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)
The UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena hardly needed illumination on Sunday. The wattage from a few thousand smiles lit up the place just as well.
More than 2,100 UWM graduates received their degrees, cheered on by thousands of family and friends. That tally of degrees included 1,377 bachelor’s degrees, 591 master’s degrees, 120 doctoral degrees and 64 associate degrees.
UWM celebrates the Class of 2019
UWM graduate Lei Zhang Schlitz, vice president at Illinois Tool Works, served as the commencement speaker.
A video featuring three notable graduates was shown during the ceremony. Video of the entire ceremony can be seen on the UWM Secretary of the University webpage.
