UW-Milwaukee commencement Sunday, 1,700+ degrees to be awarded
UW-Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will award more than 1,700 degrees at its 131st commencement on Sunday, Dec. 15, at Panther Arena.
The university will present 1,092 bachelor’s degrees, 492 master’s degrees, 63 doctoral degrees, 75 associate degrees and 73 certificates.
The oldest bachelor’s degree recipient is 63, while the youngest is 20. The oldest associate degree recipient is 49; the youngest is 19.
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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is the commencement speaker, and Denis Kitchen, a UWM graduate from 1968, will receive an honorary degree.
How to attend or watch
Graduates do not need tickets to attend, but all guests older than age two must have a ticket.
Guests can enter the Panther Arena at the south entrance along West Kilbourn Avenue.
Doors open at 8:30 a.m., with the commencement starting at 10 a.m.
The ceremony will be livestreamed on UWM’s website, where it will be available for viewing afterward.
The numbers
The numbers of degrees awarded by UWM schools and colleges are as follows:
- Lubar College of Business: 397
- College of Letters & Science: 360
- College of Engineering & Applied Science: 190
- School of Information Studies: 121
- School of Nursing: 119
- School of Education: 92
- Helen Bader School of Social Welfare: 90
- Peck School of the Arts: 78
- College of General Studies: 75
- Zilber College of Public Health: 65
- School of Biomedical Sciences & Health Care Administration: 62
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology: 38
- School of Architecture & Urban Planning: 35
- School of Freshwater Sciences: 4