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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As part of Summer Studio: Discovering Graphic Design, two graphic design majors served as mentors for local high school students, teaching them about the field and helping them develop their art, while also growing as artists themselves.
October 1, 2021
Christopher Colquhoun ’22 has been passionate about art since he was a kid. He is also good with computers. Interested in having the “best of both worlds,” he combined both interests this summer while sharing them with local high school students.
A graphic design major, Colquhoun served as a teaching assistant for Summer Studio: Discovering Graphic Design, a four-week program for 10 rising high school juniors and seniors in Bridgeport who are interested in the visual arts. He helped guide the students, providing ideas, input, and insights for their work while also finding inspiration for his own.
“What I liked the most was being able to see all the students’ different ideas,” he said. “In the art field, no two ideas are the same. I learned a lot working with this program. I watched the kids, and got ideas for projects of my own. It was an amazing opportunity.”
Colquhoun says the program enabled students to not only improve their own work, it offered them a unique opportunity to explore and experience the graphic design field. Offered to students free of charge, it was designed to encourage young artists to explore their creativity. Led by professionals and students such as Colquhoun, it explored topics such as typography and composition.
Colquhoun’s classmate Bayley Fair ’22 also served as a teaching assistant. She, too, enjoyed sharing her knowledge and expertise with the students while also learning from them and from the instructors.
“Summer Studio was such an incredible experience,” said Fair, a graphic design major who is now a teaching assistant at Sacred Heart University. “I hope the students learned a lot about the programs, but the biggest thing that I hope they learned from this experience is that there are so many paths to take in a creative field that will lead them to be successful.”
Initially a forensic psychology major at the University of New Haven, Fair changed her major after her first semester. She says she was eager to pursue a career in a field that would enable her to explore her creativity, and she says now she can’t imagine doing anything else. She enjoyed sharing her interest in design and creativity with the students at Summer Studio.
“I'm passionate about it because design is what makes the world appealing,” she explains. “Everywhere people are looking, they're seeing graphic design and they don't even realize it. The University prepared me to be a TA because they thoroughly teach us the material but also give us hours to work on projects that help us learn the programs inside and out.”
As part of Summer Studio, students learned basic skills, principles, and tools of design, including graphic design, digital media, and animation. They explored the career possibilities in the design industry and learned how to showcase their work and build a portfolio.
While gaining hands-on experience in software, such as Photoshop, students connected with mentors in industries such as advertising, media, and entertainment. During the course of the program, they completed three projects that enabled them to implement the skills they developed.
“The program was good for students who want to improve themselves,” said Colquhoun. “It allowed those who were unsure if they wanted to enter this field to have a chance to experience what it would be like. This program is something I have never really seen before. Having the ability to learn a lot more before college helped prepare the students for what college will be like.”
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.
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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.
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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.