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
Nine computer science students recently presented their capstone projects as part of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges' Northeastern Region conference, with one team capturing first place in the event’s poster contest. The University’s Computer Programing Club also earned high praise in the event’s programming contest.
May 1, 2022
Benjamin Placzek ’22 and his classmates recently designed an intelligent parking system that aims to cut down on the time spent finding a parking space at the University as well as reduce carbon emissions. They created SmartPark to determine parking availability in real time and to predict future parking availability.
A computer science major, Placzek completed his work on SmartPark was part of his capstone project. The system, which uses the University’s security cameras to scan parking lots, features an intuitive user interface and a security dashboard for University police.
He and his teammates recently presented their work as part of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges: Northeastern Region (CCSCNE) conference, where they competed against more than 30 teams from other universities to capture the best poster award.
"CCSCNE allowed us to learn more about our field and to make connections with computing professionals in the northeast," said Placzek. "As for our project, I was able to learn a lot about working with various technologies as well as working with a team and experiencing what it is like to work on a large software project."
The conference enabled Placzek and his classmates to attend workshops, network, and share their work with professionals in the field of computer science, as well as other students.
"Participating in CCSCNE was a great opportunity," adds Benjamin Greenfield ’22, Placzek’s teammate and a fellow computer science major. "We were able to view other students’ projects from other universities and discuss their research while receiving feedback on our own project."
Held at Pace University, CCSCNE included a poster session in which nine Chargers presented four computer science capstone projects. Their projects included a racing video game called InfinAI: Non-Player Characters (NPCs) Get Smart, as well as projects focused on gaming and real-time-user-activity fingerprinting.
"I am proud of our students, and their achievements are a recognition of the quality of their hard and soft skills," said Mehdi Mekni, Ph.D., an associate professor and coordinator of the University’s undergraduate program in computer science. "This also demonstrates the value of our Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited computer science program and the excellent work our faculty are doing inside and outside their classrooms."
"I am very proud of our faculty and students for their amazing success," added Ibrahim "Abe" Baggili, Ph.D., Elder Family Endowed Chair and founding director of the University’s Connecticut Institute of Technology. "This is truly the result of our undergraduate research and hands-on learning in computing mentorship, a major priority at the Connecticut Institute of Technology and the Tagliatela College of Engineering. The students worked hard, and the fruit of their work is clearly visible."
As part of the event, students in the University’s Computer Programing Club also took part in a programming contest, answering a series of challenging questions in C++, a programming language. The University captured sixth place in the contest.
Joshua Bartholomew ’22, whose capstone project entailed developing a racing video game in which a non-player character opponent uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to train in order to provide a certain level of difficulty, took part in the competition.
"My entire team agreed the problems felt just like homework assignments we have done for previous classes," said Bartholomew, a computer science major. "We have been working with partners on many programming assignments over the years, so collaborating was quite familiar. The only difference was the strict time constraint, and even that was something we experienced in exams that had coding sections. The University prepared us as well as we could have hoped for."
For Steven Atilho ’22, taking part in CCSCNE was an exciting opportunity to share SmartPark, an application he helped develop and that he hopes to continue to enhance. He was grateful for the opportunity to receive constructive feedback from students and faculty members from universities throughout the northeast, and to share an application that, he hopes, will continue to offer an important service to members of Charger Nation.
"The recognition we earned at CCSCNE ignited my inspiration and motivation to continue improving on our prototype and to begin reaching out to faculty and staff who can assist us in scaling our solution to be beta-tested on campus," said Atilho, a computer science major. "We are actively looking for feedback or suggestions from potential users of our application so that we can meet the needs of our University community and enhance their overall parking experience."
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.
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.