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47-457: The facility is the home of the Saint Peter's Peacocks men's and women's basketball , volleyball , tennis and swimming and diving teams. For men's basketball games, collapsible bleachers are expanded to cover two of the main gymnasium's three full courts and provide a seating capacity of 3,200. For the women's games, only one of the bleachers is opened. The men's basketball team played

94-492: A building with a high school, classes were taught during evening hours after the high school students had departed. Monmouth Junior College opened to students on November 21, 1933. The junior college's first student enrollment was reported at 325, all graduates from Monmouth County high schools, with a faculty of 12 instructors. Federal reemployment funds financed the junior college, with approximately $ 18,000 approved by New Jersey Director of Emergency Relief John Colt. In 1947,

141-767: A concert with a full sixteen-piece orchestra at the Yanitelli Center. She performed her hit songs such as " Both Sides, Now " and " Send In the Clowns ". She also performed a rendition of Joseph Haydn's Concerto in D major. On March 3, 1977, the Yanitelli Center hosted the 1977 ECAC Tournament Semifinals of the Metropolitan region with the Seton Hall Pirates defeating the Army Black Knights 77–71. On October 15, 1983, Billy Idol brought his Rebel Yell Tour to

188-465: A new home for the basketball team . Additional property was acquired by the college in 1969 when Monmouth was granted ownership of Maurice Pollak's home, the site of what would become Pollak Theatre. Amid the campus expansion, Monmouth College received authorization from the state to offer graduate programs and award master degrees in 1967. Monmouth's 50th anniversary in 1983 was coincided by its athletics program being granted Division I status from

235-423: A phased renovation of the Yanitelli Center. The renovation included the creation of a more modern basketball/volleyball arena with new retractable bleachers with an allotment of chairback seating, a full replacement of the hardwood court surface, updated branding and signage, a reimagined entryway to the facility, enhanced lighting and new video scoreboards. It also supported the creation of a Hall of Fame to celebrate

282-544: A pre-game pep rally prior to the game. The Peacocks defeated the Hawks , 58–34. On March 29, 2017, Saint Peter's hosted the semifinals of the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) at the Yanitelli Center marking the first time Saint Peter's ever hosted a national postseason tournament. The Peacocks would defeat the Furman Paladins 77–51 en route to their first-ever national postseason title. On November 23, 2021,

329-458: A private girls' school. Today, it is a National Historic Landmark . Some classrooms and the administrative offices are inside of the building. Shadow Lawn was named to the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1978. It was named a National Historic Landmark on February 4, 1985. Shadow Lawn has also been a host of the film version of Annie , starring Aileen Quinn. Some of

376-464: A raucous Yanitelli Center. On November 27, 2002, Peacock freshman Keydren Clark set the arena record for most points in a game with 44 points in a 94–85 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) . The previous record was 39 points scored by former Peacock Shelton Gibbs against the Marist Red Foxes on December 17, 1983. On January 9, 2008, the Yanitelli Center hosted a campaign rally for former president of

423-573: A ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 16, 2009. The 153,200-square-foot (14,230 m ) Center currently serves as the primary indoor athletic structure. A partnership agreement with OceanFirst Bank named the facility as the OceanFirst Bank Center in June, 2016. 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

470-455: A school's ranking for providing financial support, Blackmon commented that, "We are actually quite proud that we can assist so many students in getting an education", and concluded, "Even though Monmouth failed to make the Forbes list, I think that it doesn't reflect the quality of its teachers and the type of school that Monmouth is. I think it should have definitely made it." The 2021 ranking marked

517-675: A two-year junior college under Dean Edward G. Schlaefer. Created in New Jersey during the Great Depression , Monmouth Junior College was intended by Schlaefer to provide an opportunity for higher education to high school graduates in Monmouth County who could not afford to go away to college. The junior college did not have its own campus at the time of its founding and was housed at Long Branch High School in Long Branch . Due to sharing

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564-459: Is also home to a number of club and intramural teams. Prior to the opening of the Yanitelli Center on campus in 1975, Saint Peter's used the nearby Jersey City Armory as the home arena for its men's and women's basketball teams and still occasionally use the venue for high-profile games. Monmouth University Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch , in

611-544: The U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking increased during the 2010s, moving from 76 in 2005 to 37 in 2012 and 30 in 2013 among regional universities in the Northern United States. By 2018, Monmouth ranked at 28 among northern regional universities, its highest spot at the time from U.S. News & World Report . The ranking also made Monmouth the highest private regional university in New Jersey and

658-669: The Big South Conference as an associate member. In 2022, all teams except for women's bowling joined the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The centerpiece of the Monmouth University campus is Shadow Lawn . Originally, it was the site of the Shadow Lawn mansion, constructed in 1903 and housed 52 rooms. After the original Shadow Lawn was destroyed by a fire in 1927, the current building that would become

705-610: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams representing Monmouth competed in the Northeast Conference for the next three decades. The 50th anniversary also saw the first Founders' Day at Monmouth, which would become an annual tradition. Four years later, the school's Athletics Hall of Fame was established. The school's athletic program was joined by a football team in 1993. A significant development occurred for Monmouth in 1995 when it

752-549: The Peacock the official mascot of the college, reflecting the spirit of “resurrection and eternal life.” The peacock also ties Saint Peter's to the settling of Jersey City, originally called “ Pavonia ,” or “Land of the Peacock”. The Saint Peter's University mascot is Peter the Peacock. The updated mascot was introduced on April 20, 2016, on the first annual Peacock Pride Day to celebrate

799-418: The U.S. state of New Jersey . Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College , it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter . It enrolls about 4,400 full-time and 260 part-time undergraduate and 1,750 graduate students and employs 302 full-time faculty members. The school that would become Monmouth University was founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College,

846-600: The William T. Boylan Gymnasium a 2,500-seat arena built in 1965. Monmouth has been in the NCAA Division I men's 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

893-749: The college radio station WMCX-FM , one of the last media outlets to interview Bob Marley and the first media outlet in America to announce his death; and the student-run newspaper The Outlook , which has been published since 1933. 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. Monmouth University also has its own independent, student run record label, Blue Hawk Records. The music organization allows students to learn hands-on, gaining relevant experience and encountering situations that would occur in

940-509: The Aquatics office. Additionally, a fitness center , weight room , racquetball court , and squash court are also located in the facility. The offices for the Department of Athletics are located on the third floor while the Department of Recreation and Intramural Sports are in the basement. Students often refer to the building simply as "The Bubble" due to the air-supported roof, which is one of

987-454: The Division I level in the fall of 2015. 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

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1034-442: 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 and men's), soccer (men's and women's), softball, tennis (men's and women's), and track & field (men's and women's). In the fall of 2014, Monmouth announced the reintroduction of swimming programs (women's and men's) at

1081-659: The East Coast. As noted in the college yearbook, “The classrooms went empty. The faculty closed their markbooks, and left for the battlefields.” In 1930, with Rev. Robert I. Gannon, S.J., as Dean, Saint Peter's re-opened on the fourth floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building in Downtown Jersey City , and women were admitted to the Evening Session for the first time. With the rebirth of Saint Peter's in 1930, Rev. Gannon named

1128-701: The Hawks. The Hawks compete as members of the Coastal Athletic Association . The school had competed as a Division I (NCAA) school in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference from 2013 to 2022, with football competing as an FCS independent in the 2013 season before joining the Big South Conference in 2014. Monmouth left the MAAC and join the CAA on July 1, 2022. Monmouth fields the following sports at

1175-755: The Monmouth University Library. It was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1978. The Guggenheim estate also included a stable and carriage house across the road on Cedar Avenue. This has been converted into the Lauren K. Woods Theatre . Monmouth University is organized into seven schools: In 2023, the university accepted 90.9% of applicants, with those admitted having an average 3.57 GPA and those submitting test scores having an average 1110-1300 SAT score or average 22-30 ACT score. Monmouth University's placement on

1222-539: The Music Industry. Blue Hawk Records allows students to work together, alongside experienced industry professionals, to build their skills in talent scouting, artist promotion and development, live music and record releases, artwork, packaging, sales, marketing, further learning the structure of business and how to mold artists into marketable material. Monmouth University joined the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022. Monmouth's athletic teams are known as

1269-582: The Peacocks played their first official game in Run Baby Run Arena and opened it with a 64–62 win over the LIU Sharks . In March of 2022, the arena hosted watch parties during Saint Peter's improbable Elite Eight run in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . The Peacocks became the first ever 15-seed to accomplish the feat. Saint Peter%27s Peacocks The Saint Peter's Peacocks are

1316-554: The United States Barack Obama in his successful bid to become the Democratic candidate in the 2008 U.S. presidential election . On November 17, 2009, Saint Peter's hosted Monmouth University in a men's basketball game, with a 6:00 a.m. start time, as part of the second annual ESPN's 24–Hour College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon . The University hosted an 11-hour "all-nighter" of campus activities with free breakfast and

1363-499: The agreement that granted Shadow Lawn to the school, Lehman became the first president of Monmouth College from 1956 to 1957. Schlaefer resumed leadership after Lehman's tenure, serving as president from 1957 to 1962. Monmouth's first commencement was held at Shadow Lawn the same year that Schlaefer assumed the presidency and the first bachelor's degrees were awarded the year after, in 1958. The 1960s saw further growth for Monmouth in campus size, athletics, student life, and academics. At

1410-543: The completion of a pedestrian underpass on campus in 2001. By the end of the decade, the Multipurpose Activity Center replaced the William T. Boylan Gymnasium as the home of the men's and women's basketball teams in 2009. The new facility, which cost $ 57 million, was described by then-Senior Associate Athletic Director Jeff Stapleton as "probably the biggest undertaking that the institution has done". The facility

1457-472: The estate of Shadow Lawn in West Long Branch . The estate was purchased from Eugene H. Lehman for $ 350,000 (equivalent to $ 4 million in 2023). In addition to the monetary cost, Lehman signed over the estate under the condition he would serve as the school's president for one year. A year later, the school was renamed Monmouth College when it was accredited by the state to offer four-year programs that would award bachelor degrees to students. Through

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1504-490: The first appearance of Monmouth University, in which it placed 394. It remained on Forbes' rankings until dropping off in 2024. Monmouth University has held multiple academic symposia on the work of Bruce Springsteen and houses the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music. Monmouth University has a variety of on-campus clubs and organizations, including the campus television station HawkTV ;

1551-518: The inaugural game at the Yanitelli Center against the Dartmouth Big Green losing 67–68. Prior to its opening, the men's basketball team hosted its home games at the nearby Jersey City Armory and still occasionally use the venue for high-profile games. The building also houses The Eugene and Teresa Imperatore Swimming and Diving Center that features a 25 yd (23 m), 8 lane Olympic-size swimming pool with 1- and 3-meter diving boards and

1598-529: The legacy and birthday of the late Dean, Rev. Gannon, S.J. and “Founding Father” of the peacock being chosen as a symbol of Saint Peter's. A member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), Saint Peter's sponsors teams in eight men's and eight women's NCAA sanctioned sports: Men's intercollegiate sports Women's intercollegiate sports The Peacocks football program ran from 1971 to 2006. The Peacocks men's and women's tennis team were discontinued in 2018. The Peacocks women's bowling team

1645-529: The legacy of Peacock athletics. Mac Mahon, a 1968 graduate of Saint Peter's, and a member of the Saint Peter's University Board of Trustees, decided to honor his former 1967–68 teammates by naming the renovated space the "Run Baby Run Arena" after that team's nickname for its high-scoring offense. The new arena debuted on November 1, 2021, with Saint Peter's defeating New Jersey City University 90–66 in an exhibition game. On December 13, 1975, Judy Collins held

1692-456: The most recognizable landmarks on the campus and in Jersey City. The Bubble covers five roof-top tennis courts and a jogging track. The tennis nets can be removed to provide facilities for indoor athletic practices as well as a venue for intramural sporting events. On July 22, 2020, Saint Peter’s University announced that through a $ 5 million lead gift from Thomas P. Mac Mahon, they would begin

1739-538: The opening round. Monmouth's men and women's soccer teams as well as baseball, women's lacrosse, men's tennis and men's golf team have also reached the NCAA tournament. The men's lacrosse team made the 2016 NCAA playoff tournament as well. The Monmouth Men's Soccer team is the only sport on campus to ever advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament. The men's soccer team also hosted three first round NCAA Tournament games on The Great Lawn, in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Monmouth's men's soccer team has even been ranked as one of

1786-413: The scenes in this movie were filmed inside and outside of the building along with the rest of the Monmouth University campus. Shadow Lawn was used as Daddy Warbucks ' mansion. Following Monmouth's acquisition of the estate, Shadow Lawn was renamed Woodrow Wilson Hall after United States President Woodrow Wilson , who stayed in the original mansion during his campaign in summer of 1916. The current mansion

1833-542: The school received full college accreditation from the New Jersey Board of Education to award associate degrees to students. 100 students became the first recipients of associate degrees from Monmouth Junior College the following year. Support from students and the community is credited with helping the school continue to teach classes and become a privately funded institution . Monmouth Junior College acquired its own campus in 1955 when it relocated from Long Branch to

1880-640: The sixteen intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Saint Peter's University , located in Jersey City, New Jersey . The Peacocks compete in the NCAA Division I and are founding members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They previously competed in the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference (MCC) from 1965 to 1969. From 1918 to 1930, the then College, closed due to the impact of World War I and because Jesuit superiors wanted to concentrate their manpower in other colleges on

1927-527: The start of the decade, the Murry and Leonie Foundation transferred ownership of the Murry Guggenheim House to Monmouth, which became the school's library. The transfer also included a stable and carriage house that would be converted into the Lauren K. Woods Theatre . Elmwood and Pinewood, Monmouth's first campus residence halls, opened in 1963, while the William T. Boylan Gymnasium was built in 1965 as

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1974-553: The state's second-highest regional university behind The College of New Jersey . Despite moving up in the U.S. News & World Report ranking, however, Monmouth University did not appear on Forbes ' s List of America's Best Colleges until 2021. Mark Blackmon, the director of News and Public Affairs at Monmouth, attributed the school's omission in 2016 to Forbes relying "on some information that can be highly subjective", with schools "[losing] points for awarding grants and scholarships". In response to Forbes allegedly lowering

2021-431: Was built as a residence for Mr. and 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. Shadow Lawn became municipal property during the Great Depression and until Monmouth acquired ownership, it was home to Highland Manor Junior College,

2068-473: Was discontinued following the 2017–18 season. The Peacocks play at two main athletic facilities. Joseph J. Jaroschak Field in nearby Lincoln Park, is home to the baseball, softball, and men's and women's soccer teams. The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center is located on campus and is home to the swimming and diving teams with the volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams playing their home games in Run Baby Run Arena. The Yanitelli Center

2115-576: Was granted university status by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education , resulting in the school being renamed Monmouth University. The university status was obtained under the leadership of Rebecca Stafford, the school's first female president, who described Monmouth as being "on the move". The College Center, constructed in the 1970s, would be renamed the Rebecca Stafford Student Center in her honor. The 21st century saw

2162-490: Was renamed OceanFirst Bank Center in 2016 after Monmouth University and OceanFirst Bank reached a $ 4 million agreement through 2036 that included the naming rights of the facility. The athletic teams would continue to compete in the Northeast Conference until 2013 when they moved to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). As the MAAC did not sponsor collegiate football, Monmouth's football team became part of

2209-515: Was renamed to Great Hall in 2020, with the university citing racist policies of Wilson for the change. In 1903, Murry Guggenheim (1858–1939), son of Meyer Guggenheim , bought property in West Long Branch to build a summer residence for himself and his wife, Leonie. The original structure of the Beaux-Arts mansion, designed by Carrère and Hastings is now the Murry and Leonie Guggenheim wing of

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