More than 18,000 students are graduating from UW’s three campuses in Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma.
Commencement ceremonies begin Friday when students at the university’s Tacoma campus will crowd the Tacoma Dome at 10 a.m.
The university is expecting more than 40,000 spectators for the ceremony, with more than 7,000 students graduating.
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