{"id":284,"date":"2020-04-23T16:46:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T20:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2025-04-30T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:46:24","slug":"exceptional-hawks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/","title":{"rendered":"Exceptional Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mu-hero  has-buttons has-video has-video\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-media\"><div class=\"herovideo\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title title page-title\">Exceptional Hawks<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-text top-text-wrapper text-is-aligned-middle\"><h2 class=\"top-text hero\">Exceptional Hawks<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/admission\">Join the Hawk Family<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-narrative\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-upper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-lower\"><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\tconst heromedia = [{\"videos\":[{\"media\":null,\"sources\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/exceptional-hawks\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/795\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/exceptional-mobile.mp4\",\"type\":\"mp4\",\"codec\":\"\"}]},{\"media\":800,\"sources\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/exceptional-hawks\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/795\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/exceptional.mp4\",\"type\":\"mp4\",\"codec\":\"\"}]}],\"poster\":{\"id\":null,\"focalpoint\":\"50% 50%\",\"alt\":null,\"src\":null,\"srcset\":null,\"mask\":null},\"tracks\":[]}]\n\t\t\t\tfunction buildPosterImage( media ) {var img = document.createElement( 'img' );srcset = [];media.forEach( function ( media ) {if ( media.poster && media.poster.src ) {if ( media.media ) {srcset.push( media.poster.src + \" \" + media.media + \"w\" );} else {img.src = media.poster.src;}}} );if ( srcset.length > 0 ) {img.srcset = srcset.join( \", \" );}img.setAttribute( 'fetchpriority', 'high' );return img}class HeroVideo {constructor( container, videos ) {this.videos = videos;this.container = container;this.button = null;this.video = null;this.img = document.createElement(\"img\");this.imgready = false;this.selectedVideo = this.videos[this.getRandomUniqueNumber( this.videos.length ) - 1];this.sortVideos();this.limitNetwork = ( () => {if (!navigator|| !navigator.connection|| !navigator.connection.effectiveType) {return null;}if ( navigator.connection.saveData === true ) {return true}switch ( navigator.connection.effectiveType ) {case '3g':case '4g':return false;break;default:return true;}} )();this.preferslowmotion = window.matchMedia( '(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)' ).matches;this.canAutoPlay = ( !this.preferslowmotion && !this.limitNetwork )? 1 : 0;this.isPlaying = (null !== localStorage.getItem( \"videoPlaying\" ) )? localStorage.getItem( \"videoPlaying\" ) == \"1\" : this.canAutoPlay;this.createPlayPauseButton();if( ! this.container.querySelector(\"img\") && this.selectedVideo.poster && this.selectedVideo.poster.src ){this.img.src = this.selectedVideo.poster.src;this.img.srcset = this.selectedVideo.poster.srcset;this.img.alt = \"\";this.img.fetchPriority = \"high\";this.img.onload = () => {this.imgready = true;}}if (this.isPlaying){if ( \"IntersectionObserver\" in window ) {var observer = new IntersectionObserver(( entries ) => {entries.forEach( function ( entry ) {if ( entry.isIntersecting ) {this.play();observer.disconnect();}}.bind( this ) );},{root: document.body,rootMargin: \"0px\",scrollMargin: \"0px\",threshold: 0.01,});observer.observe( this.container );} else {this.play();}} else {if( ! this.container.querySelector(\"img\") && this.selectedVideo.poster && this.selectedVideo.poster.src ){this.container.appendChild(this.img);}}}startVideo(){this.triggerEvents.forEach(event => document.removeEventListener(event, this.startVideo, false));this.play();}sortVideos(){const CodecOrderMap = new Map( [\"av01\",\"hvc1\",\"vp09\",\"avc1\"].map( ( c, i ) => [ c, i ] ) );this.selectedVideo.videos.sort( function ( a, b ) {return ( b.media ? parseInt( b.media ) : 0 ) - ( a.media ? parseInt( a.media ) : 0 );} );this.selectedVideo.videos.forEach( ( video ) => {video.sources.sort( ( a, b ) => {const aKey = this.getCodecKey( a.codec );const bKey = this.getCodecKey( b.codec );const aRank = aKey !== null ? 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World Report\u2019s Best Colleges for 2025, Monmouth University ranks as one of the top five private, non-denominational, Division I schools for student access and academic excellence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cNwj9ignhlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nearly one-third of Monmouth students are Pell Grant-eligible,<\/a> and nearly half of first-year students are the first in their family to attend college. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><button id=\"rankingsbutton\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">See How We Rank<\/button><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1803\" style=\"object-position: 50.565% 37.135%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/avila-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman in grey business suit standing outside NBC Studios in Manhattan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/avila-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/avila-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/avila-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/avila-1-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/avila-1-1022x1536.jpg 1022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/first-to-fly\/\">First to Fly<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>A bilingual background and degrees in communication and business helped set<br \/>\nthis alumna up for success at NBCUniversal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"870\" style=\"object-position: 50.225% 43.4%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Exceptional Hawks: A Point of Pride - Click or tap for more information\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14-560x435.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14-280x218.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14-320x249.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14-640x497.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-14-360x280.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/a-point-of-pride\/\">Excellence. Access. Ambition.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>Monmouth University has all three and is on track to become the highest-ranked among institutions in its category with similar access measures.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" style=\"object-position: 46.48% 65.0375%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/Campus-Scenes-Class-Outside_20221103_AD_20.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A class is being held outside on the steps of the Great Hall on a summer blue sky day\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/Campus-Scenes-Class-Outside_20221103_AD_20.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/Campus-Scenes-Class-Outside_20221103_AD_20-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/Campus-Scenes-Class-Outside_20221103_AD_20-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/funds-for-the-future\/\">Funds for the Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                   A new $21 million gift will help expand educational access through a scholarship program that will assist academically excellent undergraduate students with high financial need.\n            <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/insidemonmouth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/04\/20-us-news-web-map-v1.jpg\" alt=\"placeholder\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-750\">\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\">Put Us On Your Map<\/p>\n<p>One mile to the beach, one hour to New York City, and less than a 15-minute drive to three bustling cultural destinations\u2014including Asbury Park\u2019s legendary music scene\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/about\/our-campus-and-location\/\">Monmouth\u2019s historic campus at the coast<\/a> provides the perfect blend of culture, recreation, education and career opportunities for our students. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/visit\/\">Plan your visit now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rankingsimage hidden is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full desktop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2800\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01.png\" alt=\"Among U.S. News &amp; World Report's Best Colleges, Monmouth University ranks in the top five non-denominational division I private institutions in the nation that enroll more than 25% first-time, full-time Pell Grant-Eligible students, providing exceptional access and excellence for our students.\" class=\"wp-image-756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01.png 2800w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-1024x233.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-768x174.png 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-1536x349.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-2048x465.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-1120x254.png 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-560x127.png 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-280x64.png 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-320x73.png 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-640x145.png 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-1400x318.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-web-infographic-v5-01-360x82.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2800px) 100vw, 2800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full mobile\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-infographic-mobile-v3-01.png\" alt=\"Among U.S. News &amp; World Report's Best Colleges, Monmouth University ranks in the top five non-denominational division I private institutions in the nation that enroll more than 25% first-time, full-time Pell Grant-Eligible students, providing exceptional access and excellence for our students.\" class=\"wp-image-758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-infographic-mobile-v3-01.png 750w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-infographic-mobile-v3-01-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-infographic-mobile-v3-01-560x652.png 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-infographic-mobile-v3-01-280x326.png 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-infographic-mobile-v3-01-320x372.png 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-infographic-mobile-v3-01-640x745.png 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/20-usnews-infographic-mobile-v3-01-360x419.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"exceptional-opportunities\"><strong>Exceptional<\/strong> Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"us-slider lastone\" id=\"opportunities-slider\">\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2800\" height=\"1868\" style=\"object-position: 56.0075% 31.105%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/wilson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman wearing USA olympic jersey, spectators in stadium seats looking at her other athletes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/wilson.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/wilson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/wilson-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/wilson-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/wilson-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/wilson-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2800px) 100vw, 2800px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/allie-wilson\/\">Allie Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Allie Wilson\u2019s road to the Olympics was anything but smooth, but her story proves that some dreams are worth the struggle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1546\" style=\"object-position: 53.557% 29.697%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/guardians.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Illustration of men and women in a sandy area forming a human chain with their arms, waves appearing behind them\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/guardians.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/guardians-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/guardians-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/guardians-768x989.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/guardians-1192x1536.jpg 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/guardians-of-the-coast\/\">Guardians of the Coast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For 20 years, Monmouth\u2019s Urban Coast Institute has championed science, policy, and partnerships to protect coastal ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" style=\"object-position: 60.09% 57.715%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/springsteen_main.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/springsteen_main.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/springsteen_main-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/springsteen_main-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/springsteen_main-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/springsteen_main-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/springsteen_main-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/the-bruce-springsteen-archives-and-center-for-american-music\/\">The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>Provides scholars, fans, <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.monmouth.edu\/entertainment\/163-volume-92-fall-2019-spring-2020\/6786-monmouth-featured-in-acclaimed-movie-blinded-by-the-light\">filmmakers<\/a>, and curators from around the world access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/rock-relics\/\">largest official collection<\/a> of the New Jersey rock legend\u2019s written works, photographs, periodicals, and artifacts\u2014featuring over 35,000 items from 47 countries.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"870\" style=\"object-position: 48.9325% 22.3775%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Exceptional Hawks - Hands-on Arts Programs - Click for more information\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10-560x435.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10-280x218.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10-320x249.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10-640x497.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-10-360x280.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/experiencing-the-arts-at-monmouth-university\/\">Hands-On Arts Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>Innovative curriculums and state-of-the-art facilities combine to immerse students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/arts\/\">written, visual, and performing arts<\/a>. Get insight from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/series\/visiting-writers-series\/\">visiting writers<\/a>, display your work in on-campus galleries, take center stage at Pollak Theatre, and more.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" style=\"object-position: 57.76125% 58.379166666667%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/frankel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"a band on a festival stage, with a crowd watching them reaching into the horizon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/frankel.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/frankel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/frankel-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/frankel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/frankel-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/caught-in-the-act\/\">Caught in the Act<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mike Frankel \u201972 shares the stories behind his photos of classic rock legends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" style=\"object-position: 50.031666666667% 44.591666666667%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/scaling.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three adults in front of an outdoor archway, a hiking trail behind them\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/scaling.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/scaling-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/scaling-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/scaling-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/scaling-new-heights\/\">Scaling New Heights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Melissa Richardson\u2019s Mount Kilimanjaro trek helped raise funds for children in<br \/>\nneed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"1171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Monmouth Research Vessel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3-979x1024.jpg 979w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3-768x803.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3-560x586.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3-280x293.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3-320x335.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3-640x669.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3-1024x1071.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/nauvoo-at-sea-v3-360x376.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/exploring-the-environment-to-protect-our-coasts\/\">Urban Coast Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>Recognized as a regional leader in the areas of marine research, coastal policy and community resilience, the UCI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/tag-team\/\">provides students and faculty researchers<\/a> access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/meet-the-fleet\/\">a fleet of three research vessels<\/a> and a collection of cutting-edge marine science technologies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" style=\"object-position: 53.155% 29.72%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/hughes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man standing in football field, holding a microphone labelled SNY\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/hughes.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/hughes-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/hughes-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/hughes-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/press-box\/\">Press Box<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NFL Insider Connor Hughes takes you behind the scenes on game day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"870\" style=\"object-position: 77.03% 40.415%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Exceptional Hawks: Music Industry Careers - Click or tap for more information\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12-560x435.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12-280x218.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12-320x249.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12-640x497.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/except-landing-page-photos-12-360x280.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/music-industry-careers\/\">Music Industry Careers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>Whether you\u2019re working behind the scenes at a concert or jamming in the recording studio, Monmouth offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/arts\/music-and-theatre-arts\/\">hands-on music program<\/a> unlike any other. Prepare for varied roles in the music industry while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehawkrecords.com\/\">running a record label<\/a>, producing albums at our partner studio, and performing abroad and at the White House.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/insidemonmouth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/04\/20-us-news-web-map-v1.jpg\" alt=\"placeholder\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-750\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\">Put Us On Your Map<\/p>\n<p>One mile to the beach, one hour to New York City, and less than a 15-minute drive to three bustling cultural destinations\u2014including Asbury Park\u2019s legendary music scene\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/about\/our-campus-and-location\/\">Monmouth\u2019s historic campus at the coast<\/a> provides the perfect blend of culture, recreation, education and career opportunities for our students. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/visit\/\">Plan your visit now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"exceptional-outcomes\"><strong>Exceptional<\/strong> Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"us-slider lastone\" id=\"outcomes-slider\">\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/perna.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman on a soccer court, leaning on a goal post with a soccer ball under her foot.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/perna.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/perna-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/perna-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/perna-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/maddison-perna\/\">Maddison Perna \u201923, \u201925M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maddison Perna has been a mainstay in the midfield for the Monmouth women\u2019s soccer program since 2019. Despite missing the 2021 season due to injury, Perna racked up an impressive 81 games played as a Hawk. Along the way, she competed in an NCAA championship tournament, won regular season and conference playoff titles, and was named to All-MAAC and All-CAA conference teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" style=\"object-position: 29.4% 21.945%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2024\/06\/61-Jesse-Breagger-2-EDIT-JOHN-EMERSON.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2024\/06\/61-Jesse-Breagger-2-EDIT-JOHN-EMERSON.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2024\/06\/61-Jesse-Breagger-2-EDIT-JOHN-EMERSON-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2024\/06\/61-Jesse-Breagger-2-EDIT-JOHN-EMERSON-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2024\/06\/61-Jesse-Breagger-2-EDIT-JOHN-EMERSON-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/jesse-bragger-21\/\">Jesse Bragger \u201821<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Bristol Myers Squibb, Jesse Bragger \u201921 is doing early drug discovery research that could one day help cure or treat a variety of cardiomyopathies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1680\" style=\"object-position: 49.9% 29.63%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/fahad.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man in blue button-up shirt sitting across from a table, smiling, hands clapsed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/fahad.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/fahad-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/fahad-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/fahad-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/fahad-1097x1536.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/muhammad-fahad-22\/\">Muhammad Fahad \u201922<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a software engineer for the online behemoth Amazon, Muhammad Fahad played a crucial role in developing the company\u2019s highly scalable advertising streaming TV service, Sponsored TV. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1596\" height=\"2500\" style=\"object-position: 46.09% 31.56%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/morganalston_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/morganalston_web.jpg 1596w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/morganalston_web-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/morganalston_web-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/morganalston_web-768x1203.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/morganalston_web-981x1536.jpg 981w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/morganalston_web-1307x2048.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1596px) 100vw, 1596px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/hands-on-with-espn\/\">Morgan Alston \u201923<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the time she graduated last May, Morgan Alston had held six internships, was a published writer, was a podcast host and creator, and had two full-time job offers lined up. After spending half a year as a studio production assistant at NFL Films, she recently made the move to ESPN, where she is on the field production unit, traveling to games and special events like the Super Bowl, NBA draft, and NFL combine, interviewing and reporting on athletes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" style=\"object-position: 47.325% 33.205%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/19-Leon-Galloway-20221110-71-ANTHONY-DEPRIMO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leon Galloway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/19-Leon-Galloway-20221110-71-ANTHONY-DEPRIMO.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/19-Leon-Galloway-20221110-71-ANTHONY-DEPRIMO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/19-Leon-Galloway-20221110-71-ANTHONY-DEPRIMO-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/19-Leon-Galloway-20221110-71-ANTHONY-DEPRIMO-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/04\/19-Leon-Galloway-20221110-71-ANTHONY-DEPRIMO-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/leon-galloway-23\/\">Leon Galloway \u201923<\/a><\/p>\n<p><p>Now a production assistant for Law &amp; Order, Galloway gained real-world experience through multiple roles on the upcoming feature-length film <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2022\/07\/05\/mirandas-victim-movie-director-michelle-danner-monmouth-county-nj\/65365732007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Miranda\u2019s Victim, which was filmed partly on Monmouth University\u2019s campus<\/a>. Galloway attributes his hands-on experiences at the student-run television station Hawk TV, along with his coursework, as preparing him to work behind the scenes on major productions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" style=\"object-position: 50.205% 43.975%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/bates.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman smiling with stone columns and trees behind her\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/bates.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/bates-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/bates-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/bates-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/06\/bates-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/faith-bates-24m\/\">Faith Bates \u201924M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award, Faith Bates \u201924M, an adjunct professor for Monmouth's English department, spent the 2024-2025 academic year in Romania. There she taught and assisted with practical and specialized English language and American culture classes at higher education institutions, while also serving as a resource on American culture and history and literary and nonliterary traditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"us-carousel-cell\">\n<div class=\"imgContainer\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"870\" style=\"object-position: 49.065% 21.53%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Exceptional Hawks: Robert Santelli - Click or tap for more information\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli-560x435.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli-280x218.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli-320x249.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli-640x497.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2020\/04\/Santelli-360x280.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textContainer\">\n<p class=\"slider-head\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/exceptional-hawks\/robert-santelli-73-14hn\/\">Robert Santelli \u201973 \u201914HN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The noted blues and rock historian was recently appointed executive director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University. 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