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The UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena hardly needed illumination on Sunday. The wattage from a few thousand smiles lit up the place just as well.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s degrees, 591 master\u2019s degrees, 120 doctoral degrees and 64 associate degrees.<\/p>\n\n

UWM graduate Lei Zhang Schlitz, vice president at Illinois Tool Works, served as the commencement speaker.<\/p>\n

A video featuring three notable graduates<\/a> was shown during the ceremony. Video of the entire ceremony can be seen on the UWM Secretary of the University webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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