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What Fall Will Look Like

Learn how the fall semester will look different and how you can best prepare. We’ve outlined what to do before the start of the semester, how to prepare each day before coming to campus, and what to expect in terms of classrooms, residence halls, cohorts and transportation. We also offer our campus community support services and resources.

 

Coming Prepared

Starting Each Day

Return to Class

Fall Calendar Dates

Cohort Model for First-Year Students

Residence Halls 

Campus Dining 

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Transportation Changes

Activities & Events

Faculty/Staff Information

Student Information

COVID-19-Ready Campus

We’ve developed many ways for our community to remain safe this semester while on campus. Learn about:

 

Building Access

Classroom Adjustments 

 Sanitation Protocols 

Navigating Campus Spaces

 Building Ventilation

Health & Safety Measures

We’ve implemented many health and safety measures across the university. Learn about prevention steps all Buffs must adopt, information about symptoms and testing, and how CU Boulder researchers are discovering information about COVID-19 that helps inform our actions as a university.

 

 

Campus Readiness

We’ve made many changes to our campus environment to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff. Changes around campus include building updates, new classroom setups, building circulation and ventilation, sanitation protocols, and adjustments to navigating campus spaces.

Campus Readiness

 

Prevention Steps & Guides

We all have a part to play in protecting ourselves and protecting our herd. From completing the daily health form to practicing health and safety measures, we’ve outlined actions we expect all Buffs to honor before joining us this semester and to practice while sharing their time on campus.

Prevention Tips

Symptoms & Testing

The best way to stop the spread is to adopt preventive measures. It’s also important to be aware of the symptoms related to COVID-19 and what to do if they appear. We’ve outlined information for our campus community so you know when to get tested, what to do if you’re sick and how to help prevent the spread to others.

Symptoms and Testing

Top Questions of the Week

  • How will you enforce a voluntary quarantine?
  • Will students see fee reductions for services that can’t be used over the next two weeks?
  • Can students leave home/residence halls to exercise or go to the recreation center?
  • I am commuting to school from outside Boulder County. Should I still attend? Should I quarantine?
  • What are the criteria for moving to Limited operating status and taking classes fully remote?
  • Can local parents bring their students home?
  • Does this mean staff members taking classes have to quarantine?
  • We consider this strong recommendation to be a directive from Boulder County Public Health.             
  • We anticipate updating campus policy within the next 48 hours to include the requirement that Staff, Faculty, Research Faculty, and Students are required to follow directives from Public Health Officials.           
  • After that update is complete, we will be enforcing the directive from Boulder County Public Health. Students found in violation of COVID-19 protocols that endanger our community will be adjudicated through the student code of conduct,            
  • Additionally, attending gatherings of any type outside their homes will be indications that students are violating the quarantine directive, and will likely result in sanctions. 
  • behavior does not change, we will need to reconsider the campus status.
  • There will not be fee reductions or refunds. Students will continue to benefit from services and support resources funded through fees. 
  • If the campus were to go fully remote for the remainder of the semester, students would receive a graduated refund for certain fees based on the timing of that decision. 
  • Personal exercise and recreation, by yourself, is permitted provided face coverings are worn at all times and physical distancing is observed. 
  • The Student Recreation Center will remain open.
  • You may still attend your in-person classes. If you feel sick or are experiencing any symptoms, please stay home. 
  • This quarantine applies only to CU Boulder students living in the City of Boulder who need to quarantine in their Boulder home or residence hall.
  • We expect our students to act as Buffs no matter where they are, so we encourage all students to follow public health guidelines for their area
  • We continue to monitor several factors related to testing results, contact tracing and isolation space to assess our campus mode of operation and whether a change in status is needed. 
  • Any decision to change modes will need to balance our ability to respond effectively to positive cases with the level of risk to the community based on guidance from campus, state and county experts.
  • The intent of the county’s quarantine action is for students to quarantine in their residence halls or in their local homes.
  • Students are still able to attend in-person classes.
  • Returning to their permanent residences could increase the risk of spreading COVID-19.

No, the recommendation from the county is for undergraduate and graduate students to voluntarily quarantine.

Campus Updates

 Road Map to Fall 2020: Aug. 13 update

 Road Map to Fall 2020: Aug. 6 update

 Road Map to Fall 2020: July 30 update

 Road Map to Fall 2020: July 23 update

 Road Map to Fall 2020: July 16 update

 Road Map to Fall 2020: July 9 update

 Road Map to Fall 2020: July 2 update

 Road Map to Fall 2020: June 25 update

 Road Map to Fall 2020: June 18 update

See All COVID-19 Updates

Be safe. Be you. Protect our herd. 

#BuffsTogether

 
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Protect Our Herd

Use the Protect Our Herd website for health and safety requirements, information on symptoms, testing and contact tracing, and information on navigating campus spaces.

COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 Campus Updates

As a university, we recognize our responsibility to continually monitor our progress and adjust our plans as needed in response to changes in the environment and in the spread of COVID-19. Use the COVID-19 Updates site to stay on top of announcements. 

Road Map to Fall 2020

 

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