The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee celebrated the Class of 2021 with a virtual commencement on May 16, 2021. The ceremony included a keynote address by UWM alum Darian Dixon, a spacecraft operations engineer for the Mars Perseverance rover, as well as remarks by UWM Chancellor Mark A. Mone, student speakers and the conferral of more than 3,480 degrees. Each graduate was invited to submit a photo to commemorate this milestone. Congratulations, Panthers! #uwmgrad

The names of the UWM Class of 2021 displayed in this video can also be viewed at https://uwm.edu/graduation/may-2021-commencement/.

0:00:00 - STUDENT VIDEO

0:03:31 - OPENING REMARKS
Chancellor Mark A. Mone 

0:08:29 - STUDENT SPEAKER
Emma Mae Weber, BA, College of Letters & Science

0:11:46 - INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Chancellor Mark A. Mone 

0:13:45 - KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Darian Dixon, Spacecraft Operations Engineer at Malin Space Science Systems

0:22:53 - UW SYSTEM REGENT SPEAKER
Karen Walsh, Director of the Berbeewalsh Foundation

0:25:14 - HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
Robert W. Henderson, Honorary Doctor of Herpetology

0:28:22 - HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
David J. Lubar, Honorary Doctor of Business

0:30:49 - HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
Jere D. McGaffey, Honorary Doctor of Laws

0:33:32 - PRESENTATION OF CLASS OF 2021 DEGREE CANDIDATES
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Johannes Britz 

0:35:21 - GRADUATE SCHOOL
Dean Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska

0:36:29 - “POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE”
UWM Graduate Brass Quintet

0:37:52 - SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNING 
Interim Dean Nancy Frank 

0:41:52 - PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS  
Dean Scott Emmons 

0:50:27 - SHELDON B. LUBAR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS  
Dean Kaushal Chari 

1:18:58 - SCHOOL OF EDUCATION 
Associate Dean Hope Longwell-Grice 

1:31:49 - COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE  
Dean Brett Peters 

1:42:26 - SCHOOL OF FRESHWATER SCIENCES 
Dean J. Val Klump 

1:43:23 - COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES 
Acting Dean Jennifer Doll

1:59:03 - SCHOOL OF INFORMATION STUDIES  
Senior Associate Dean Dietmar Wolfram

2:07:45 - COLLEGE OF LETTERS & SCIENCE  
Dean Scott Gronert 

2:43:07 - COLLEGE OF NURSING  
Dean Kim Litwack 

2:54:25 - JOSEPH J. ZILBER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 
Associate Dean Amy Harley

2:56:45 - HELEN BADER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE 
Dean Tina Freiburger  

3:07:15 - COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES 
UWM AT WASHINGTON COUNTY AND UWM AT WAUKESHA
Dean Simon J. Bronner 

3:12:35 - CONFERRAL OF ALL DEGREES AND CLOSING REMARKS
Chancellor Mark A. Mone 

UW-Milwaukee would like to thank:

UWM GRADUATE BRASS QUINTET
William Akers, trombone
Alec Burke, trumpet
Grace Garver, horn
Nolan Kozlovsky, tuba
Ross Venneberg, trumpet

UWM ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCE CENTER ASL INTERPRETERS
Nicole Keeler
Maria Kielma