Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony

(UW-W Announcement Oct. 19) UW-Whitewater will celebrate the historic 150th class of Warhawks graduating in 2020 in a ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19. While we had hoped to gather in person to honor our students, the ongoing pandemic makes it impossible to safely congregate in large groups, and the Commencement Committee, with the support of the Chancellor’s Cabinet, will instead coordinate a virtual ceremony for the entire Class of 2020.

The combined event will include May, August and December graduates and will feature university leaders, student speakers, the reading of the names of all participating graduates and the official conferring of degrees. 

In order to provide the best possible experience for students and their friends and family members, the ceremony will be presented according to college, each with an estimated run time of one hour, and it will be pre-recorded so viewers can pause the recording to be sure to capture their Warhawk’s moment. An electronic program will also be available for downloading. The diplomas will be mailed out by February 15.

The university will once again offer its popular Warhawks Rising social media campaign, in which graduating students share a photo and highlights from their college experience and offer a shoutout to a faculty or staff member who made a difference in their lives. Graduating Warhawks will receive a link to that campaign via student email later this semester.

Members of the class of 2020: Your journey as our 150th graduating class, one completed under a pandemic, is extraordinary. We can’t wait to celebrate you and your accomplishments on Dec. 19!

Sincerely,

UW-Whitewater Commencement Committee