Lori Martello chats on her phone before the ceremony. (UWM Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Kelly Munoz, a graduate of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, gives a wave before the ceremony. (UWM Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Graduates were feeling festive before the ceremony. (UWM Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Graduates wave to family and friends. (UWM Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Ciara Gaines points to someone in the crowd before the ceremony. (UWM Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Commencement speaker Lei Zhang Schlitz, a UWM grad and executive vice president at Illinois Tool Works, gives her speech. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Many of the graduates decorated their caps with messages. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Master of Healthcare Administration graduate Stan Brown acknowledges the crowd after receiving his diploma. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
School of Education graduate Nicholas Orlowski gives the “hang loose” shaka sign after receiving his diploma. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
The ceremony filled the seats of the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. (UWM Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Shiva Salehi points to her diploma, which is a master of health care informatics degree. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
It’s over, at long last. After all the long hours of studying, after all the finals and quizzes and papers and labs, UWM’s Class of 2019 finally made it to the finish line.
More than 2,100 students received diplomas Sunday at the UW-Milwaukee Panther arena, fêted by family, friends and faculty.
And now, on the to the next phase.
