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.
University News
Jonathan Stringfield, Ph.D., a gaming industry expert, has been selected to lead the only online master’s degree program in esports business in the country.
September 26, 2022
The University of New Haven announced today that Jonathan Stringfield, Ph.D., an executive with a leading esports gaming company, has been named director of its innovative M.S. in Esports Business program, the first and only such online program in the field.
Dr. Stringfield is the vice president for global business research and marketing at Activision Blizzard and previously held leadership positions at Twitter, Facebook, and The Nielsen Company. He has taught at the university for the last year, during which he developed a class curriculum that combines classical marketing, marketing science, and sports marketing.
“Dr. Stringfield is a recognized and accomplished leader in esports and gaming, which is one of the world’s fasting-growing industries,” said Brian Kench, Ph.D., dean of the university’s Pompea College of Business. “In teaching only a small number of classes, he quickly demonstrated a keen ability to help students develop a competitive advantage through a custom-designed curriculum that prepares them to be leaders in the esports industry. We are excited about the impact he will have across our Esports and Gaming programs.”
“The esports industry is in the midst of significant change, and, with it, students have opportunities to bring their passion, knowledge, and skills to building the industry in exciting directions,” added Dr. Stringfield “I’m most excited by the potential to create high-quality educational experiences that blend practical business skills with the specifics of the gaming and esports business in order to continue to place students within impactful roles in the burgeoning gaming and esports industries.”
Dr. Stringfield has spent nearly 20 years as a research and marketing executive specializing in technology. He is widely published and a sought-after speaker on topics ranging from ad-tech, marketing science, and consumer psychology.
Dr. Stringfield recently wrote and published Get in the Game: How to Level Up Your Business with Gaming, Esports, and Emerging Technologies, a book and roadmap to understanding and navigating marketing and business integrations into the gaming ecosystem. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, master’s in sociology from DePaul University, and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The University also offers the only esports management concentration that is part of a business curriculum accredited by AACSB International and an interdisciplinary Esports and Gaming major that features academic collaborations with leading gaming entities.
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.