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 coronavirus pandemic has been particularly hard on the music industry, since music venues have not been able to hold in-person concerts in more than a year. Students taking an innovative course at the University of New Haven are planning a virtual concert to help support these venues.
April 26, 2021
Maddie Rund ’23 is looking forward to when in-person concerts are safe to hold and attend after the pandemic. In the meantime, she has been working all semester to organize a virtual concert – one that will help ensure that concert venues have the resources they need to open up again when it is safe to do so.
A music industry major, Rund and classmates in her "Live Concert Planning and Promotion" course are working together to organize "Music Is Not Dead," a virtual concert that is open to the public. It will stream via YouTube Live from Pharaoh Studios.
Because COVID-19 has been particularly difficult for the music industry, the students will be donating the proceeds to the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), which provides relief to venues as part of the NIVA Emergency Relief Fund.
"The music industry has been slow to recover from the financial impact of the pandemic, which has left countless individuals jobless without the option of working from home," said Rund. "We rely on venues to keep live music alive, and we immediately recognized a need to help out where we could."
The virtual concert will take place on Saturday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m. University of New Haven students can visit myCharger to get a code that can be used at checkout for a discount on tickets. Viewers will enjoy performances by Cam Meekins, Caleb Giles, Mandala, Kasi & the 5th Dimension, and Chris Chase.
"It’s a great opportunity to watch some excellent live performances while supporting a good cause," said Jada DeJesus ’23, one of Rund’s classmates. "Everyone in the class has worked so hard, and it’s been really cool to see our ideas come to fruition."
Taught by Adam Caress, MBA, a lecturer with 25 years of experience in the music industry, the course enables music industry students to gain the hands-on experience of organizing a live event.
"NIVA has been the reason many venues will see the light of the next concert season, and we all have that to be thankful for."Maddie Rund '23
DeJesus, Rund, and their classmates have been working in groups to plan the event, each focusing on a different aspect of the planning, including branding and advertising, accounting and sponsorship, artist booking, and event production. Students have been working with their teammates and as a class to plan the event, and they have secured sponsorship from local companies.
"This has been a wonderful opportunity to practice perseverance," said Rund. "It’s highlighted the importance of strong communication and dedication. I’ve enjoyed having a part in planning our concert, especially as a member of the branding and advertising team, since it’s showed me what I have to look forward to after graduation. We’ve learned resilience when we’ve encountered challenges, and we’ve been creative when brainstorming ways to overcome them."
DeJesus, who created the logo for the event, has been part of the marketing and branding group. She says what she’s already learned from the course has been invaluable.
"I’ve learned that having the ability to communicate with others is such an important skill to have," she said. "Communicating effectively inside and outside of my team has made it so much easier to collaborate and get our ideas out there. This has been a great experience because I will carry the skills I’ve learned from this class into my career."
Rund is looking forward to the concert, and she’s glad she and her classmates can help support the music industry during what has been an especially challenging time.
"The goal of our event is to raise awareness for an organization that is doing so much to make sure we have venues to return to when concerts become safe spaces again," said Rund. "NIVA has been the reason many venues will see the light of the next concert season, and we all have that to be thankful for."
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.