{"id":73,"date":"2018-03-13T13:23:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T17:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-09-04T14:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:50:07","slug":"building-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/university-advancement\/building-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprehensive Campus Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students and faculty are at the heart of our vibrant university community. We are connected to our neighbors and our region through the arts, athletics, and a deeply embedded commitment to serving beyond the campus.<\/p>\n

Community Involvement<\/h2>\n

Our students perform more than 170,000 hours of community service each year, and each fall, 400 students volunteer at one of the 25 to 30 Big Event work sites in the towns that surround campus.<\/p>\n

Almost one million visitors enjoy a diverse array of concerts, gallery exhibitions, lectures, arena-style concerts, intimate performances, poetry readings, book signings, and lectures by recognized leaders from the political, public, legal, business, and entertainment fields.<\/p>\n

Division 1 Athletics<\/h2>\n

Monmouth\u2019s 24 NCAA Division I men\u2019s and women\u2019s athletic programs also draw alumni and fans to the 153,200-square-foot OceanFirst Bank Center, a 4,200-seat venue that is home court for our basketball and indoor track and field teams, and the Henni Kantor Kessler & John H. Kessler Stadium, which opened for play on September 2, 2017. Kessler Stadium, which accommodates 4,200 fans and features state-of-the-art media facilities hosts the University\u2019s football, men\u2019s\/women\u2019s lacrosse, and outdoor track and field programs.<\/p>\n

Beyond Our Gates<\/h2>\n

Our growing footprint extends to unique facilities such as the 38,800-square-foot Monmouth University Graduate Center just two miles from our main campus and the dedicated recording studio space at Lakehouse Studios in world-famous Asbury Park. With our three state-of-the-art research vessels, students can explore surrounding clear ocean waters through the Urban Coast Institute, academic studies in Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy, internships with the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, or our Sailing Club.<\/p>\n

As home to the internationally recognized Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, Monmouth\u2019s facilities are rising to the challenge of serving our region as an important cultural center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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