Power On

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At the University of New Haven, everything from our distinguished academic programs to our professors’ commitment to fostering professional development is designed to propel students into their careers. Our unique educational approach provides students with the skills, tactical experience, and network to become tomorrow’s pioneers.

At the University of New Haven, everything from our distinguished academic programs to our professors’ commitment to fostering professional development is designed to propel students into their careers. Our unique educational approach provides students with the skills, tactical experience, and network to become tomorrow’s pioneers.

University of New Haven Again Featured in Princeton Review's Go-To College Guidebook

As part of the University's profile, students described the Charger community as "caring and considerate" and said among its signature majors are many "amazing programs you cannot get anywhere else."

4,865

Undergraduate Students

4,965

Graduate Students

100%

Charger Nation

What Does It Mean to Power On?

The University of New Haven empowers tomorrow’s pioneers, change agents, and disruptors helping the next generation discover their purpose and instilling the confidence and knowledge they need to change their chosen fields, the communities they are part of, and the world.

Change isn’t possible without action, so we are committed to collaborative, interdisciplinary, and project-based learning. This is where planning becomes doing. No matter the goal, the University of New Haven is where individuals come when looking for the skills, experience, and community to set their dreams in motion as they engage, activate, and POWER ON.

University of New Haven Receives Transformational Donation to Support Female Students from Afghanistan

The University of New Haven announced the establishment of the Afghan Women’s Scholars program, which will provide scholarship and financial assistance to 10 undergraduate and four graduate Afghan women enrolled in any of the University’s five academic colleges/schools.

Charger Nation News
IN THE MEDIA
Kenneth Gray

Kenneth Gray, a distinguished lecturer of homeland security and terrorism, and criminal justice, comments on why pagers are still being used in the United States, after a deadly attack overseas.

Bobby McDonald

Bobby McDonald, a lecturer of criminal justice, comments that although the U.S. Secret Service may be short on staff for protection, bringing in people from outside agencies may prove to be more challenging.

THE CHARGER BLOG
Students interacted with employers

Hundreds of Chargers took part in the University’s two-day Career Fair, talking with recruiters and employees from more than 100 companies, organizations, and agencies in the engineering, arts, business, healthcare, criminal justice, and nonprofit fields.

Courtney McNelis '23 and Jan Louise Jones, Ph.D.

Through a particularly impactful internship with one of the top employers in Connecticut, Courtney McNelis ’23 found her path to career success working in talent acquisition.



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Charger Alumni at the Forefront of Building Professional Women’s Sports League from the Ground Up

Graduate Students, Community Health System Collaborate on Research Published in Prestigious Public Health Journal

Associate Professor of History Dr. Bradley Woodworth helped showcase the University’s expertise and global reach as he organized an international conference with Yale.

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