More than 12,000 students will receive degrees from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, during universitywide commencement and separate convocation ceremonies in May. This year’s class has its share of extraordinary people – a 16-year-old science scholar, an arts student who documented his battle with cancer, and a former hair stylist who went back to school and forged a new future after a random customer told her about Rutgers. Their accomplishments, determination and creativity help tell a larger story about Rutgers and its stature as both a leading public research institution and a diverse, engaging community where students can discover themselves and define their future.