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
The Pompea College of Business is collaborating with FactSet, a global financial data and technology company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, to support the company’s Black Business Resource Group.
November 30, 2020
The University of New Haven’s Pompea College of Business has announced an affiliation with , a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading service.
Through this collaboration, the University will be actively involved with FactSet’s , one of the six BRGs that was created to help advance the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts.
“We are excited to take an active role in FactSet’s efforts to further enrich the diversity across the company and in the investment industry,” said Brian Kench, dean of the Pompea College of Business. “This is a terrific opportunity for the Pompea College of Business to support an important and influential initiative that will provide transformational opportunities for our students.”
“Organizations are at their strongest when everyone is represented,” said Phil Snow, CEO, FactSet. “FactSet’s BRGs elevate our efforts to recruit, retain, and advance a diverse workforce, and I look forward to furthering a pipeline of Black talent with the University of New Haven. I have been with FactSet for over twenty years, and I’m excited to help more students gain the same opportunity to grow their careers at a great company.”
As part of the University’s involvement in this effort, high-achieving University of New Haven students will be able to pursue internship and career opportunities with FactSet. Earlier this semester, a group of seniors from the Pompea College of Business and the Tagliatela College of Engineering were invited to take part in a special recruiting event with FactSet leaders to learn about potential positions for when they complete their degrees.
“As a Black man and an African immigrant who bootstrapped myself through graduate school, I very much understand and appreciate the value and the crucial difference a helping hand to that first quality job can make to young lives.”Oni Chukwu ’94 MBA
This relationship was created through the vision of University of New Haven President Steven Kaplan; Board of Governors member Oni Chukwu ’94 MBA, ’15 Hon, a visionary technology entrepreneur with decades of experience in the software sector; Dean Kench; and Ron Harichandran, dean of the University’s Tagliatela College of Engineering.
“As a Black man and an African immigrant who bootstrapped myself through graduate school, I very much understand and appreciate the value and the crucial difference a helping hand to that first quality job can make to young lives,” said Chukwu, who previously served as chief executive officer and is now executive chairman at , a leader in enterprise software-as-a-service event management software for global businesses. “When I first met CEO Phil Snow and his FactSet team to discuss this collaboration with UNH, they immediately got it and saw it as the perfect complement to their ongoing internal Black BRG company-wide initiative to attract, mentor, and retain Black employees.
“This is a match made at the intersection of optimal need and perfect opportunity, and will superbly position our Black underrepresented students for greater heights early in their professional careers when that intervention really counts,” continued Chukwu.
“I am very grateful for the leadership of Oni, Dean Kench, and Dean Harichadran and for the commitment of FactSet leaders to create this innovative and influential affiliation,” said President Kaplan. “We are pleased to support the important work taking place at FactSet and to be able to cultivate new and innovative opportunities that prepare our students to excel in their careers.”
The University’s collaboration with FactSet will also include mentorship programs and access to the company’s proprietary software. Both the Pompea College of Business and the Tagliatela College of Engineering include an emphasis across their programs on analytics, understanding big data, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
“The principles taught across the Pompea College of Business and the Tagliatela College of Engineering are inextricably linked,” said Dean Harichandran. “We have a responsibility, one that we embrace, to help foster diversity across all sectors, and we are pleased to be able to work with FactSet to provide invaluable experiences for our students that will undoubtedly lead to great professional success.”
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