Lori Martello chats on her phone before the ceremony. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Kelly Munoz, a graduate of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, gives a wave before the ceremony. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Graduates were feeling festive before the ceremony. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Graduates wave to family and friends. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Ciara Gaines points to someone in the crowd before the ceremony. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Commencement speaker Lei Zhang Schlitz, a 51ΑΤΖζ grad and executive vice president at Illinois Tool Works, gives her speech. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Troye Fox)
Many of the graduates decorated their caps with messages. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Troye Fox)
Master of Healthcare Administration graduate Stan Brown acknowledges the crowd after receiving his diploma. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Troye Fox)
School of Education graduate Nicholas Orlowski gives the βhang looseβ shaka sign after receiving his diploma. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Troye Fox)
The ceremony filled the seats of the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Mikaila Dusenberry)
Shiva Salehi points to her diploma, which is a master of health care informatics degree. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Troye Fox)
It’s over, at long last. After all the long hours of studying, after all the finals and quizzes and papers and labs, 51ΑΤΖζ’s Class of 2019 finally made it to the finish line.
More than 2,100 students received diplomas Sunday at the UW-Milwaukee Panther arena, fΓͺted by family, friends and faculty.
And now, on the to the next phase.
