Many Students, One Class

Watch as 3,000 students file into place for the first attempt to capture a photo of the entire Storrs freshman class.

Watch as 3,000 students file into place for the first attempt to capture a photo of the entire Storrs freshman class. ()

It was no small feat to wrangle 3,000 students into place to spell UCONN on the Great Lawn in a formation 90 yards wide and 35 yards tall. Here’s a video that documents the first time that UConn has attempted to take a photo of the entire Storrs freshman class. The photographer was on a lift 135 feet high to take the official class photo, while a drone video camera captured the effort.