Scene at CU: Celebrating a new semester

The spring 2020 semester has kicked off, with students returning to campus and a host of events happening through January! From the first day of classes, to MLK Day celebrations, to the Chancellor's Celebration of Scholarships Luncheon and a visit from historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, the CU Boulder campus has been busy.

Students make their way across Norlin Quad on the first day of classes for spring 2020 at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Students make their way across Norlin Quad on the first day of classes for spring 2020 at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Students make their way past Norlin Library on the first day of classes for spring 2020 at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Students make their way past Norlin Library on the first day of classes for spring 2020 at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Students make their way past Norlin Library on the first day of classes for spring 2020 at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
A class in CHEM 140 on the first day of classes for spring 2020 at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
A student studies in the Center for Academic Success and Engagement on the first day of classes for spring 2020 at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
A group of students relax in the Center for Academic Success and Engagement on the first day of classes for spring 2020 at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
A couple of students relax in the University Memorial Center on the first day of classes for spring 2020 at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Students walk across campus on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students walk across campus on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Applied math graduate student Minah Yang works in the lobby of the Engineering Center on the first day of second semester classes. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students walk across campus on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students walk across campus on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
A student rides across campus on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students study on campus on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)
Students enter the Aerospace Engineering Building on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)
Students inside the Aerospace Engineering Building on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)
Students inside an Aerospace Engineering Building classroom on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)
Students inside an Aerospace Engineering Building classroom on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)
Students inside an Aerospace Engineering Building classroom on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)
Lining up for coffee at the Gravity Cafe in the Engineering Center. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa /University of Colorado)
A scene from the 2020 Martin Luther King Day celebration at the University Memorial Center on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Patrick Wine/University of Colorado)
A scene from the 2020 Martin Luther King Day celebration at the University Memorial Center on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Patrick Wine/University of Colorado)
A scene from the 2020 Martin Luther King Day celebration at the University Memorial Center on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Patrick Wine/University of Colorado)
A scene from the 2020 Martin Luther King Day celebration at the University Memorial Center on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Patrick Wine/University of Colorado)
A scene from the 2020 Martin Luther King Day celebration at the University Memorial Center on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Patrick Wine/University of Colorado)
A scene from the 2020 Martin Luther King Day celebration at the University Memorial Center on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Patrick Wine/University of Colorado)
A scene from the 2020 Martin Luther King Day celebration at the University Memorial Center on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Patrick Wine/University of Colorado)
Guests at the annual Chancellor’s Celebration of Scholarships Luncheon listen to welcoming remarks by Mary Kraus, vice provost and associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education. (Photo by Matt Tyrie/CU Boulder)
Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano makes remarks at the Chancellor’s Celebration of Scholarships Luncheon. (Photo by Matt Tyrie/CU Boulder)
Senior Josue Hernandez talks about his experience as a veteran student at CU Boulder at the Chancellor’s Celebration of Scholarships Luncheon on Jan. 26, 2020. (Photo by Matt Tyrie/CU Boulder)
CU donors Terry and Charlotte Quarton with scholarship students at the Chancellor’s Celebration of Scholarships Luncheon on Jan. 26, 2020. (Photo by Matt Tyrie/CU Boulder)
From left, Vice Provost Mary Kraus, senior Josue Hernandez, Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano, alumna Layne Hubbard and donor Bob Schuetze at the Chancellor’s Celebration of Scholarships Luncheon on Jan. 26, 2020. (Photo by Matt Tyrie/CU Boulder)
CU President Mark Kennedy participates in CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
CU President Mark Kennedy participates in CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
CU President Mark Kennedy participates in a panel discussion for CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
CU President Mark Kennedy participates in CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
Folks participate in CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
Folks participate in CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
CU President Mark Kennedy participates in a panel discussion for CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
Folks participate in CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
CU President Mark Kennedy participates in CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
Chancellor Phillip DiStefano, center, participates in CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
CU President Mark Kennedy participates in a panel discussion for CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
CU President Mark Kennedy participates in a panel discussion for CU Advocacy Day on Jan. 29, 2020, a chance to hear from higher education leaders, elected officials and CU experts. (Photo provided by University of Colorado)
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin addresses the crowd during the Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series in Macky Auditorium at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin addresses the crowd during the Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series in Macky Auditorium at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin addresses the crowd during the Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series in Macky Auditorium at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin answers Chancellor Phillip DiStefano’s questions during the Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series in Macky Auditorium at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin answers Chancellor Phillip DiStefano’s questions during the Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series in Macky Auditorium at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)
Thomas Cech is celebrated at an event marking the 30th anniversary of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Thomas Cech is celebrated at an event marking the 30th anniversary of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Thomas Cech is celebrated at an event marking the 30th anniversary of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Thomas Cech is celebrated at an event marking the 30th anniversary of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry.