For nearly 100 years, Quinnipiac University has called New Haven county, home. And with our 3 campuses located in the towns of Hamden and North Haven, we take our responsibility as a good community member and neighbor seriously. We are committed to doing our part to enhance and enrich the quality of life for our students and the residents in both communities through open communication, collaboration and positive action.
Working to reduce hunger and support food recovery in our community
Quinnipiac and Haven’s Harvest formally announced a new partnership that will help reduce hunger and support food recovery in Hamden.
Quinnipiac Dining, which oversees food services at the university, is now donating its excess food directly to Hamden residents through Haven’s Harvest, a nonprofit organization that currently provides food to those facing food insecurity throughout Greater New Haven. Quinnipiac students will volunteer to help distribute the food throughout Hamden.
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Programs and Services
As champions of community service, our 10,000 students volunteer throughout Connecticut, from assisting with Ronald McDonald House projects and raising money for charities to motivating school children in the region with Read Aloud days to beautifying neighborhoods. Our health professions students provide free clinics, and our law students perform legal services and tax preparation for residents in need. The university enriches the community with cultural opportunities, athletics and entertainment options that attract thousands annually.
Baby Day Observation and Play. Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences occupational therapy student Allison Zuccaro, right, interacts with 13-month-old Penelope Fidanza as she is held by Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Valerie E. Beckert Strange on top of an exercise ball during Baby Day Observation and Play in the Movement Lab at the North Haven Campus on Friday, November 2, 2018.
Quinnipiac students plant flowers outside the Stetson Branch Library in New Haven for the Big Event, a day of community outreach and volunteer service around the greater Hamden area on Saturday, April 6, 2019.
Quinnipiac University hosts Camp No Limits, an annual 3-day camp that supports children affected by limb loss and their families. In 2015, Quinnipiac became the first and only institution of higher education in the country to host Camp No Limits.
Physical therapy students, from left, Jessica Stearn ’20 and Steven McCormack ’19 help patient Scott Scialabba with his treatment at EQUIP (Quinnipiac University Interprofessional Practice) Rehabilitation Clinic, a student-run organization located on the North Haven Campus founded in 2012 to serve patients' PT and OT needs who are uninsured or underinsured in the Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.
Occupational therapy student Kristen Flammini leads a rehabilitative course for seniors at EQUIP (Quinnipiac University Interprofessional Practice) Rehabilitation Clinic on the North Haven Campus.
A Quinnipiac staff member makes a donation to the university-wide food drive held during May 2019.
Junior Achievement volunteer and management student Coralie Joseph ’19 introduces second-grade students to the world of business and entrepreneurship at Cook Hill Elementary School in Wallingford for the annual Quinnipiac School of Business Community Service Day Friday, April 5, 2019.
Social work student Amanda Panniello MSW ’19 co-facilitates the Lions Low Vision Center monthly Low Vision Support Group Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 on Quinnipiac’s North Haven Campus. Staffed by social work and occupational therapy students and faculty, the center offers evaluation and recommendations for patients with vision impairments.
Ridge Road Elementary School second grade student Isaiah Lamb, 7, plays on the school’s new playground after a ribbon cutting ceremony in North Haven, Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
Quinnipiac sorority Kappa Delta hosts its annual fundraising event, Shamrock the Rope Competition, for Prevent Child Abuse America and local affiliate The Children’s Center of Hamden in Burt Kahn Court on Sunday, February 24, 2019.
Resident assistants Sean Cowles ’20, left, and Max Fortier ’20, MBA ’21, co-organized a student event writing letters of love and hope Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, to go in care packages with toys and art supplies to send to the children at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Community Conversations
Recordings of conversations Quinnipiac has had with local communities, organizations and administrators.
Recorded February 10, 2022.
Off-Campus Housing Task Force
Our Off-Campus Housing Task Force is the main contact for area residents and elected leaders, partnering to enhance the well-being of our shared community, informing the public of community interest projects and events, and sharing other efforts and opportunities that will bring our community together.
John Sullivan Hamden Police Chief
Monique Drucker QU, Vice President and Dean of Students
Ralph DiFonzo Hamden resident and landlord
Lynn Fox Chief of Environmental Services, Quinnipiack Valley Health District
Lille Gaeta QU, Student Government Association (SGA) representative
Bo Kicak Hamden Police Deputy Chief
Daniel Kops Hamden Planning and Zoning
Bob Labulis Hamden Building Inspector
Mick McGarry Hamden Town Council President
Gary Merwede Hamden Fire Chief
Bethany Zemba QU, Vice President (of Community Relations) and Chief of Staff
