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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Prof. Zachary Goldberg, M.S. believes the theater space in the University’s new Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation will offer many opportunities for students to create and manipulate 3D sound, providing experiences that, he says, few universities offer.
July 15, 2020
Prof. Zachary Goldberg, M.S. is especially excited for the University’s Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation to open. A lecturer in the University’s Music Department, he’s looking forward to the hands-on opportunities he and his students will have to explore and manipulate sound.
The Center, scheduled to open in August, will have a theater space outfitted with Dolby Atmos, a playback sound system that, Goldberg says, is the “gold standard immersive surround sound format.”
“I am very excited to experiment with Dolby Atmos in a classroom setting,” he said. “Previously, I have only been able to show students YouTube videos explaining the setup, but now I will be able to let them gain experience with the system directly.”
Goldberg’s students will be working with 3D sound – the placement of sound sources for media, such as music, film, television, and video games, that encompass sound anywhere in a three-dimensional space, including behind, below, and above the listener.
Students in his "Audio Post Production for Media" course, a special topics course focused on the process of working on the sound for all types of media, will be manipulating 3D sound in the Bergami Center’s theater space. They will discuss the art and technology of manipulating sound, building soundtracks consisting of dialog, sound effects, and music using the program Pro Tools. Prof. Goldberg plans to have his students play it back in the theater room as part of their final projects and presentations.
"This will provide the class the opportunity to compare and contrast these different mix formats while seated in the same room," said Prof. Goldberg, who believes the space will also help him with his own work with 3D mixes.
The theater is one of the many cutting-edge spaces that will be available to faculty members and students in the new Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation. The facility will also feature a makerspace, state-of-the-art science classrooms, communications studios, and advanced "smart" classrooms.
Prof. Goldberg will be working in the Bergami Center with students in his “Film Music” class as well. They will use the Dolby Atmos playback system to listen to film soundtracks in the theater space, enabling them to listen much like they would in a movie theater. He believes this will create meaningful learning opportunities for students at the University – and beyond.
“I strongly believe that having exposure to this will be a huge plus for students when entering the job market,” he said. “It is my understanding that very few universities can offer this experience at this time.”
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.