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
The University is one of only six regional de-escalation training centers across the country that provides law enforcement training that is approved by the Department of Justice.
January 25, 2023
The University of New Haven, through its Center for Advanced Policing, has received a $1 million grant from the Department of Justice to support a de-escalation training program that will be offered for police departments across the Northeast.
“The University of New Haven has a long-established reputation as a leader in delivering quality law enforcement training,” said Lisa Dadio, director of the Center for Advanced Policing and assistant dean of the Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science, and a retired police lieutenant with the New Haven Police Department who spent 16 years in the detective division. “The awarding of this grant through the DOJ’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) allows us to deliver this one-of-a-kind de-escalation training to law enforcement agencies in the Northeast free of charge.”
The goals of the program include:
In December, the Center for Advanced Policing, was selected to become a National De-Escalation Training Center (NDTC) regional training center. There are six such regional training centers across the country.
As part of the new grant-funded program, officers will be trained in effective de-escalation tactics that evidence-based findings show will reduce the use of force and help build better relations between the police and the communities they serve. The 16-hour course will be facilitated by current and former sworn officers who were certified through a 40-hour interactive, scenario-based, and intensive training session.
“We will teach officers how to identify at-risk individuals and how to deal with them based on their specific behavior and personality traits,” explained Lorenzo Boyd, Ph.D., Stewart Professorship in Criminal Justice and Community Policing, a nationally recognized leader in police-community relations who served for 14 years in the Suffolk County (Mass.) Sheriff’s department, working in policing, corrections, and the courts. “Officers will also learn how to avoid further escalation and how to bring individual behavior from actively aggressive to a more normal and manageable level.”
“The University of New Haven, led by our world-renowned Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, has a long and rich history of being at the forefront of providing training that enhances the skills and effectiveness of law enforcement professionals,” added Steven H. Kaplan, Ph.D., chancellor of the University of New Haven. “I am grateful for the work of Lt. Dadio and Dr. Boyd in developing a program that will have a far-reaching impact across the Northeast on reducing use-of-force incidents and enriching police-community relations.”
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.