Graduate James Flores smiles before the ceremony. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Students wait for the graduation ceremony to begin. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
A graduate begins the celebration. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
A student celebrates after receiving her diploma. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Kimberley Cy Motley, the featured speaker at the morning graduation, takes a selfie on the stage with Chancellor Mark Mone. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
A graduate waves to her family in the crowd at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
A graduate looks toward friends. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
A graduate is all smiles as she shows off her diploma. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Many students decorated their mortarboards. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Two graduates hug at commencement. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Smiles, hugs and tears of joy filled the UW-Panther Arena on Sunday, May 21, as 3,400 students received their UWM diplomas during two ceremonies.
The ceremonies got off to rocking start with the showing of a video of Chancellor Mark Mone and several graduates doing “carpool karaoke.”
Featured speakers at graduation were Kimberley Cy Motley, CEO and founding partner of Motley Legal Services, and Avi Shaked, founder and chief executive officer of Onward Technologies.