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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The Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) event will bring teams from nine institutions, as far away as Texas, to compete at the University of New Haven. They will gain exciting real-world experience, collaborating in the role of professional penetration testers.
October 27, 2023
For Jarred Foley ’24, the upcoming Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) New England Regional event at the University of New Haven is about more than cybersecurity. It’s about growth, teamwork, and leadership. And he can’t wait to welcome teams from schools around the region – and beyond – to compete at the University.
A cybersecurity and networks major, Foley is helping lead the charge of planning the event. Whether he’s managing t-shirt purchases or interacting with the teams to ascertain their needs, he says it’s been a great experience.
As he’s helped plan the competition, Foley has drawn on his background in the U.S. Air Force as a noncommissioned officer in charge of electronic security in Minot, North Dakota. It prepared him for collaborating with the sponsoring organization and the individuals from the institutions who will take part in CPTC.
“This has been a great learning experience,” said Foley. “It has been wonderful to learn from Professor Page as well. She has been so helpful.”
Liberty Page, M.S. is serving as the event host, and Foley has been her assistant planning the program. Prof. Page is excited that the University’s Connecticut Institute of Technology will be hosting a CPTC regional for the fifth time – and she’s been actively involved in hosting the event each of those years. This year’s competition will be held on campus on Saturday, November 11, and Sunday, November 12.
The competition enables teams of students to collaborate in the role of professional penetration testers, working for a fictional company. Nine teams, from far away as Texas, will be coming to the University for the competition. Participating teams include Rutgers University, the United States Military Academy, the University of Virginia, the University of Texas at Austin, and Northeastern University.
“I am grateful to the Connecticut Institute of Technology in the Tagliatela College of Engineering for sponsoring the 2023 New England Regional Qualifier of the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition,” said Prof. Page, coordinator of the University’s B.S. in Cybersecurity and Networks program. “I am excited to give students this opportunity to participate in a competition that mimics the activities of real-world penetration tests, including interacting with company representatives, writing up their findings, and presenting their results.
CPTC is a unique real-world collegiate cybersecurity competition. It focuses on evaluating the activities teams are likely to perform during a real penetration-testing task conducted by companies, professional firms, and internal security departments. Students interact with company representatives, prepare a report of their findings, and present their results to a panel of judges from leading companies and organizations, creating exciting networking opportunities.
“The CPTC judges come from some of the top companies in our industry,” said Prof. Page. “I am grateful for RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology), the CPTC Global host, all the volunteers from industry, and our faculty and students for supporting this event.”
The University’s own hacking team will be competing in the event. Jonathan Chute ’25, ’26 M.S., the team’s captain, has been meeting with his teammates each week to prepare for the competition. While many of them are experienced in cybersecurity, for some, this is their first such competition.
“I have a lot of faith in our abilities,” said Chute, a cybersecurity and networks major. “We’re all close, and there’s a lot of camaraderie between us. As captain, I look to them for ideas, and we learn from each other.”
The champion of the regional competition will qualify for the CPTC global competition, and the runner-up teams will also have the opportunity to qualify as a wild card. The Chargers Hacking Team has previously captured second place at the regional, and they’re aiming to place in this year’s competition as well.
Regardless of where the team places, Chute says it’s a big deal that the University is hosting it. He’s excited to welcome visiting teams to the University.
“This is great for the University, and it puts us front and center,” he said. “We are a strong cybersecurity school, and that’s important. The fact that this competition is hosted on our campus is very important to the University.”
The event is already attracting support and excitement across the University, as dozens of volunteers have signed on to be a part of the event, including many graduate students. Foley, the event planner, was excited by how many of his fellow Chargers wanted to be involved. He hopes CPTC is a rewarding and fun event for all of them, as well as for the students who will be competing.
“The whole goal of the competition is to foster an environment for learning in a competitive space,” he said. “If the teams take away something new or make connections with other schools, that’s what we’re hoping to help foster. That’s what I’d like to see.”
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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.