Thursday's weather forecast calls for snow to arrive in our area at approximately 7 a.m., with snow falling at a moderate rate for 2 or 3 hours before it changes to a brief period of freezing rain and then a changeover to plain rain by early afternoon, ending all together by mid-afternoon. Total snow accumulation is predicted to be 2-3 inches. This will result in hazardous driving conditions.
Due to the storm’s timing and the potential for freezing rain, all in-person day classes on Thursday, February 6, 2025 are cancelled. All scheduled in-person classes beginning before 4 p.m. will transition to being held online or remotely.
Additional information on the virtual format for each class will be provided by the instructor. Any change in the status for Thursday evening's classes beginning at 4 p.m. or later will be announced by 1 p.m. Thursday.
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 Thursday. 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 Thursday for residential students to use for study space and to participate in online classes.
Residential students should be prepared to move their vehicles, if requested, for snow removal operations.
We will provide updates as warranted. Stay safe.
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Jeffrey Fletcher ’79 visited campus as part of the University’s celebration of Black History Month to share some of the most impactful and meaningful items he has collected that depict, as one student said, an “eye-opening” look at Black history.
March 25, 2020
When Jeffrey Fletcher ’79 was a student at the University of New Haven, he remembers questioning his mother as to why she collected so many items related to African-American history.
Upon his mother’s death, Fletcher and his siblings inherited the collection. Unsure what to do with the items he received, Fletcher initially planned to throw them out, but he then realized there was a story behind them.
“This stuff was a way of telling my mother’s story of growing up in the Jim Crow south,” said Fletcher, a former student-athlete who played basketball while at the University. “I had an epiphany – I knew I had to tell her story.”
Fletcher began going to tag sales and auctions, seeking more items to add the collection. A retired officer who spent more than 20 years on the force, Fletcher now has more than 3,000 items – and counting – in storage.
As part of the University’s commemoration of Black History Month, Fletcher returned to his alma mater last month with a portion of his collection to discuss African American history with students. His mobile exhibit, titled “Images of America/Challenges of the Badge,” enabled students to see and experience what motivated trailblazers who fought for equality and freedom, while learning about the suffering they faced.
Among the items Fletcher showed students were two of the chairs from the Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina, where four African American college students who were refused service staged a sit-in that helped ignite a movement to challenge racial inequality. He also brought a jacket worn by a Tuskegee airman and some of the more than 150 shackles in his collection.
"People don’t always want to learn about this history because it is difficult or makes them feel embarrassed.”Jeffrey Fletcher '79
“This makes us uncomfortable, which is a good thing,” said Juan Hernandez, director of the University’s Myatt Center for Diversity and Inclusion, which hosted Fletcher’s talk. “I hope we can allow ourselves to be uncomfortable out of respect of the struggles of the people who were on the receiving end.”
Among the items in the collection that Fletcher acknowledges cause the most discomfort is a Ku Klux Klan robe. Pretending to be a white man, Fletcher was in touch with the robe’s owner – a man in North Carolina – for months before he bought the item, which came with two masks, a confederate flag, and a photo of the man wearing the robe. When he, ultimately, told the owner over the phone that he was Black, Fletcher said the man hurled racially-charged insults at him and threatened him. Fletcher now uses the items to educate.
“This is very hard to look at, but it existed,” he explains. “People don’t always want to learn about this history because it is difficult or makes them feel embarrassed.”
Not all of Fletcher’s items are associated with a negative history, and his collection includes advertisements and pieces related to the entertainment industry. He hopes to soon have the collection under one roof where everyone can see it, and a museum is now in development in Stratford, Conn.
“It is important to learn more about history that is not always taught in schools,” said Alicia Martin-Conyers ’20, a biology major who attended Fletcher’s talk. “When these items and their history are there in front of you, it’s eye-opening.”
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Henrik Nielsen, a Scandinavian business executive, has significantly increased his original seven-figure gift, enabling the University to support 42 Afghan women seeking to continue their education in the United States.
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Beatrice Glaviano ’26 breaks down the science of sugar, the myths, and why donuts still deserve a place in our lives this semester.