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 University of New Haven’s Writing Across the Curriculum program is one of only four programs in the country to earn the Writing Program Certificate of Excellence from the Conference on College Composition and Communication.
January 4, 2021
Devon Moore M.A. remembers when the first official writing-intensive courses were offered at the University of New Haven during the Fall 2017 semester, which also happened to be her first semester at the University. She says she has seen the University’s Writing Across the Curriculum program flourish over the past three years.
This work has led to the program being recognized by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) with a Writing Program Certificate of Excellence. A constituent organization within the National Council of Teachers of English, the CCCC recognized only four writing programs nationwide for the 2020-21 academic year with this prestigious honor.
“Jenna Sheffield and I have worked tirelessly over the last three years to grow and enrich the Writing Across the Curriculum program,” said Moore, the University’s writing programs coordinator and assistant director of the Center for Teaching Excellence. “It was really motivating to be recognized by our peers through such an important organization in our field.”
The award recognizes up to 20 programs each year that meet criteria such as best current practices, exemplary ongoing professional development for faculty teaching writing-intensive courses, and efforts to foster diversity.
“This recognition gives us external validation from a national organization that our program is effectively supporting faculty who teach writing-intensive courses,” said Jenna Sheffield, Ph.D., assistant provost for curriculum innovation and director of Writing Across the Curriculum. “Because I am a scholar in writing studies, I am happy to see that my research and training prepared me to build a successful program. In the end, this benefits students because they are learning how to become better communicators in their field of study.”
Every undergraduate student at the University must take at least one writing-intensive course. The University will be recognized during the 2021 CCCC Awards Presentation.
Moore hopes the University’s writing programs will continue to grow and that new faculty members will be interested in teaching writing-intensive courses.
“We strive to provide a supportive and insightful program to our instructors, which yields effective programming for our students,” she said. “I’m proud to be supporting a program that is doing such good work.”
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.