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
Students of Simon Hutchinson, Ph.D., will be creating their own electronic musical instruments in an innovative course he is teaching this fall in the University’s new Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation. He believes the new space will provide myriad hands-on opportunities for them to explore music and sound.
September 1, 2020
Simon Hutchinson, Ph.D., is excited about the new opportunities for creativity that await his students this semester. He is, particularly, looking forward to helping them explore sound by giving them the tools to create their own electronic musical instruments.
Dr. Hutchinson is teaching “Handmade Electronic Sound” in the University’s new Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation. The course will enable students to learn in the building’s cutting-edge classrooms, moving from lectures and discussion to building their own circuits. He plans to work with students in the building’s new Makerspace, where they will create enclosures and resonators with the 3D printers and laser cutters.
“This class forefronts technology and the students’ relationship with technology,” said Dr. Hutchinson, an assistant professor and coordinator of the University’s music and sound recording program. “It calls on them to not just be consumers, but active participants in shaping technoculture. Learning in the Bergami Center will encourage and empower students to really engage with their relationship with technology and to think critically about the role that they want it to play in society and in their personal lives.”
An Honors course, “Handmade Electronic Sound” will enable students to create electronic musical instruments from discarded toys and circuits that they will construct themselves. Students are not required to have previous electronics or music experience to take the course.
"Learning in the Bergami Center will encourage and empower students to really engage with their relationship with technology and to think critically about the role that they want it to play in society and in their personal lives."Simon Hutchinson, Ph.D.
The Bergami Center has been officially unveiled this semester and is open to all students and faculty from across the University. It features cutting-edge science classrooms, communications studios, and advanced "smart" classrooms, as well as a theater space outfitted with Dolby Atmos, a state-of-the-art playback sound system.
“It’s very exciting and motivating for students and faculty to be working in the new Bergami Center,” said Dr. Hutchinson, who also uses the University’s Makerspace for his professional projects, creating pieces he has used in performances across the United States and abroad.
“It helps us to see the potential around us,” he said.
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.