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August 21, 2023

First day of Fall 2023 semester at Colorado School of Mines

Mines students fill the shared pedestrian walkway between Alderson Hall and the CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering during the first day of class of Fall 2023 semester.

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By Agata Bogucka

Mines students sit in a classroom learning Calculus for Scientists and Engineers, taught by Gus Grievel.

Mines welcomed about 1,623 first-year and transfer students to campus this fall. For some, their very first class as Orediggers was Calculus for Scientists and Engineers, taught by Gus Grievel, teaching professor of applied mathematics and statistics.

 

A Mines student holds up a large photo frame and stands in front of a backdrop with Mines logos to get her picture taken on the first day of class.

The Office of New Student and Transition Services (NeST) set up a photo both on the pedestrian plaza for students to snap a photo on their first day at Mines.

 

Mines students sit in green chairs in a study area on campus made for collaborating.

Prime study and collaboration spots on campus, like this one in Marquez Hall, filled up quickly on Monday as students got to work.

 

Mines students sit at a table discussing design principles with Professor of Practice Garrett Erickson.

Students discuss the fundamentals of design with Professor of Practice Garrett Erickson during the first day of Cornerstone Design (Design I) in McNeil Hall.

 

Mines students sit at their classroom desks listening to Chris Coulston, teaching professor of electrical engineering.

Chris Coulston, teaching professor of electrical engineering, walks through the classroom during the first day of his Electronic Devices and Circuits course in Brown Hall.

 

Mines students work problems on the whiteboard in an Electrical Engineering course.

Students work problems on the whiteboard during the first day of Dr. Coulston's Electronic Circuits and Devices course.

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