UWM\u2019s graduation page<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe ceremony is being held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
The university will present 1,422 bachelor\u2019s degrees, 341 master\u2019s degrees, 73 doctoral degrees, 20 flexible option degrees and 78 associate degrees. The oldest bachelor\u2019s degree recipient is 63, while the youngest is 19. The oldest associate degree recipient is 67; the youngest is 16.<\/p>\n
STUDENT SPEAKER: The student speaker will be Saudiel Benitez Jr., who is graduating with a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science from the College of Letters and Science.<\/p>\n
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Michelle Bria<\/p>\n
Michelle Bria has served for 24 years as CEO of Journey House, a community-based organization in Milwaukee that empowers families to move out of poverty by offering adult education, workforce readiness, youth development and family engagement programs. Bria convenes over 280 partnerships with local universities, community organizations and corporations to implement lifelong learning, workforce development and youth development programs that increase the quality of life in Milwaukee neighborhoods. Journey House annually serves more than 9,000 low-income, urban youth and families.<\/p>\n
Bria has held several teaching positions, given numerous lectures and received numerous local and state civic proclamations and awards, including the 2017 Martin Luther King Legacy Award for Service, 2016 Donald Driver Driven to Achieve Award and 2014 Business Journal Women of Influence Award. She is a member of many professional organizations and serves as an executive board officer for Milwaukee Public Library (board president), Bublr Bikes (board president), Menomonee Valley Partners (board secretary), Froedtert Hospital (board trustee, chair of community engagement), United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee (founding board member), Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council (chairman) and Milwaukee Public Library Foundation Board (trustee).<\/p>\n
The first person in her family to attend college, Bria received her bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from Marquette University and earned her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.<\/p>\n
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES<\/p>\n
The numbers of degrees awarded by UWM schools and colleges are below. The numbers include bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, doctoral, associate and flex degrees.<\/p>\n
College of Letters and Science: 475<\/p>\n
Lubar School of Business: 311<\/p>\n
College of Engineering & Applied Science: 203<\/p>\n
College of Nursing: 137<\/p>\n
School of Information Studies: 134<\/p>\n
College of Health Sciences: 126<\/p>\n
School of Education: 120<\/p>\n
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare: 120<\/p>\n
Peck School of the Arts: 109<\/p>\n
College of General Studies: 78<\/p>\n
School of Architecture & Urban Planning: 47<\/p>\n
Zilber School of Public Health: 6<\/p>\n
School of Freshwater Sciences: 5<\/p>\n
Global Studies Interdisciplinary: 5<\/p>\n
Joint Programs L&S and CEAS: 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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