It’s the most wonderful time of the year – graduation!
More than 1,700 students graduated from UWM this fall, many walking across the stage at the UWM Panther Arena on Sunday amid the cheers from family, friends, faculty and fellow graduates.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley gave the commencement address, and he is a graduate too. Inspired by his family, Crowley returned to college to finish his long-neglected degree, juggling classes at UWM with family life and his duties with the county. He received his bachelor’s degree in Community Engagement and Education at Sunday’s ceremony not long after giving his speech.
Denis Kitchen, a UWM journalism graduate in 1968 and one of the original “underground” cartoonists in the late 1960s, was awarded an honorary degree at the ceremony.
Check out the photos, video and other materials we’ve assembled to experience some of the joy of commencement:
- A photo gallery of commencement.
- Streaming video of the ceremony.
- A video in which nine graduates talk about their journeys from incoming student to proud graduate.
- A photo gallery of the some of the students who landed a job in their chosen field even before graduating.
- A video wrapping up some of the highlights of the year at UWM.
And check out some of the media coverage:
- Nearly two decades after dropping out, county executive among new UWM graduates
- County Executive David Crowley earns bachelor’s degree, delivers commencement address at UW-Milwaukee
- Milwaukee County executive earns bachelor’s degree nearly 20 years later
- David Crowley: A look at the county executive’s final week before graduating from UWM in photos
