2015 Highlander Welcome Week a resounding success

This marked the UCR Library's first, but certainly not last, participation in the Tartan Soul Kickoff event put on by the UCR Office of Student Life. More than 540 students mingled with a multitude of campus departments that set up activity booths around the UCR bell tower.

Students filled out "passports" by completing an activity at each booth, and received Tartan Soul shirts as their reward. Respect — a Tartan Soul value that exemplifies a Highlander through their regard for others' rights and dignity — was an underlying theme of the event.

The library booth welcomed students who got the chance to guess the decade in which a handful of photos from the University Archives were taken. The library's Special Collections and University Archives department was of great interest to students, as were library services such as laptop checkout, 24-hour chat reference, interlibrary loans, and library workshops and events.

Additional Tartan Soul events are expected to take place throughout the year, each focusing on one of the Highlander values of integrity, accountability, excellence, and respect.