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'Once a Charger; Always a Charger:' Graduate Commencement Speaker Shares Message of Love, Community, and Legacy
Nearly 2,000 students were awarded degrees during the 2026 Graduate and Doctoral Commencement Ceremony.
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President Kaplan Touts University's Role in Advancing Connecticut's Economy
August 02, 2017
University of New Haven president Steve Kaplan believes that one of the University's biggest strengths is its history of creating market-driven programs that respond to the businesses that are the economic drivers of the Greater New Haven area and the state of Connecticut.
"We have the second-oldest executive MBA in the northeast, and we created one of the first national security programs in the country," Kaplan said as part of national supplement about Connecticut that is part of the current issue of The National, the official on-board magazine of Amtrak.
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Kaplan's reflections were featured alongside those of the presidents of Yale, Quinnipiac, and the University of Hartford as part of a feature examining the innovations and industries that are helping Connecticut complete in the global marketplace.
Underpinning the state's predisposition toward innovation, the article concludes, is one of its most celebrated assets: its higher education environment. The University, says President Kaplan, is proud to contribute to the state's economy by educating students who meet the workforce needs of the state's leading employers, even before they graduate.
We have an enormous number of students that do internships, that have hands-on learning experiences, and that's because of the strong ties we have to the business community.
– President Steve Kaplan
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Beloved Professor Encourages University of New Haven’s Class of 2026 to ‘Be Grateful, Bold, and Generous’
Longtime professor, campus minister, and alumnus Martin J. O’Connor ’76, Hon. ’26 inspired the University of New Haven’s newest graduates with a heartfelt Commencement address centered on gratitude, courage, and service. The University also celebrated Prof. O’Connor’s decades of impact on the Charger community with the presentation of an honorary doctorate and the announcement of a new endowed scholarship in his name.
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Nashville Study Away Program Hosts 'How Nashville Became Music City' as Part of its 10th Anniversary Celebration
To conclude the 10th Anniversary celebration of the University’s Nashville Study Away Program, Abigail Martin ’27, ’28 MBA reflects on a networking opportunity she had a celebration event and how the experience helped commemorate her time in Music City.