{"id":133307,"date":"2024-05-15T13:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=133307"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:57:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:57:36","slug":"uwm-to-award-3300-degrees-at-commencement-may-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-to-award-3300-degrees-at-commencement-may-19\/","title":{"rendered":"51ÁÔÆæ to award 3,300 degrees at commencement May 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will award about 3,300 degrees at its 130th commencement on Sunday, May 19, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Degrees will be awarded at two ceremonies, one at 9 a.m. and one at 2 p.m. Jeffery Yabuki, chairman of Motive Partners and former CEO of Fiserv, will be the featured speaker at both ceremonies. Yabuki will receive an honorary Doctor of Business degree at the afternoon ceremony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The university will present 2,268 bachelor\u2019s degrees, 745 master\u2019s degrees, 143 doctoral degrees, 18 graduate specialist degrees, 94 graduate certificates and 102 associate degrees. The oldest bachelor\u2019s degree recipient is 72, while the youngest is 19. The oldest associate degree recipient is 55; the youngest is 19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Jeffery Yabuki<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jeffery Yabuki is chairman of Motive Partners, a specialist private equity firm investing in the technology companies that enable the financial economy. He also serves as chairman and CEO of InvestCloud, a global leader in wealth management technology. Previously, Yabuki was CEO of Fiserv, where he transformed the business from a traditional holding company into a unified, global leader in financial services and payments technology. He founded the Yabuki Family Foundation in 1999 to support innovative initiatives that tackle some of the world\u2019s toughest problems, with a particular focus on mental and emotional health, family, education, arts and social justice. Yabuki also serves as the Sheldon B. Lubar Executive in Residence at the Lubar School of Business at 51ÁÔÆæ, where he teaches and mentors the next generation of global talent in financial technology, strategy and leadership.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>MEDIA ACCESS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Members of the media wishing to cover the commencement ceremonies should enter through the Panther Arena\u2019s main doors on Kilbourn Avenue and ask for assistance from an usher. TV crews can set up on one of the two risers just behind the seats for graduates on the main floor of the arena. Media are asked to RSVP via email to<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:media-services-team@uwm.edu\" data-linkindex=\"4\">media-services-team@uwm.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SEATING<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Graduates do not need tickets to attend, but all guests are required to have a ticket. Graduates were allowed up to six guests each. Doors open 90 minutes before the ceremony. Guests should enter the 51ÁÔÆæ Panther Arena through the main entrance doors at 400 W. Kilbourn Ave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Weapons, backpacks, large banners, food and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwmilwaukeepantherarena.com\/promoters-event-planners\/a-z-guide\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">other items prohibited by the Wisconsin Center District<\/a>\u00a0will not be allowed. The<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uwmilwaukeepantherarena.com\/before-you-go\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">bag policy at 51ÁÔÆæ Panther Arena<\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>will also be strictly enforced. Graduates have been notified that disruption of commencement may violate state law and university policy and could result in arrest.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The ceremony will be livestreamed. That stream\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/streamingvideo\/commencements\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">can be seen on 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s website<\/a>, where it will remain available for viewing afterward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The numbers of degrees awarded by 51ÁÔÆæ schools and colleges are below. The numbers include bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, doctoral, associate and flex degrees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>College of Letters &amp; Science: 741<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Lubar College of Business: 613<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science: 280<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Peck School of the Arts: 239<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>School of Nursing: 224<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>School of Education: 223<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Helen Bader School of Social Welfare: 187<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>School of Information Studies: 164<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>School of Biomedical Sciences &amp; Health Care Administration: 158<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Zilber College of Public Health: 142<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>School of Architecture &amp; Urban Planning: 125<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>College of General Studies: 102<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>School of Rehabilitation Sciences &amp; Technology: 89<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>School of Freshwater Sciences: 19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will award about 3,300 degrees at its 130th commencement on Sunday, May 19, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, 400 W. 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