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Founded 1901

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Founded 1901

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Warhawks ready to fly

Warhawks ready to fly

Jayden Kimpel, Campus Journalist December 10, 2023

UW-Whitewater is set to celebrate the achievements of its newest graduates at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. The ceremony, presided over by Chancellor Corey A. King, is about two hours long and will be held...

Leonard Brox, a liberal studies graduate from Milwaukee, salutes the crowd as he crosses the stage at UW-Whitewater's commencement Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Kachel Fieldhouse.
(UW-Whitewater photo/Andy Manis)

Graduation 2021

Jacob Bessette, Journalist April 25, 2021

When a student enters college they arrive with the goal of graduation, which holds some symbolic traditions in the time-honored ceremony. These include receiving that important piece of paper called a...

COVID-19 and Commencement

COVID-19 and Commencement

Scout Springgate September 6, 2020

As a now proud alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, I felt as though I accomplished all that I hoped for during my academic tenure with the exception of one event. That event is my commencement...

Commencement to be shown in Timmerman auditorium, on campus TV’s

Commencement to be shown in Timmerman auditorium, on campus TV’s

Kimberly Wethal, Editor-in-Chief May 8, 2018

There are no extra tickets available for either of the commencement ceremonies, but you can still watch your graduate cross the stage with a live broadcast showing. Both commencement ceremonies will...

New commencement structure sticks

Kimberly Wethal, Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2017

While the structure of next semester’s spring commencement hangs in the balance of how many students participate, the dual-commencement system implemented last spring is expected to be used again. The...

Students’ decorative graduation caps sit on display during the Fall 2016 commencement ceremony. Changes in this year’s commencement activities are due to the large crowds from students and families.

Commencement re-structured due to growing participation

Kimberly Wethal, Co Editor-in chief February 28, 2017

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is having growing pains when it comes to spring commencement. With recent spring undergraduate ceremonies featuring over 1,400 students during a 3.5 hour affair,...

A grand salute: Student commencement speaker commissioned after graduation

A grand salute: Student commencement speaker commissioned after graduation

May 5, 2015

May 6th, 2015 By Alexandria Zamecnik At the same time one chapter ends in Raechel Liska’s life, another one begins. Liska, the Spring 2015 student commencement speaker, will spend graduation day...

Graduation speaker to focus on pride, future

December 14, 2011
Public relations major Kiara Juniel was named the student speaker for the winter commencement ceremony.
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