Nursing professor Jennifer Doering (right) hugs student Nilijah Moore after hooding her. Looking on is AkkeNeel Talsma, associate professor of nursing. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
With her service dog by her side, Jerianne Bonaguidi cheers after receiving her master’s in mathematics. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM Chancellor Thomas Gibson applauds for Clayborn Benson, who received an honorary degree at commencement. Benson, a longtime journalist, Wisconsin historian and two-time UWM alum, also served as commencement speaker for both the morning and afternoon ceremonies. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM Chancellor Thomas Gibson congratulates graduates on the hard work and dedication that brought them to this milestone. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Education graduates Collin Powers (from left), Mala Shiltz and Jennifer De Jesus Reyes gather for a photo before commencement begins, all three wearing stoles signed and decorated by their students. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Academic advisor and first-generation alumna Maria Gleason-Maddox embraces her nephew Deondre Watts as he joins her as a fellow alum. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Lia Gonzalez bedazzled her cap by hand, one gem at a time. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Friends and engineering graduates Aditya Kennedy, Jacob Ullrick, Austin VanDenPlas, Lucas Baiel, Matthew Storm, Max Krug, Emily Lusso and Connell Adams celebrate as they officially graduate. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Tom Palzewicz, a member of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents, offers some words of wisdom to the graduates. Palzewicz attended UW-Milwaukee and received a degree in accounting following time in the Navy. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Friends Alyse Lukaszewicz and Hunter Brown are all smiles after crossing the stage. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
New UWM graduate Samuel Thoong shows off his brand-new degree. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
More than 3,200 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Sunday at the UWM Panther Arena.
Family, friends and other supporters filled the arena, cheering and offering hugs and well-wishes.
Clayborn Benson, UWM alumnus and renowned Wisconsin historian, gave the commencement address at both ceremonies. Benson also received an honorary degree at the morning ceremony.
