Scene at CU: A novel Buff kick-off to the year

Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the CU Boulder 2020 fall semester. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, study at the Engineering Center on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the CU Boulder 2020 fall semester. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, study at the Engineering Center on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, study at the Engineering Center on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Branded masks for all students, faculty and staff with Buff One cards are available at help tents across the campus. Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students inside a study tent next to the Imig Music building in Farrand Field, wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students work in a study space tent in the Physics parking lot, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students outside of Norlin Library, wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Professor Tina Pittman leads a clinical psychology practicum for graduate students in a courtyard near Ketchum Arts and Sciences building. Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Professor Tina Pittman leads a clinical psychology practicum for graduate students in a courtyard near Ketchum Arts and Sciences building. Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A UMC worker cleans and sanitizes the main north entrance doors. Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A UMC worker cleans and sanitizes the main north entrance doors. Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students study inside the UMC, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Distanced tables are set up in the east dining area of the UMC. Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Signs indicated proper direction in the UMC. Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, staff and faculty, all wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students practice social distancing at the bus stop by the CASE building. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students practice social distancing at the bus stop by the CASE building. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Undergraduate students participate in Associate Professor and CU Director of Bands Donald McKinney's conducting class in the new wing of the College of Music Imig building. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Undergraduate students participate in Associate Professor and CU Director of Bands Donald McKinney's conducting class in the new wing of the College of Music Imig building. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Undergraduate students participate in Associate Professor and CU Director of Bands Donald McKinney's conducting class in the new wing of the College of Music Imig building. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Undergraduate students participate in Associate Professor and CU Director of Bands Donald McKinney's conducting class in the new wing of the College of Music Imig building. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
The large study area on the second floor of Norlin Library has been converted into safe classroom space for the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students grab meals to go at the UMC on the first day of the 2020 Fall semester on the CU Boulder Campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 fall semester on the CU Boulder campus. (Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 fall semester on the CU Boulder campus. (Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A masked student rides a bike on the CU Boulder campus during the first week of classes. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students, wearing facial coverings and practicing proper social distancing protocols, participate in classes and study on the first day of the 2020 fall semester on the CU Boulder campus. (Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A student rides his bike near the UMC during the first week of classes at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
A student walks near the UMC during the first week of classes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
The first week of classes in Norlin Library during the COVID-19 pandemic at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
The first week of classes in Norlin Library during the COVID-19 pandemic at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
The Laughing Goat beverage shop in Norlin Library serves a customer during the first week of classes at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
A student studies with her K-9 buddy during the first week of classes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
A socially distanced News Corps class, taught by Chuck Plunkett, takes place in the Center for Academic Success and Engagement during CU Boulder’s first week of classes. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
A socially distanced News Corps class, taught by Chuck Plunkett, takes place in the Center for Academic Success and Engagement during CU Boulder’s first week of classes. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
A socially distanced News Corps class, taught by Chuck Plunkett, takes place in the Center for Academic Success and Engagement during CU Boulder’s first week of classes. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
School of Education students meet at Bear Creak Park in South Boulder for an outdoor classroom session. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)
School of Education students meet at Bear Creak Park in South Boulder for an outdoor classroom session. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)
School of Education students meet at Bear Creak Park in South Boulder for an outdoor classroom session. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)
School of Education students meet at Bear Creak Park in South Boulder for an outdoor classroom session. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)
School of Education students meet at Bear Creak Park in South Boulder for an outdoor classroom session. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)