PHOTO GALLERY: MU hosts largest ever Summer Welcome

June 20, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT

Summer Welcome, MU's orientation for incoming freshmen and transfer students, has been running each summer since 1969. This year's Summer Welcome includes the largest group of students in the program's history.

Employees from Tiger Tech teach incoming students of MU how to use their computers Friday during Summer Welcome. | Yi Gan

Justin Rennard leads a tour of high school students Friday through the MU bookstore during Summer Welcome. | Yi Gan

Incoming students gather Monday at the Student Activities Fair in the basement of the MU Student Center to explore resources and student organizations. Helena Kooi, one of two Summer Welcome coordinators, said there are usually about 600 students and guests per session for Summer Welcome. | Robert Swain