WHITEWATER — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will celebrate its graduates on Saturday, May 13, and again on Tuesday, May 16, during spring commencement ceremonies on its Whitewater and Rock County campuses.
On the Whitewater campus, 1,404 May and August graduates will receive their degrees on Saturday, May 13.
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