Thousands of people helped celebrate the university's 60th anniversary during UWM Day at the Wisconsin State Fair. Booths were set up in the fair's Central Park area. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Future Panthers tested their roars. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Milwaukee Athletics offered fairgoers a chance to show off their athletic skills with some fun competitions. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Pounce made a new friend. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM men's basketball coach LaVall Jordan (left) hosted and UWM Chancellor Mark Mone judged the "Roar Like a Panther" contest. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
This little Panther has a mighty roar! Children 12 and under competed for cool prizes in the annual competition. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM's Restaurant Operations gave a cooking demonstration with samples of empanadas and horchata for the audience. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
It was a beautiful day to visit the fair, with many faculty, staff, students and alumni dropping by. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey).
The School of Information Studies demonstrated the art of 3D printing. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Alberto Maldonado (left) and others from Admissions offered fairgoers the chance to capture their memories on film. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Thousands of people helped celebrate the university’s 60th anniversary Sunday, Aug. 7, during UWM Day at the Wisconsin State Fair.
UWM schools, colleges and offices set up booths in the Central Park area of the fair with games, experiments and giveaways. On stage, visitors could see a Science Bag presentation, cooking demonstration and, of course, the “Roar Like a Panther” contest.
