Fall Welcome 2016 reached a crescendo Friday, Sept. 9, with the Panther Street Festival and Pantherfest.
The street festival featured rides, games, music and free food, while Pantherfest featured a concert by Jason Derulo and opener Bishop Briggs.
Pantherfest 2016
Chancellor Mark Mone slides into the 2016-2017 school year at the Panther Street Festival. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM architecture students try their hand at Jenga during the Panther Street Festival. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM students strike a pose with Pounce. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Pounce gets the crowd pumped up before the start of Pantherfest. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Pounce (from left), Taylor Halverson, Mike Sportiello and men's basketball coach LaVall Jordan join the Pantherfest crowd in the Macarena. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
The Pantherfest crowd eagerly awaits the start of the show. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Pantherfest opener Bishop Briggs performs. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Bishop Briggs meets Pantherfest's artist selection team backstage after her show. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Pantherfest headliner Jason Derulo performs. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Jason Derulo poses for a photograph with the students who have been working hard to plan Panther Street Festival and Pantherfest 2016. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
