Fall Welcome Fest delivered on its promise of fun and community building

a group of three young men posing with a Panther mascot
Students posed with Pounce to their hearts content.

Engineering and computer science students got a chance to mingle, meet faculty and enjoy lunch at the annual Fall Welcome Fest held on the EMS plaza Sept. 18.

Thank you to all the faculty and staff who showed up to greet students and represent their departments. The event is an invigorating way to start a new semester and introduce students to the college.

A young woman and a Panther mascot show their "claws."
Pounce is showing this student how to show their Panther Pride!
A mechanical engineering bachelor's student with a helmet on is sitting in the drivers seat of a Baja car.
A member of the student chapter of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) demonstrates the cozy driver’s seat in the group’s Baja car.
Electrical Engineering faculty demonstrate a Tesla coil display at the college's Fall Welcome Fest.
Teaching faculty Bill Dussault, electrical engineering, explains how the Tesla coil works.
Two women, one sitting and one standng face each other across a table, have a discussion.
Professor Susan McRoy, computer science (seated), discusses the field with an interested student.
A young woman works on a large 3D printer.
A member of the Prototyping Club shows off the group’s portable 3D printer.
A man with glasses talks with two female students. We see his face but not theirs.
Associate Professor Jaejin Jang, industrial & manufacturing engineering, explains the course options in his department to two students.
Six men at a foundry demonstation, all looking at the camera.
Members of the American Foundry Society, student chpater, man the Foundary-in-a-Box activity. The two on the right are Associate Professor Ben Church and Professor Pradeep Rohatgi, both materials science & engineering.
A group shot of about 30 people in celebratory mode, looking at the camera
The whole group of Milwaukee Engineers and Computer Scientists celebrates the new school year.
An African American man with dreadlocks speaks to a students whose back is facing the camera.
A student talks to another about joining the National Society of Black Engineers, student chapter.
A civil engineering student shakes hands with a faculty member as a third, standing between and behind them, looks on.
Professor Hani Titi, civil & environmental engineering (right), meets new students attending the festivities.

The highlights include attendance by Pounce and campus police’s comfort dog, Ezmae, giveaways, and a free lunch! Many student organizations and individual departments hosted demonstrations of work or equipment.

Engineering topics were on display, including a Tesla coil demonstration.

Student orgs hosted their own show-and-tell. To name a few: The foundry group showed what you can do with molten tin; the Prototyping Club brought its portable 3D printer, the Biomedical Engineering Society chapter exhibited some of its creations, and, of course, American Society of Mechanical Engineers chapter brought its current Baja car.