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
An internationally recognized expert on stadium safety and risk management, Gil Fried says that planning for the Super Bowl starts more than a year before the big game, as local, state, and federal agencies work together to ensure the public’s safety.
January 31, 2019
Gil Fried, professor and chair of the University of New Haven’s sport management program, and a group of students recently attended the College Football Playoff national championship game in California, where they saw firsthand a significant police presence, streets that had been closed off for safety, and volunteers working together. Those attending the Super Bowl can expect to see some of the same safety measures, Fried says, but on a much larger scale.
At Super Bowl LIII, which will be held on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, law enforcement representing myriad agencies, including local police departments, state marshals, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, will be working together to ensure that fans can enjoy the game safely. Law enforcement will be cracking down on gambling, counterfeiting, ticket scalping, and terrorism threats, among other crimes.
"Human trafficking has always been a big issue at Super Bowls in the past," Fried said. "You’re also going to have the standard issues that you have at basically every NFL game. You have two people sitting next to each other who might be drunk, wearing jerseys of opposing teams. You hope that people would know how to play nice in the sandbox, but the reality is there are a lot of fights."
Fried has been discussing Super Bowl security with his sport facility management students. One of their homework assignments will be to watch the game and to identify potential issues.
"You can’t live your life like you’re scared. We also have numerous well-trained professionals with wonderful technology working to keep everyone safe." Gil Fried, Ph.D.
The world will also be watching – hundreds of millions of people watch the big game each year, in addition to the fans that fill the stadium. Fried said that because there are so many moving parts, law enforcement must be ready for any kind of issue or threat.
"It’s not just people in the facility who could be a problem, it could be people outside," said Fried. "One of my biggest concerns is going to be controlling the tailgating, which I think is a huge issue."
Another worry, Fried said, is the stadium’s proximity to where the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place in 1996, since that could motivate an attack. Though he won’t be attending the Super Bowl, Fried will be in Atlanta for a conference just a few days later.
"Yes, there is always a possible threat, but that shouldn’t limit what we do and how we do it," said Fried. "You can’t live your life like you’re scared. We also have numerous well-trained professionals with wonderful technology working to keep everyone safe."
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.
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.