and Malaika Matumbu.
"We started with a team of three at the beginning of the fall semester and with the incredible determination of our new adviser Dr. Horvat, we brought a team of 10 to the competition," Mahar said.
Horvat said the students gained hands-on experience building the stopping mechanism and battery, but they also performed the preliminary testing and assembled the final product. "They are very enthusiastic and excited about improving their car for next year, which speaks volumes to their dedication and desire to learn and improve their skills," she added. "These are all qualities that will make these students very successful engineers in their future careers, and I am very proud of all of them."
Working all those nights in the lab allowed them to trust everyone was on the same page. "This was great practice for the future, when there will be very complicated systems and projects," Meruelo said. "I will have to work with other engineers, and have that level of trust, that we’re all working toward the same goal."
In the AIChE’s Jeopardy competition where they had to test their chemical engineering knowledge against 11 other teams in categories like "Dead guys of science," "chemistry puns," "fluid dynamics," "process control," "organic chemistry" and "thermodynamics," as well as a few surprises like "Disney songs," "World capitals" and "music theory," the University of New Haven team placed second. "The only team to beat us was MIT," Meruelo said.
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.