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
A new service-learning course offered through the University of New Haven’s Music Department brings together students and local nonprofit organizations, enabling them to make a positive difference while creating a foundation that future students can learn from and build upon.
February 26, 2020
Michaela Reilly ’20 remembers her “Child and Family Intervention Strategies” course as one of her favorites. As part of her coursework for the service-learning class, she worked closely with Clifford Beers, a children’s mental health outpatient clinic.
Before officially completing her degree in December, Reilly joined Connecticut Violence Intervention Program as a program coordinator, a position that has enabled her to collaborate with Erica Haskell, Ph.D., on her "Refugee Stories and Songs" course to help create an equally rewarding service-learning opportunity for current students.
“Now that I’m on the other side of the service-learning experience, I’ve come full circle,” said Reilly, who earned degrees in psychology and criminal justice. “My executive director wanted me to work with students, since I was recently in their position and I understand what they need.”
The class, which is being offered to students for the first time this semester as part of Dr. Haskell’s role as the University’s Oskar Schindler Humanities Foundation Endowed Professor, empowers students to use music to form relationships with and mentor the youths the organization serves. Students also have the option to work with Elena’s Light, a New Haven-based organization that serves refugee women and children.
"Giving back is important, and it is crucial for students to develop a cultural understanding."Erica Haskell
Dr. Haskell, who was named to the Schindler professorship last year, has tasked students with conducting interviews, attending community events, and producing digital podcasts.
“Giving back is important, and it is crucial for students to develop a cultural understanding,” said Dr. Haskell, an ethnomusicologist who lived and worked in a refugee camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina before joining the University’s faculty. “We learn so much from people from different backgrounds through their connection to music. Students will apply their knowledge from other classes while helping others.”
Service-learning courses, in which students spend approximately 20 hours working with local nonprofits, enable students to make a difference, create important connections, and learn about themselves and the impact they can have on their communities.
The digital podcasts produced as part of the class will be broadcasted and archived, and the work will be available to future students, who can then build upon it.
“I hope this will allow me to be helpful in the community and to make a difference,” said Alaina Degroff ’20, a liberal studies major, who is now taking the class. “I want to leave with a feeling that I did something positive.”
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.