{"id":105,"date":"2025-06-06T13:07:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T18:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduation\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:09:44","slug":"commencement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduation\/commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"h-fall-commencement\">Fall Commencement<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-474\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--cleanlist size-p-lg\">\n<li><strong>Date: <\/strong>Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time: <\/strong>10 a.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmilwaukeepantherarena.com\/\">UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena<\/a>, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduation\/commencement\/fall\/\" rel=\"\">Fall Commencement Details<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"h-spring-commencement\">Spring Commencement<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-478\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--cleanlist size-p-lg\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Sunday, May 17, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9 a.m. (<a aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-black-ceremony\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-black-ceremony\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch\">Black Ceremony<\/a>) and 2 p.m. (<a aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-gold-ceremony\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-gold-ceremony\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\" class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch\">Gold Ceremony<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmilwaukeepantherarena.com\/\">UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena<\/a>, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uwm-modal-black-ceremony\" class=\"hidden\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short\" id=\"h-black-ceremony-9-a-m\">Black Ceremony &#8211; 9 a.m.<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-324\">\n<p>For all associate&#8217;s, bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and doctoral candidates from the following schools and colleges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>College of Community Engagement and Professions\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>School of Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School of Information Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helen Bader School of Social Welfare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College of Health Professions &amp; Sciences\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>School of Biomedical Sciences &amp; Health Care Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School of Nursing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School of Rehabilitation Sciences &amp; Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School of Freshwater Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College of Letters &amp; Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please check with the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/registrar\/\">Registrar\u2019s Office<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/\">Graduate School<\/a> directly if you are unsure whether you are eligible to graduate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uwm-modal-gold-ceremony\" class=\"hidden\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short\" id=\"h-gold-ceremony-2-p-m\">Gold Ceremony &#8211; 2 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-316\">\n<p>For all bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, and doctoral candidates from the following schools and colleges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>College of the Arts &amp; Architecture\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>School of Architecture &amp; Urban Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peck School of the Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please check with the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/registrar\/\">Registrar\u2019s Office<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/\">Graduate School<\/a> directly if you are unsure whether you are eligible to graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduation\/commencement\/spring\/\" rel=\"\">Spring Commencement Details<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-570\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-notice uwm-p-notice--info\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info fa-fw\"><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-notice--content\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-notice--title\">Important Information<\/div>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-notice--message\">Graduates are asked to pass through security with their graduation gowns unzipped and open as part of the Wisconsin Center District security screening process. The bag policy at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena will be strictly enforced. See the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/uwmilwaukeepantherarena.com\/before-you-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arena\u2019s bag policy and list of prohibited items<\/a>.\u00a0Disruption of university events, including graduation activities, violates state law and university policies. Disruptions will not be tolerated. 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