Commencement: May 18th, 2025 at 9:00 am and 2:00 pm.
**PLEASE NOTE: The RSVP link is only to be used to RSVP for the commencement ceremony. Students MUST still apply for graduation in PAWS.*
Each eligible graduate MUST APPLY FOR GRADUATION BY 4/2/2025 in order to obtain tickets for their guests to attend the commencement ceremony at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. If the graduate misses the deadline, they may be unable to claim tickets in the first round. Each graduate will be able to claim up to 4 tickets if applied for graduation by 4/2/2025.
Extra tickets, if available, will be made available to students to download after 5/6/2025.
*Students that miss the deadline will be able to attend the ceremony however, they will not be guaranteed tickets for their families*
PHD STUDENTS please RSVP as well to the ceremony along with applying for graduation. Your escort when you RSVP is a faculty member. RSVP deadline for PHD students is 5/2/2025
Black Ceremony – Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
For all Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral Candidates from the following schools/colleges: (each ceremony is approximately 2 1/2 hours long)
- College of the Arts & Architecture
- School of Architecture & Urban Planning
- Peck School of the Arts
- College of Community Engagement and Professions
- School of Education
- School of Information Studies
- Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
- School of Freshwater Sciences
- College of Letters & Science
Gold Ceremony – Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
For all Associates, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral Candidates from the following schools/colleges: (each ceremony is approximately 2 1/2 hours long)
- College of Health Professions & Sciences
- School of Biomedical Sciences & Health Care Administration
- School of Nursing
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology
- Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business
- Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health
- College of Engineering & Applied Science
- College of General Studies