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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Assistant Director of Employer Relations, Marcus Paca, and the Center for Career Development are presenting students with an opportunity to leverage college degrees into a nonprofit leadership experience. Through the Helping Hands Nonprofit Leadership program, students may attend for an opportunity to receive a $5,000 internship stipend, network with nonprofit organizations, and receive an experiential education.
March 28, 2022
The goals of the program are to “train, develop and expose University of New Haven students to the nonprofit sector; help pipeline and sustain leaders of color in support of regional community organizations, provide BIPOC identifying students at the University of New Haven, leadership and teamwork training from experienced regional leaders during the 2022 calendar year, [and] to provide students with an 8-10-week, experiential learning opportunity during the summer of 2022 that helps prepare them for leadership roles in the sector.”
Assistant Director of Employer Relations, Marcus Paca, said that the idea for Helping Hands came while speaking to faculty in the criminal justice department. “I learned that many of their students were looking for more ‘preventative’ areas to work in, rather than traditional ‘badge and gun’ carrying positions,” he said. “I leveraged that information with Wells Fargo’s Corporate Foundation arm, who were looking to invest in regional, nonprofit management development training programming for minorities. After many months of planning, research and focus groups, I developed a proposal that was widely supported both internally at the University of New Haven and in the external nonprofit community.”
This semester, students will start with leadership development training. By the end of this semester, there will be a post-training social and internship selection. In the summer and fall of 2022, students will complete their internship. Finally, in the mid-fall semester, a recognition awards ceremony will be held for participants.
The program is open to a group of 10 to 12 sophomore, junior and rising senior BIPOC and female students. Majors must be within criminal justice, business, psychology or health sciences.
During the leadership training discussion that will last two sessions, participating nonprofits will prepare a 20 to 30-minute presentation.
There is much to offer within the leadership training context. Students will learn about teamwork, leadership, communication, empathy and emotional intelligence, the impact of nonprofit work, will have daily work to complete, and more.
Nonprofit organizations that students can network with include New Haven Reads, Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, West Haven Community House and Students for Educational Justice, among others.
Students will know what organizations they will be interning with by the end of March. Internships have various areas of focus, including strategy and planning, advocacy, impact and outreach, case management and operations, development, and grant making.
After completing the Helping Hands Nonprofit Leadership program, students can expect a profound knowledge on new topics. The program supports the next generation of regional community service professionals, students will be vetted by talent and experience acquisition opportunities, and there are possibilities for subsidized internships and regional organization branding and marketing opportunities.
Paca said that the goal of the program is “to expose students to different types of regional nonprofits and provide [an] opportunity to learn directly from seasoned executives on how [to] become a successful leader within community based organizations.”
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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.