President's Message

Dear Members of the Class of 2025,

Congratulations!

Today you are receiving a degree from one of the best public universities in the nation.  All the hard work you’ve done to reach this milestone has paid off. This day is one for celebration, and your Rutgers degree is a tribute to your diligence, your curiosity, your intelligence, your willingness to test your limits and accept new challenges, and of course your perseverance.

You have overcome obstacles large and small on your academic path and you deserve to take enormous pride in all you have accomplished. Please know that your families, your friends, your faculty, and all those who have supported you at Rutgers are delighted to share that pride.

Your Rutgers education has prepared you to approach the future with confidence. In completing your degree, you have acquired knowledge, honed your talent and intellect, and developed critical thinking skills that will help you master the personal and professional opportunities that await you.  I also hope that your Rutgers experience inspires you to take an active role in civic life, advancing our mission of service to the common good in communities local and global.

As you take your place among our distinguished alumni, remember that you are Scarlet Forever. We are excited to see all that the Class of 2025 will accomplish, armed with a Rutgers degree, adding prestige to the university with your achievements.  And we hope you will always keep in touch throughout your life as our university strives to make you ever prouder to be a Rutgers alum.

Congratulations again to the Rutgers University Class of 2025. It’s time to celebrate!

Sincerely,
Jonathan Holloway
President and University Professor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey