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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Vail Grafton ’15 credits his time at the University of New Haven with preparing him for his career in television and sports. Above all, though, he says his favorite memory as a Charger was meeting Brooke (Fisher) Grafton ’14, who is now his wife.
September 2, 2020
When Vail Grafton ’15 was a student at the University of New Haven, he cohosted a sports radio show, an opportunity that united his passions for sports and media and prepared him for a career in sports media.
As a communication major, Grafton and classmate Dave Puglisi ’15, hosted V n’ D Sports, and Grafton became interested in a career that married television and sports. He credits the experience, as well as his faculty mentors, with giving him the tools he needed to succeed.
Most recently, as an associate producer for an NFL Films project called “NFL 100 Greatest” in honor of the National Football League’s 100th season, he produced 60-90 second pieces for each show using footage from the NFL Films archives. He recently won an Emmy award for his work on the project.
“I was very happy and very proud,” said Grafton, who also worked as a production assistant at ESPN for three years before moving to New Jersey and beginning his work with NFL Films. “Some of the players and the moments captured in the footage went as far back as the beginning of the NFL, so it was pretty cool to dig up old footage and bring it to the present. It was special.”
A former member of the University’s football team, Grafton still keeps in touch with his former teammates and coaches. A four-year member of the team’s defense, he was part of two NCAA tournament teams.
Above all, Grafton says his fondest memory of his time as a Charger was meeting Brooke (Fisher) Grafton ’14 as a first-year student at orientation. Nearly 10 years after they first met, they were married in a ceremony that included many of the close friends they met as students at the University, and they recently celebrated their first wedding anniversary.
Brooke earned a degree in psychology, then pursued a master’s degree in elementary education. A member of the University’s softball team, she is grateful for the opportunities she had as a Charger.
“What I enjoyed most about being on the team was competing at a high level,” she said. “What stood out to me most about the University was the diversity of the student body. I really enjoyed being in an environment where people from all over the country and the world were together without judgment.”
Now a registered behavior technician at Cinnaminson High School in Cinnaminson, NJ, Brooke is also the head softball coach. She and Vail now live in her hometown of Sicklerville, New Jersey, and they often return to their alma mater for events such as Homecoming. Her younger sister, Morgan Fisher ’24, is now following in her footsteps. A first-year student majoring in criminal justice at the University, she also is a member of the University’s softball team.
“This is very exciting for me, and I can’t wait to watch her excel as a Charger and fall in love with the University just like I did,” said Brooke. “I am so proud to call myself an alumna of the University of New Haven, and I will always be proud to call myself a Charger.”
Vail is also excited that they now have another Charger in their family, and they are thrilled to soon be seeing their family grow. He and Brooke are expecting their first child, a son, in January.
“The memories and brotherhood I formed as a Charger were special, along with being a part of a talented team,” he said. “The friendships I made for life are even better, and the school spirit at the University of New Haven is second to none. Brooke and I love the University, and we are very proud alumni.”
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.