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
Led by philanthropy chair Matthew Muriel ’26, the University of New Haven’s Sigma Chi chapter raised more than $32,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute—representing the most raised in the chapter’s history and pushing their total raised over the years past $200,000.
June 9, 2025
Each year, Sigma Chi chapters across the country participate in “Derby Days,” a weeklong philanthropic tradition designed to raise funds and awareness for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, one of the nation’s leading centers for cancer research and treatment. At the University of New Haven, this event has become a cornerstone of our chapter’s commitment to service and impact.
In 2025, that commitment reached a historic new height.
Thanks to the leadership of Matthew Muriel ’26 and the support of the broader Charger community, the University’s Sigma Chi chapter raised more than $32,000 in just one week. It marks the largest amount the chapter has ever raised during a Derby Days program and pushes their chapter’s lifetime total past an incredible $200,000. With creative programming, campus-wide collaboration, and a shared dedication to giving back, Muriel and his brothers proved that when a community comes together, they can truly be the generation to end cancer. Mattew shares his reflections on the experience below.
I'm Matt but everyone calls me Machu here on campus. This past year I was lucky enough to be chosen as Sigma Chi’s philanthropy chair. I got appointed in May 2024 and immediately got to work, making plans for what I want to do and how I wanted to achieve my goals. Growing up and seeing less fortunate people humbled me for a lifetime, and I vowed to always give back when possible. This position has allowed me to achieve my goals and even break records.
Throughout the course of the fall semester, I had countless meetings with staff here at the University of New Haven. With their help, and alongside several of my peers in Sigma Chi, we were able to have a week planned out for Derby Days, and we started booking what we could. I wanted to change the game for Sigma Chi and planned to host two events a day instead of one, and to use social media as an outreach tool. Not only did I want the Greek community to work together, but I wanted the whole campus to be able to participate in this great cause.
We hosted traditional events such as our annual ‘pie a chi’ and our poster board night, and we also brought back old events such as our pasta night. This event was the turning point for me and was when I saw my vision coming to reality. We started out with only about 15 pasta orders and were scared that the event wouldn’t do well, but within the hour of delivery, we jumped and ended up serving more than 75 people, which was truly a blessing. Throughout the week we made sure to make vlogs that gained attention, and we were getting attention from schools all over the country. We even got support from other countries.
Being able to give back in such a large way has been absolutely amazing, I’m beyond proud of what Sigma Chi here has accomplished, being able to not only break the school record but absolutely smash it. My goal was to simply do better than the year before, which was about $18k, but we were able to reach $32k. I am honored to be able to say that we ended up in the top 30 out of over 230 chapters in the whole country, and I couldn't have done it without the guys around me and our amazing campus community who showed out. Our motto is to be “The Generation to End Cancer,” and I truly believe that can be achieved.
Matthew Muriel ’26 is an Exercise Science major within the University’s School of Health Sciences.
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.