The West Haven area has received a significant snowfall with 16 inches of snow already on the ground. Due to this and the extensive campus clean-up operations that will need to take place: All in-person day and evening classes scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2026 will transition to being held online or remotely..
Campus operations for residential students will be modified based on expected conditions. Separate messages will be sent from various offices and departments regarding changes to normal hours of operation. Current students, faculty, and staff can find the latest information about operations on myCharger (login required).
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.
Residential students should be prepared to move their vehicles, if requested, for snow removal operations. If you are parked on a public street in West Haven, please move your vehicle off-street as a snow parking ban has been issued prohibiting vehicles from parking on all public streets. A list of off-street parking lots can be found on the City of West Haven’s website.
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Based on the high vaccination rate on campus and the latest Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the University has updated many of its COVID-related policies and procedures, including making face coverings optional in most University facilities, including classrooms and academic spaces.
April 5, 2022
The University of New Haven’s COVID Task Force announced that it has updated many of the University’s COVID-related policies and procedures, including making face coverings optional in most University spaces, including all classrooms and academic spaces. Face coverings will continue to be required in Health Services, on all University transportation, and in any University COVID-19 testing or vaccination clinics.
This decision is based on the University’s vaccination rate, which is above 97 percent, and the latest guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that indicate individuals in counties with a “low” or “medium” COVID-19 community level can choose to wear a face covering based on their personal preference, informed by their personal level of risk.
Each county in Connecticut, including New Haven county, currently has a low community level of COVID-19.
“Great job, Charger Nation,” wrote the COVID Task Force in a University-wide message. “Thanks to your ongoing commitment to protecting yourself and each other, we continue to see a very low number of cases of COVID-19 in our community.
All members of the community must continue to use CoVerified, the University’s COVID-19 management platform, to complete their daily wellness check or to submit symptoms, for the duration of the Spring semester. Students who submit symptoms via CoVerified are assessed by Health Services. Any students are invited to get tested weekly as part of the University’s on-campus asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program.
Community members with a University-approved vaccination exemption must continue to get tested weekly in order to remain cleared in CoVerified.
In order to help identify cases and keep transmission of COVID controlled, students were given an at-home COVID-19 test that they were instructed to take before returning to campus from Spring Break.
Non-community members are welcomed on campus as guests, provided they are up-to-date on their vaccination status or have proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR or viral antigen test taken 72 hours prior to visiting campus.
“Updating our COVID policies and procedures and instituting an optional face covering policy is the next important step in our ongoing and comprehensive response to COVID-19 that will enable our students to continue to maximize their college experience in and out of the classroom,” says Ophelie Rowe-Allen, Ed.D., dean of students and a member of the University’s COVID Task Force.
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Entrepreneur David Sussman partnered with the University of New Haven to pilot Uccountability, a program designed to strengthen student success through structured peer accountability. Students from the first cohort shared the far-reaching impact of their experiences.
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The University of New Haven has signed a master research agreement with Capewell Aerial Systems, a Connecticut aerospace manufacturer, to provide hands-on engineering projects and internships focused on aviation safety and advanced manufacturing.
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Kat Swistak '26 reflects on her journey from a small town in New Jersey to the University of New Haven to study forensic science. A marketing minor, she talked about her work with Charger Athletics, including serving as the social media manager for women's rugby and field hockey as well as being part of Chargers Creative, the student-led group that supports social and digital media that generate millions of impressions for the University's Division I athletics teams. This work, as well as her involvement with the Office of Marketing and Communications student content team has broadened her career aspirations to work in content creation. She also talked about her plans for the Women in Sports Club, which she hopes will be her legacy as a Charger. "I'm so glad that I came here. I wouldn't have been able to grow and be who I am without coming here."