For Media: Move-in & Fall Welcome 2023

Get tips and story ideas for CU Boulder's 2023 move-in and Fall Welcome events.

Traffic impacts

• The move-in process is spread out over several days and is based on student selected move-in appointments. This eases the moving process for students and lessens the traffic impact in and around Boulder. People driving to or around Boulder should expect increased traffic throughout the week of Aug. 21. 
• Reporters and photographers should allow extra time to arrive on campus and locate parking.
• Members of the public should be advised that US-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. Families are advised to approach campus from the east via Baseline Road.
• Big box stores (e.g. Target at 28th and Pearl Streets) and grocery stores near campus can also be busier than usual as students pick up furniture or stock up on groceries and other essential items. 

Interviewing students

• Reporters are encouraged to speak with any consenting students, family and others during move-in and Fall Welcome events. 
• Media members are prohibited from entering residence halls without prior permission from Strategic Media Relations, even if a student invites you in.
• Contact Strategic Media Relations before visiting campus to request residence hall permission.

In-person 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 In the Neighborhood Block Parties

• University Hill Neighborhood: 1142 13th St, Sept. 7, 5–8 p.m. (The parking lot owned by CU across from Event Street on The Hill)
• Goss Grove Neighborhood: 19th & Grove Park, Sept. 8, 5–8 p.m. (Intersection of Goss and 19th streets)
• East Aurora Neighborhood: Arrowwood Park, Sept. 14, 5–8 p.m. (3185 Arrowwood Lane, Boulder, CO 80303)
• Martin Acres Neighborhood: Martin Park, Sept. 15, 5–8 p.m. (36th Street and Eastman Avenue, Boulder, CO 80305)

CU Buffaloes vs. Nebraska football game

• Sept. 9, 10 a.m., Folsom Field
• Game will air on FOX

Pearl Street Stampede

• 7 p.m. the night before home football games
  • Thursday, Sept. 8
  • Friday, Sept. 15
  • Friday, Oct. 29
  • Friday, Oct. 12 (Family Weekend)
  • Friday, Nov. 4 (Homecoming)
  • Friday, Nov. 10
• Starts at 1300 block of Pearl Street (in front of the County Courthouse). The Stampede 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 August 21-24.
• New families are encouraged to check out this video with tips for navigating the transition to CU Boulder. 
• Families can participate in the Letters from Home program by writing a letter to their student that New Student & Family Programs will send on their behalf during the third week of the semester.
• 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 register for Family Weekend Oct. 12-15.
• Families can stay connected by signing up for the Buff Family Newsletter and following the Buff Family Facebook page.