Monmouth University

For the college in Illinois, see Monmouth College. For the university in Monmouth, Oregon, see Western Oregon University.

Monmouth University
Established	1933
Type	Private University
Endowment	$53 million[1]
President	Paul G. Gaffney II
Admin. staff	590
Undergraduates	4,744
Postgraduates	1,750
Location	West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Campus	Suburban, 156 acres (0.63 km2)
Colors	Blue and white
Nickname	Hawks
Affiliations	MAISA, CIC,[2] NAICU[3]
Website	www.monmouth.edu

Monmouth University is a private university located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States.

Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956, and later Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter.

There are about 4,300 full-time and 444 part-time undergraduate and 1,750 graduate students, as well as 251 full-time faculty members. About 73% of faculty members hold Ph.D.s or other terminal degrees in their field of study.^[4] The university's student-to-faculty ratio is about 15:1. Because of the university's relatively small student population, class sizes are capped between 20 and 35 and no classes are taught by teaching assistants. 44% of students live on-campus. Most of Monmouth's student body is drawn from the northeastern United States, although students from 29 states and 28 foreign countries add to the school's diversity.^[5]

History

Wilson Hall, previously known as Shadow Lawn

Monmouth College was founded in 1933 as a junior college. On January 18, 1956, Monmouth received accreditation to grant four-year Bachelor's degrees, and in March 1995, it received its university charter from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education.^[6]

Campus

The centerpiece of the Monmouth University campus is Wilson Hall. Originally, it was the site of the Shadow Lawn mansion, constructed in 1903 and housed 52 rooms. United States President Woodrow Wilson stayed in the mansion during his campaign in summer of 1916.

After Shadow Lawn was destroyed by a fire in 1927, the building that would become Wilson Hall was built as a residence for Mr & Mrs. Hubert Templeton Parson. Mr. Parson was the former head of F.W. Woolworth Company. The building was designed by Horace Trumbauer and Julian Abele. Abele is regarded as the first professional African American architect.^[7][8]

Wilson Hall became municipal property during the Great Depression and until Monmouth University acquired ownership, it was home to Highland Manor Junior College, a private girls' school. Today, it is a National Historic Landmark. Some classrooms and the administrative offices are inside of the building. In 1980, Wilson Hall was used as Daddy Warbucks' mansion in the film version of Annie.^[9]

Academic buildings

• 600 Art Building
• 700 Building (demolished for Multipurpose Activity Center)
• 800 Art Gallery (with multiple Mac computer labs)
• Art Workshop
• Samuel E. and Mollie Bey Hall
• Monmouth University Library
• Howard Hall
• Lauren K. Woods Theatre
• Jules L. Plangere Jr. Center for Communication
• Robert E. McAllan Hall
• Rotary Ice House Gallery
• Thomas A. Edison Science Hall
• Woodrow Wilson Hall
• The Multipurpose Activity Center

Organization

Monmouth University is organized into eight schools:

• Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• School of Education
• Leon Hess Business School
• School of Social Work
• School of Science
• Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies
• The Graduate School
• The Honors School

Undergraduate programs

• Anthropology (BA)
• Art and Design (BFA and BA)
• Biology (BS)
• Business Administration (BS)
• Chemistry (BS)
• Clinical Laboratory Science (BS)
• Communication (BA)
• Computer Science (BS)
• Criminal Justice (BA)
• Education (BA, BS)
• English (BA)
• Foreign Language (BA)
• Health and Physical Education (BS)
• Health Studies (BS)
• History (BA)
• History/Political Science Interdisciplinary (BA)
• Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy (BS)
• Mathematics (BS)
• Medical Technology (BS)
• Music (BA)
• Nursing (BSN, for RNs only)
• Political Science (BA)
• Psychology (BA)
• Social Work (BSW)
• Sociology (BS)
• Software Engineering (BS)
• Spanish and International Business (BA)
• Teacher of Students with Disabilities (BA)
• Theatre Arts (BA)

Graduate programs

• Anthropology (MA)
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Computer Science (MS)
• Corporate and Public Communication (MA)
• Criminal Justice (MA)
• Education (MAT, MEd, MSEd)
• English (MA)
• Financial Mathematics (MSFM)
• History (MA)
• Liberal Arts (MA)
• Mental Health Counseling (MS)
• Nursing (MSN)
• Psychological Counseling (MA)
• Public Policy (MA)
• Social Work (MSW)
• Software Engineering (MS)

Centers of Distinction

• The Arts at Monmouth
• Monmouth University Polling Institute
• Rapid Response Institute
• Kislak Real Estate Institute
• Institute for Global Understanding
• Urban Coast Institute

Student life

Activities

Monmouth University has a variety of on-campus clubs and organizations, including the campus television station — Hawk TV — and the college radio station — WMCX-FM. WMCX-FM was the first media outlet to announce the death of Bob Marley in America.

The Department of Art and Design is an active participant in the arts of Monmouth. It maintains multiple galleries for exhibiting creative works of students, faculty, and staff, as well as practicing artists and designers. Information on gallery exhibitions and other events and activities associated with art and design can be found on the Arts of Monmouth website.

Greek Life

Fraternities

• Phi Kappa Psi
• Sigma Pi
• Sigma Tau Gamma
• Tau Kappa Epsilon
• Theta Xi

Sororities

• Alpha Sigma Tau
• Alpha Xi Delta
• Delta Phi Epsilon
• Lambda Theta Alpha
• Phi Sigma Sigma
• Zeta Tau Alpha
• Alpha Kappa Alpha

Professional/Academic Fraternities

• Alpha Kappa Psi

Student residences

• Beechwood Hall
• Birch Hall
• Cedar Hall
• The Diplomat Apartments
• Elmwood Hall
• Garden Apartments
• Great Lawn Apartments
• Laurel Hall
• Maplewood Hall
• Mullaney Hall
• Oakwood Hall
• Pier Village
• Pinewood Hall
• Redwood Hall
• Spruce Hall
• Willow Hall

Food services

• Einstein Bros. Bagels
• Hawk's Nest Convenience Store
• Java City at Bey Hall
• Library Cafe
• Magill Commons
• Rebecca Stafford Student Center
• Shadow's (formerly "The Underground")

Athletics

Monmouth Hawks logo

See also: List of college athletic programs in New Jersey, USA#Division I

Monmouth's athletic teams are known as the Hawks. The school competes as a Division I school in the Northeast Conference. Monmouth fields the following sports at the Division I level: baseball, basketball (men's and women's), bowling (women's) cross country (men's and women's), field hockey, football, golf (men's and women's), indoor track (men's and women's), lacrosse (women's), soccer (men's and women's), softball, tennis (men's and women's), and track & field (men's and women's).

Monmouth University (then still Monmouth College), added football to the school's ledger of sports teams in 1993. The team's first game was played on September 25 of that year. The first points in school history were scored on a bizarre defensive play by intercepting and returning a two-point conversion.

A new Multipurpose Activity Center opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 16, 2009. The 153,200-square-foot (14,230 m²) Center currently serves as the primary indoor athletic structure. It houses a 4,100 seat competition arena; a 200-meter; six-lane indoor track; locker rooms; educational and conference space; ground-level bookstore; and fitness center. The new facility adjoins the William T. Boylan Gymnasium a 2,500-seat arena built in 1965.

Monmouth has been in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 1996, 2001, 2004, and 2006. Monmouth won their first NCAA men's basketball tournament game in 2006 when they beat Hampton University in that year's play-in game. It was the first time a Northeast Conference school won a game in the NCAA tournament since 1983 when Robert Morris University won in the opening round. Monmouth's men and women's soccer teams as well as baseball and women's lacrosse and men's golf team have also reached the NCAA tournament. The Monmouth Men's Soccer team is the only sport on campus to ever advance to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. The men's soccer team also hosted two first round NCAA Tournament games on The Great Lawn, in 2009 and 2010. Monmouth's men's soccer team has even been ranked as one of the top teams in the country. In September 2010, Monmouth attained the #4 spot on the NSCAA/HendrickCars.com National Rankings and has been ranked in the national top 25 every single week for the past two seasons.^[10]

Presidents

• 1933 to 1956: Edward G. Schlaefer (Dean)
• 1956 to 1957: Eugene H. Lehman
• 1957 to 1962: Edward G. Schlaefer
• 1962 to 1971: William G. Van Note
• 1971 to 1979: Richard J. Stonesifer
• 1980 to 1993: Samuel Hays Magill
• 1993 to 2003: Rebecca Stafford
• 2003 to present: Paul G. Gaffney II

Noted alumni

• Brad Brach, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
• Miles Austin, wide receiver for the Dallas CowboysDid not graduate.
• Anthony Beltempo, creator of the MTV reality show Jersey Shore (TV show).
• Wendy Boglioli, a former Olympic swimmer and swimming coach at Yale University, who later became an executive and motivational speaker.
• Trish Millines Dziko,^[11] a "Microsoft millionaire" philanthropist,^[12][13][14] 2004 winner of Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) and co-founder of Technology Access Foundation (TAF).^[15]
• Katie Gallagher, reality show contestant runner up on Survivor: Palau
• Ed Halicki, former professional baseball player who pitched a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the New York Mets on August 24, 1975.
• Noel Lawrence Hillman, a United States federal judge.
• Ronald Lapin (1941–1995) was a maverick Israeli-born American physician, who pioneered "bloodless surgery" and was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1983.
• Stephenie LaGrossa, reality show contestant was featured on Survivor: Palau, Survivor: Guatemala and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
• Jack Lawless, Attended Monmouth University for a semester and a half before being recruited as the touring drummer for The Jonas Brothers
• John Daido Loori, Zen Buddhist priest and Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery attended Monmouth in the 1960s, but did not graduate.
• Matt Morgan, Professional wrestler with Total Nonstop Action and American Gladiators TV personality.
• John Nalbone, tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Declan O'Scanlon New Jersey Assemblyman - 12th legislative district
• Christie Rampone, United States women's national soccer team captain.
• Michael Sorrentino, popularly known as "The Situation" on MTV's hit show Jersey Shore, attended Monmouth University before "partying a little too much" and dropping out.
• Greg Soto, an American mixed-martial artist signed by UFC.
• Yvonne Thornton, physician, an obstetrician and bestselling author.^[16]
• Heather Marter, cast member of the MTV reality show The Real World.

References

1. ^ http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2010NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values_Final.pdf
2. ^ "Current Institutional, International, and Associate Members". Council of Independent Colleges University. http://www.cic.org/about/membership/members.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
3. ^ "Member Directory". National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp#R. Retrieved 2008-03-18. 
4. ^ College Close-Up" Monmouth University - Faculty, accessed December 21, 2006. "Approximately 73 percent of the full-time instructional faculty members have doctorates or other terminal degrees in their fields."
5. ^ College Close-up: Monmouth University, Peterson's College Planner
6. ^ "History of Monmouth University". http://www.monmouth.edu/about_monmouth/history/default.asp. Retrieved 2007-08-02. 
7. ^ *Abele, Julian (1881 - 1950) - Philadelphia Architects and Buildings biography
8. ^ The Twilight of Splendor: Chronicles of the Age of American Palaces (1975) by James T. Maher
9. ^ History of Wilson Hall, Monmouth University
10. ^ "MEN’S SOCCER MOVES UP ONE SPOT TO FOURTH IN NSCAA POLL". Monmouth University. September 21, 2010. http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=204998407. Retrieved October 10, 2010. 
11. ^ University of Washington-Information Technology Leaders http://www.informationtechnologyleaders.com/dziko.html
12. ^ Seattle Weekly 12/06/2006
13. ^ 'The American Dream' by Dan Rather, pp. 280-1
14. ^ 'Money Magazine - 25 Women Who are Making it Big'
15. ^ 'Bridging the Digital Divide: Technology, Community, and Public Policy'
16. ^ Thornton, Yvonne S. & Coudert, (1995). The Ditchdigger’s Daughters: A Black Family’s Astonishing Success Story, Kensington Publishing Co. ISBN 1-55972-271-1

External links

• Monmouth University
• Campus Map