Quinnipiac Students Face Dismissal for Hosting Unruly Parties

Quinnipiac students that host parties at off-campus residences that end in arrests will face dismissal, a university spokesman said in a joint release with the Hamden Police Department Thursday.

"In an effort to combat off-campus student parties that have disrupted Hamden neighborhoods in recent weeks, Quinnipiac University issued a stern warning Thursday to students living off-campus, spokesman John Morgan, associate vice president for public relations.

“Students who host off-campus parties that are broken up by the Hamden Police Department will face dismissal from the university,” said Mark Thompson, executive vice president and provost. “The university works tirelessly to teach the importance of community to our students, and we fully expect them to act responsibly when they are living off campus.”

The warning comes as a result of the Hamden Police Department and the university redoubling their efforts to reduce the number of off-campus parties and educate students about what it means to be responsible members of the Hamden community, Morgan said.

“While the majority of the Quinnipiac students living off campus are responsible town residents, there are some who have caused major disturbances that have disrupted the quality of life in our neighborhoods, and jeopardized public safety overall,” said Hamden Police Chief Thomas J. Wydra. “The Hamden Police Department will continue to work collaboratively with Quinnipiac University officials, and take swift action against those whose behavior adversely impacts the safety and security of the residents of Hamden.”

Last weekend, the Hamden Police Department charged 22 students who either hosted or attended disruptive parties in privately-owned homes in Hamden.

Quinnipiac enrolls 6,400 full-time undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students in 58 undergraduate and more than 20 graduate programs of study in its School of Business and Engineering, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences.