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.
University News
Responding to a national need for specially trained medical personnel, the University of New Haven will become the first college in Connecticut to offer a bachelor’s degree in paramedicine beginning this fall.
April 08, 2014
The program will be offered in partnership with Yale-New Haven Sponsor Hospital, a teaching division of Yale-New Haven Hospital. Yale School of Medicine will provide the doctors who will lecture in the program, and UNH students will have access to the Yale cadaver lab at the medical school.
The students in the program, which will be part of the School of Public Service within the UNH Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, will be able to earn either an associate’s degree or a Bachelor of Science degree. Both degrees will include studies in fire science, clinical experience in paramedicine, and training programs at a variety of health care facilities, including Yale-New Haven, Yale Children’s and Yale Psychiatric Hospitals.
"The need for paramedics with a fire science background is critical. Many fire departments providing medical services are forced to hire paramedics and re-tool them into firefighter medics." said Peter Struble, a lecturer and former Wallingford, Conn. fire chief and paramedic, who will head the program.
The program will emphasize anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology and will train students to address basic and advanced pre-hospital medicine well into the future. Students in the program will be trained so they can pass an exam to be nationally licensed paramedics.
"Connecticut has a tremendous demand for paramedics," said Peter Struble, a lecturer and former Wallingford, Conn. fire chief and paramedic, who will head the program. "The need for paramedics with a fire science background is critical. Many fire departments providing medical services are forced to hire paramedics and re-tool them into firefighter medics."
Nationally, the need for paramedics is growing, in part, because paramedics are getting involved in public education, health promotion, and injury and illness prevention programs, Struble said. Adding to the demand is an increasing number of emergencies, natural disasters, acts of violence and car accidents, in addition to a growing population of both middle-aged and elderly people.
There is such a demand for paramedics that the U.S. Department of Labor predicted that employment of paramedics will grow 23 percent from 2012 to 2022.
The only other paramedicine program in Connecticut affiliated with an academic institution is an associate’s degree program offered by Capital Community College in Hartford.
The Charger Blog
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.
University News
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.
Charger 360
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."