Nursing students pose for a photo before the ceremony commences. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Letters & Science student Audrey DeGuzman shows off her graduation mortarboard. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Mary Alfred, professor emerita of educational administration and human resource development at Texas A&M University, receives an honorary Doctor of Adult and Continuing Education degree at the morning ceremony. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
William Toney, an opera theater graduate in the Peck School of the Arts, sings the national anthem at the afternoon ceremony. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Peter Feigin, president of the Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum, receives an honorary Doctor of Business degree at the afternoon ceremony. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Chandler Zolliecoffer is hooded and officially becomes a doctor of Psychology with a concentration in clinical psychology. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Associate Professor and Director of Film Studies Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece hugs graduate student Joni Hayward Marcum after she is hooded. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Rubab Shah waves at family and friends after she crosses the stage. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Nicholas Webber shows off his degree with pride. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
American Sign Language major Marie Helser is all smiles. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Health Sciences students cheer and celebrate as their school is announced during the afternoon ceremony. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies students Noah Kelly and Anthony Sabatino pose for a photo together after crossing the stage and receiving their degrees. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Master's students Bielasan Zaina and Ruth Olayemi Adeniyi embrace after graduating and receiving their hoods. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
U.S. Army veteran and criminal justice and forensics graduate Noah Perkins shows off his degree. Perkins was hired by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's office before graduating. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Smiles, hugs and tears of joy filled the UWM Panther Arena on Sunday, May 21, as UWM students received their diplomas during two ceremonies.
About 3,400 students received their degrees, including 2,328 bachelor’s degrees, 719 master’s degrees, 182 doctoral degrees, 20 graduate specialist degrees, 88 graduate certificates and 87 associate degrees.
Some graduates are the first in their families to earn a college degree, most volunteered in the community, completed an internship with a Milwaukee-area business or took advantage of research opportunities at UWM. And many were hired before graduation.
