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 for further information on their snow parking ban.
University News
Angélica Cruz ’21 is one of only 240 students nationwide to receive the David L. Boren Scholarship, which will support her studying Mandarin in China. She is now the fourth University of New Haven student to receive the prominent prize.
April 30, 2020
When Angélica Cruz ’21 was taking the “WARCourse,” an innovative course taught by Matthew Schmidt, Ph.D., the experience included a simulation of D-Day in Normandy with a group of her classmates and a visit to Chernobyl. Dr. Schmidt says Cruz stood out for her ability to handle challenges and inspire others.
“I encourage students to be leaders, and Angélica was one of those leaders,” said Dr. Schmidt, an associate professor of national security and political science and Cruz’s adviser. “She was calm under pressure and her classmates gravitated to her.”
A Puerto Rico native, Cruz has become the fourth University of New Haven student to earn the prestigious , a program administered by the that supports study abroad by U.S. undergraduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests. She is one of only 240 students nationwide to receive a Boren Scholarship this year.
“After receiving the email that said I’d been selected, I read it over and over again to make sure I was not reading it incorrectly or imagining things,” said Cruz, a national security major. “I couldn't believe it. Then it hit me, and I just couldn't stop smiling.”
Cruz plans to use the $20,000 scholarship to travel to China to study Mandarin. She plans to spend the 2020-21 academic year in China – if circumstances due to the global COVID-19 pandemic allow.
“I am interested in specializing in East Asian affairs academically and professionally, and this scholarship will expose me to a culture and environment I aim to learn more about and understand,” said Cruz, who hopes to work for the federal government in the intelligence field. “Learning thoroughly about a country, its culture, and language requires a great extent of immersion, as I came to experience during my time at the University's campus in Italy.”
Dr. Schmidt, the Boren Scholarship representative on campus, says students who receive the award must be able to handle the rigors of studying abroad and be able to persevere, even when their work proves to be difficult.
“Angélica is brilliant, tough, and resilient – all qualities the Boren Scholarship committee looks for,” said Dr. Schmidt, who also had Cruz as a student while teaching at the University’s Tuscany Campus last fall. “This scholarship is very prestigious, and she was competing against students from schools such as Yale. I hope more University of New Haven students will apply in the future.”
For more information about the Boren Award, please contact Dr. Matthew Schmidt at MSchmidt@newhaven.edu. The deadline to apply for next year’s award is January 27, 2021.
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.
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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 鶹ýs support each other to achieve academic, personal, and professional goals. It’s called Uccountability.
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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.