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
The popularity of esports has continued to increase, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic, and University of New Haven students and faculty members are looking forward to being part of the University’s innovative new programs in esports that are launching this fall.
August 24, 2020
Raymond Hernandez ’24 is passionate about esports. He doesn’t aspire to be a professional gamer, rather, he says he wants to be involved on the business side – marketing a team or a product.
“It’s on the up and up, and you can see that with the number of contracts people are making nowadays,” said Hernandez, an incoming business management major with a concentration in esports management. “I see nothing but promise for esports, and that’s the reason why I wanted to go to one of the first universities at the ground level for esports.”
Hernandez recently spoke with WFSB for a story about how the esports industry is thriving during the coronavirus pandemic. Capitalizing on this trend, the University this fall will officially launch its interdisciplinary major in Esports and Gaming. Housed in the Pompea College of Business, the program will feature concentrations offered by the School of Health Science, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, and College of Arts and Sciences. The University is also launching an esports management concentration as part of its Business Management major.
Within the last several months, the University has announced two academic partnerships that will support the programs. Students will have the opportunity to collaborate and learn from leaders at Twitch, a leading service and community for multiplayer entertainment, and HyperX, the sponsor of some of the world’s top esports organizations. The partnership with Twitch will include a jointly developed and delivered class titled “Introduction to Live Streaming and Streamer Economics.”
“The interest is here,” Jason Chung, BCL, LLB, assistant professor of sport management and executive director of the University’s esports program, told WFSB. “Gen Z is in it, and wherever Gen Z goes, so do the advertisers and sponsors and business.”
A lawyer who specializes in building programs focused on the business of esports, Prof. Chung spearheaded the Twitch and HyperX partnerships.
The University’s comprehensive academic curriculum in esports management is the first of its kind to be part of a business curriculum accredited by AACSB International. The University is also developing a graduate program in esports business, the first such program in the United States.
“Awareness of esports has definitely has gone up,” he said. “Acceptance has gone up because, ultimately, it’s a form of entertainment.”
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.