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
For Rose Robles ’20, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard, her studies sparked a passion for the nonprofit sector and led to a significant finding about the work of her late father.
December 4, 2019
During the second semester of her first year, Rose Robles ’20 took a course about the work of the Black Panthers. The experience changed what she knew about her family and her past. While exploring the history of the organization founded to challenge police brutality against the African American community, she discovered that her father, who passed away in 2014, was a Black Panther in the 1960s.
"It was a memorable and touching experience to learn that my father was involved in such a powerful moment in history," said Robles, an English major. "This was a life-changing experience for me."
Discovery was an important part of her education at the University of New Haven. It was in Dr. Diane Chiriani Russo’s "Women’s Literature"class that Robles discovered the work of Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian-American novelist whose work focuses on the lives of women. She is now her favorite writer.
Robles will be among the more than 700 undergraduate and graduate students awarded their degrees during the University’s Winter Commencement ceremony on December 15.
Before she began her studies at the University, Robles served in the United States Coast Guard. After enlisting in 2007, she was stationed on the USCGC Jarvis, a high-endurance cutter, for two-and-a-half years. She handled message dissemination, managed electronic warfare programs, and translated conversations between detainees and officials during interrogations for drug crimes.
"It was a memorable and touching experience to learn that my father was involved in such a powerful moment in history. This was a life-changing experience for me."Rose Robles '20
Later stationed in Puerto Rico and in Connecticut, she served as a search and rescue coordinator. While in Connecticut, she and her fellow servicemembers were recognized for their lifesaving endeavors.
"A boat had capsized, leaving two people in the frigid waters of Long Island Sound," she explains. "Two men were rescued, and, later, our crew received the American Red Cross Military Heroes award."
As treasurer of the University’s chapter of the Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society, Robles discovered a passion for a different type of service that, she says, was the beginning of her journey toward a career in the nonprofit sector.
Robles credits a proposal she wrote for one of her English classes with enabling her to earn an internship as a grant writer at Columbus House, a nonprofit organization in New Haven that provides solutions to help the homeless.
"This tremendous experience has already opened doors to other potential employment opportunities," said Robles, who plans to pursue her Master of Public Administration degree. "From the moment I arrived, University of New Haven staff members have done an amazing job of helping me prepare for success."
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.