{"id":20982,"date":"2024-09-24T17:24:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T22:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=20982"},"modified":"2024-09-25T16:44:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T21:44:36","slug":"college-community-enjoyed-food-friends-and-fun-at-fall-welcome-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/college-community-enjoyed-food-friends-and-fun-at-fall-welcome-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"College community enjoyed food, friends and fun at Fall Welcome Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You say there\u2019s no such thing as a free lunch? Not true! Engineering and computer science students got their free lunches and more at the annual Fall Welcome Fest held on the EMS plaza Sept. 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to all the faculty and staff who showed up to greet students and represent their departments. The energy was palpable. Some of the highlights: the foundry demo, Baja car, student organizations, games and free T-shirts for new freshmen and transfer students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, attendance by Pounce and campus police\u2019s comfort dog Ezmae contributed to the relaxed feel. What a great way to welcome our students to a new semester and introduce new students to the college and its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-slider uwm-p-slider--dots-outside\"><div class=\"uwm-p-slider--base\"><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2024\/09\/foundry.demo_.Sara_.jpg\" alt=\"two people demonstrating to a third\" title=\"two people demonstrating to a third\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Sara Huerta (center) and Kaustubh Rane (right), members of the foundry lab, give a student the chance to get her hands dirty. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2024\/09\/female.student.dog_.jpg\" alt=\"woman petting dog\" title=\"woman petting dog\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Ezmae, the UWM police department&#8217;s comfort dog, made a welcomed appearance and got lots of attention. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2024\/09\/student.orgs_.jpg\" alt=\"woman behind a table talking to passersby\" title=\"woman behind a table talking to passersby\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>New and returning students got to check out the various student organizations all in one spot at Fall Welcome Fest.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2024\/09\/student.prototypes.2-1.jpg\" alt=\"a young man holding equipment\" title=\"a young man holding equipment\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>This biomedical engineering student brings out the prototypes. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2024\/09\/college.group_.jpg\" alt=\"large group\" title=\"large group\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Welcome, UWM Milwaukee Engineers!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You say there\u2019s no such thing as a free lunch? 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