{"id":1179,"date":"2020-06-29T12:59:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T16:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/?page_id=1179"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:20:04","slug":"communications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>View the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/digital.monmouth.edu\/presidents-report\/presidents-report-2024-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President\u2019s Report 2024&nbsp;Year in Review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"messages-to-the-campus-community\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Messages to the Campus Community<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/2026\/03\/31\/sad-news-loss-of-a-student-4\/\">Sad News &#8211; Loss of a Student<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T15:19:32-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 31, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/2026\/03\/27\/sad-news-3\/\">Sad News<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T15:24:17-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 27, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/2026\/01\/19\/a-message-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day-6\/\">A Message on Martin Luther King Jr. Day<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-19T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 19, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/2025\/12\/22\/bringing-our-best-to-2026\/\">Bringing Our Best to 2026!<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-22T13:28:16-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 22, 2025<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/2025\/11\/25\/a-thanksgiving-message-from-president-leahy\/\">A Thanksgiving Message from President Leahy<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T11:35:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/communications\/messages-to-the-campus-community\/\" rel=\"\">View all Messages<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"speeches-amp-interviews\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speeches &amp; Interviews<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/monmouthhawks.com\/watch\/?Archive=10196&#038;type=Archive\">Press Conference Introducing Colonial Athletics Association<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-01-27T12:08:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 27, 2022<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/2021\/03\/16\/jack-ford-interviews-president-patrick-f-leahy\/\">Jack Ford Interviews President Patrick F. Leahy<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-03-16T21:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 16, 2021<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/2021\/01\/29\/spring-2021-convocation\/\">Spring 2021 Convocation<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-01-29T14:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 29, 2021<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/2020\/09\/11\/fall-2020-convocation\/\">Fall 2020 Convocation<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-09-11T15:41:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 11, 2020<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/2019\/11\/15\/alumni-update-hawks-soaring-to-great-heights-this-fall\/\">Alumni update: Hawks soaring to great heights this fall<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-11-15T10:55:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 15, 2019<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/communications\/speeches\/\" rel=\"\">View all Speeches<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"podcast\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3899 podcast type-podcast status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry series-default-podcast speaker-bob-santelli speaker-matt-harmon speaker-patrick-f-leahy\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/podcast\/monmouth-matters-episode-6\/\" target=\"_self\" >Monmouth Matters &#8211; Episode 6<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><div aria-labelledby=\"primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-sender primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-message_text primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-alt_text primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-date_time primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-reaction_count primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-reply_count primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-link_count primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-attachment_count primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-has_draft_reply primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-pinned_state primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-edited_state primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-later_state primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-broadcast_state primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-broadcast_thread_root_message primary-D1VK8PTT7-1778178097.615049-translated_state\" id=\"message-list_1778178097.615049\" style=\"top: 5753.7px;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"position: relative;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d;margin: 0;padding: 0\"><div style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #1d1c1d;margin: 4px 0;padding: 0\">President Patrick Leahy and Prof. Matt Harmon reflect on the passing of student Timothy Sanchick, and former university president Gray Dimenna before engaging in a wide-ranging conversation with Bob Santelli, founding executive director of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music. They discuss the Center&#8217;s grand opening in June, the fourth annual American Music Honors event, and the announcement of the two-night &#8220;Music America&#8221; concert series on June 4-5, 2026, at Monmouth&#8217;s OceanFirst Bank Center. Headlined by Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi to celebrate America&#8217;s 250th birthday, the event will feature diverse artists honoring pivotal American music.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/president\/podcast\/\" rel=\"\">View all Episodes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"in-the-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"news\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"component-title\">Monmouth News<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-all wp-block-button is-style-2022 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href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/bruce-springsteen-center-opening-soon-204723637.html\" >&#8220;Bruce Springsteen Center Opening Soon, but New Jersey Residents can Peek Inside Here&#8221;<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"news-story has-image\">\n                <div class=\"news-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40802294805\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/05\/2026_SHU_conference-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2026\/05\/2026_SHU_conference-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2026\/05\/2026_SHU_conference-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2026\/05\/2026_SHU_conference-768x512.jpg 768w, 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