{"id":71664,"date":"2019-05-20T13:30:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T18:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&p=71664"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:37:41","slug":"let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"uwmnewsvideo","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Let the Games Begin: Congrats, UWM Class of 2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, you just gotta dance! Graduation will do that to you.<\/p>\n

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee awarded more than 3,600 degrees at its 120th commencement on Sunday, May 19, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.<\/p>\n

Check out a couple dozen of UWM’s newest grads \u2014 and a certain chancellor you might know \u2014 busting out their best moves around campus and across the city to the sound of\u00a0“Let the Games Begin” by AJR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, you just gotta dance! Graduation will do that to you. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee awarded more than 3,600 degrees at its 120th commencement on Sunday, May 19, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Check out a couple dozen of UWM’s newest grads \u2014 and a certain chancellor you might know \u2014 busting out their best […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40008,"featured_media":71665,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-71664","uwmnewsvideo","type-uwmnewsvideo","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nLet the Games Begin: Congrats, UWM Class of 2019! - UWM REPORT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Let the Games Begin: Congrats, UWM Class of 2019!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sometimes, you just gotta dance! Graduation will do that to you. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee awarded more than 3,600 degrees at its 120th commencement on Sunday, May 19, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Check out a couple dozen of UWM’s newest grads \u2014 and a certain chancellor you might know \u2014 busting out their best […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UWM REPORT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-28T22:37:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/05\/2019_Grad_Dance_01-750x500.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UWMNews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\\\/\",\"name\":\"Let the Games Begin: Congrats, UWM Class of 2019! - UWM REPORT\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2019_Grad_Dance_01-750x500.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-20T18:30:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-28T22:37:41+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2019_Grad_Dance_01-750x500.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2019_Grad_Dance_01-750x500.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Grads dance\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Videos\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Let the Games Begin: Congrats, UWM Class of 2019!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"UWM REPORT\",\"description\":\"News from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":225,\"height\":224,\"caption\":\"University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/UWMNews\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Let the Games Begin: Congrats, UWM Class of 2019! - UWM REPORT","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Let the Games Begin: Congrats, UWM Class of 2019!","og_description":"Sometimes, you just gotta dance! Graduation will do that to you. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee awarded more than 3,600 degrees at its 120th commencement on Sunday, May 19, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Check out a couple dozen of UWM’s newest grads \u2014 and a certain chancellor you might know \u2014 busting out their best […]","og_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/","og_site_name":"UWM REPORT","article_modified_time":"2026-04-28T22:37:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/05\/2019_Grad_Dance_01-750x500.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@UWMNews","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/","name":"Let the Games Begin: Congrats, UWM Class of 2019! - UWM REPORT","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/05\/2019_Grad_Dance_01-750x500.jpg","datePublished":"2019-05-20T18:30:52+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-28T22:37:41+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/05\/2019_Grad_Dance_01-750x500.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/05\/2019_Grad_Dance_01-750x500.jpg","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"Grads dance"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/let-the-games-begin-congrats-uwm-class-of-2019\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Videos","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Let the Games Begin: Congrats, UWM Class of 2019!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/","name":"UWM REPORT","description":"News from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2017\/02\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2017\/02\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","width":225,"height":224,"caption":"University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/UWMNews"]}]}},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uwmnewsvideo\/71664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uwmnewsvideo"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uwmnewsvideo"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}