Move-in & Fall Welcome 2025
CU Boulder will welcome thousands of new and returning students and their families to campus this month. Credentialed members of the news media are invited to a media availability from 6 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, that will cover fall move-in and Fall Welcome events. Please see details and story ideas below.
If you plan to cover move-in, please RSVP to cunews@colorado.edu by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15.
If you go
Who: Credentialed news media members
What: Journalists will have the opportunity to interview campus spokespeople about move-in, Fall Welcome events and the fall semester ahead. They can also collect photos and video B-roll of students moving in at that time.
If you would like an interview for use in broadcast or print before 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, a spokesperson is available for interviews by appointment this week. Email cunews@colorado.edu for arrangements.
When: Monday, Aug. 18. Spokesperson interviews from 6 a.m. to noon. Interviews with Chancellor Justin Schwartz and Vice Chancellor of Student Life D’Andra Mull, from 9 to 10 a.m.
Where: Media availability will take place at Williams Village East. Members of the news media must RSVP to reserve parking on campus. Please park on the east side of Lot 622, marked in red on the map below. You can follow this Google Pin for GPS directions.
Multimedia
2025 move-in media assets, including VO and photos, are available for media outlets to download and use. They will also be shared through the official CU Boulder Strategic Relations and Communications X (Twitter) account, @CUBoulderNews.
Story ideas
New year of leadership
CU Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz has completed one year as the leader of the University of Colorado’s flagship campus and the state’s leading public research university. Learn more about his inaugural year and his priorities for the 2025–26 academic year.
Future innovators
Incoming and returning CU Boulder students will innovate in unimaginable ways. Think of the technologies developed during the past 30 years. What’s next for Gen Z students who are studying in the era of quantum physics and artificial intelligence?
Public and community service
CU Boulder alumni have a long history of public service and civic engagement in Colorado and beyond. CU Boulder is ranked No. 2 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers, with 39 alumni currently serving in 28 countries around the globe.
New police chief’s first move-in
Ashley Griffin joined CU Boulder in July as chief of police for the CU Boulder Police Department (CUPD). Contact nicole.mueksch@colorado.edu to set up an interview with Griffin.
Interviewing students
- Reporters are encouraged to speak with students, family and others who consent to interviews during move-in and Fall Welcome events.
- Members of the news media are prohibited from entering residence halls without prior permission from Strategic Media Relations, even if a student invites you in.
- Contact cunews@colorado.edu before visiting campus to request residence hall permission.
Traffic impacts
- The move-in process is spread out over several days and is based on student-selected appointments, which eases the process for students and lessens traffic impacts in and around Boulder.
- People driving to or around Boulder should expect increased traffic beginning Aug. 15 through Aug. 22.
- Reporters and photographers should allow extra time to arrive on campus and locate parking.
- Members of the public should be advised that U.S. 36, Baseline Road, Broadway and Arapahoe Avenue in the areas around campus often have additional traffic throughout the move-in process.
- Families are encouraged to use the “move-in” layer of the campus map and are advised to approach campus from the east via Baseline Road.
- Supermarkets and other businesses near campus can also be busier than usual as students pick up furniture or stock up on groceries and other essential items.
Welcome events
Fall Welcome events will be open to first-year and transfer students. Select events will be open to all CU Boulder students. The full Fall Welcome event schedule can be found here.
Public community events
Attendance is open to the public; CU Boulder affiliation is not required.
CU Buffaloes vs. Georgia Tech Home Opener
- Aug. 29, Folsom Field, 6 p.m. kickoff, airing on ESPN
- Student Gameday Huddle
Pearl Street Stampede
- 7 p.m., Aug. 28, and before all other home football games
- Starts outside the front of the Boulder County Historic Courthouse at 1325 Pearl St. and moves west, stopping on each block of the Pearl Street Mall to perform
Resources for new families
- Families are invited to join Fall Welcome Family events Aug. 17—29.
- Families can join Buff Family Webinars and Buff Family Coffee Hours throughout the year to learn more about campus resources and to connect with other Buff families.
- Families can stay connected by signing up for the Buff Family Newsletter and following the Buff Family Facebook page.