Monmouth University is a private university located in
West Long Branch, New JerseyWest Long Branch is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,097. It is the home of Monmouth University....
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956, and later Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its
charterUniversity Charter redirects here. For the middle school in California, see University Charter School .University charter is a charter given by provincial, state, regional, and sometimes national governments to legitimize the university's existence.-Canada:In most Canadian province's university...
.
There are about 4,300 full-time and 444 part-time undergraduate and 1,750
graduateA graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
students, as well as 251 full-time faculty members. About 73% of faculty members hold
Ph.D.Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
s or other
terminal degreeA terminal degree is, in some countries, the highest academic degree in a given field of study. This phrase is in common use in the United States, but is not universal in an international context: the concept is not in general use in the United Kingdom, for example, and the exact definition varies...
s in their field of study. 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 assistantA teaching assistant is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TAs include graduate teaching assistants , who are graduate students; undergraduate teaching assistants , who are undergraduate students; secondary school TAs, who are either high school...
s. 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.
History
Monmouth College was founded in 1933 as a
junior collegeThe term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
. On January 18, 1956, Monmouth received accreditation to grant four-year
Bachelor's degreeA bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s, and in March 1995, it received its university charter from the
New Jersey Commission on Higher EducationThe New Jersey Commission on Higher Education is a government agency in New Jersey that is responsible for providing coordination, planning, policy development, and advocacy for the state's higher education system...
.
Campus
The centerpiece of the Monmouth University campus is
Wilson HallShadow Lawn is a building in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1927 for Hubert T. Parsons, president of the F.W. Woolworth Company. Parsons was financially ruined by the Great Depression and the house was sold in 1939 for $100...
. Originally, it was the site of the Shadow Lawn mansion, constructed in 1903 and housed 52 rooms. United States President
Woodrow WilsonThomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
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 TrumbauerHorace Trumbauer was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. Later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and much of the campus of Duke University...
and
Julian AbeleJulian Abele was a prominent African-American architect, and the chief designer in the offices of architect Horace Trumbauer...
. Abele is regarded as the first professional African American architect.
Wilson Hall became
municipal propertyPublic domain is a term used to describe lands that were not under private or state ownership during the 18th and 19th centuries in the United States, as the country was expanding. These lands were obtained from the 13 original colonies, from Native American tribes, or from purchase from other...
during the
Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
and until Monmouth University acquired ownership, it was home to Highland Manor Junior College, a private girls' school. Today, it is a
National Historic LandmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
. 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 AnnieAnnie is a 1982 American musical film directed by John Huston and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. The film is an adaption of the 1977 stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1924 Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray. The movie features music by Charles Strouse,...
.
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
Shadow Lawn is a building in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1927 for Hubert T. Parsons, president of the F.W. Woolworth Company. Parsons was financially ruined by the Great Depression and the house was sold in 1939 for $100...
- 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)
Monmouth University's Department of Art and Design, located on Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch, New Jersey, offers several undergraduate degrees.- Exhibitions :The Department of Art and Design is an active participant in the arts of Monmouth...
- 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
The Monmouth University Polling Institute is located on the Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The Polling Institute was established in 2005 to be a leading center for the study of public opinion on important state, regional, and national issues.-Background:Founded in 2005,...
- Rapid Response Institute
- Kislak Real Estate Institute
- Institute for Global Understanding
- Urban Coast Institute
Activities
Monmouth University has a variety of on-campus clubs and organizations, including the campus television station — Hawk TV — and the
college radioCampus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...
station —
WMCX-FMWMCX is a New Jersey college radio station with a Modern Rock format. The studios and production facilities are located at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.- History :...
.
WMCX-FMWMCX is a New Jersey college radio station with a Modern Rock format. The studios and production facilities are located at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.- History :...
was the first media outlet to announce the death of
Bob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
in America.
The
Department of Art and DesignMonmouth University's Department of Art and Design, located on Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch, New Jersey, offers several undergraduate degrees.- Exhibitions :The Department of Art and Design is an active participant in the arts of Monmouth...
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.
Fraternities
- Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Kappa Psi is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1852. There are over a hundred chapters and colonies at accredited four year colleges and universities throughout the United States. More than 112,000 men have been...
- Sigma Pi
Sigma Pi is an international college secret and social fraternity founded in 1897 at Vincennes University. Sigma Pi International fraternity currently has 127 chapters and 4 colonies in the United States and Canada and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee...
- Sigma Tau Gamma
Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity also named "Sig Tau" or "the Knights" is a U.S. all-male college secret-social fraternity founded on June 28, 1920 at University of Central Missouri...
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent...
- Theta Xi
Theta Xi was founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York on 29 April 1864. Theta Xi Fraternity was originally founded as an engineering fraternity, the first professional fraternity...
Sororities
- Alpha Sigma Tau
Alpha Sigma Tau is a national Panhellenic sorority founded on November 4, 1899, at Michigan State Normal College...
- Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha Xi Delta is a women's fraternity founded on April 17, 1893 at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois. Alpha Xi Delta is one of the oldest women's fraternities as well as one of the ten founding fraternities of the National Panhellenic Conference...
- Delta Phi Epsilon
Delta Phi Epsilon is an international sorority founded on March 17, 1917 at New York University Law School in New York City...
- Lambda Theta Alpha
Lambda Theta Alpha is a Latina sorority in the United States.The idea for Lambda Theta Alpha began in the late 1970s, when colleges and universities experienced an influx of Latino enrollment; the organization came into being at Kean University in 1975 with Lambda Theta Alpha's seventeen founding...
- Phi Sigma Sigma
Phi Sigma Sigma , colloquially known as "Phi Sig," was the first collegiate nonsectarian fraternity, welcoming women of all faiths and backgrounds...
- Zeta Tau Alpha
Zeta Tau Alpha is a women's fraternity, founded October 15, 1898 at the State Female Normal School in Farmville, Virginia. The Executive office is located in Indianapolis, Indiana...
- Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle...
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
Einstein Bros. Bagels is a bagel and coffee chain in the United States. As of 2010, there were 587 restaurants with the Einstein Bros. name.Einstein Bros. was created by a chain restaurant corporation, Boston Chicken in 1995, as a way to market breakfast foods...
- 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's athletic teams are known as the Hawks. The school competes as a Division I school in the
Northeast ConferenceThe Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
. 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
footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
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 conversionIn American and Canadian football, a two-point conversion is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one-point convert immediately after it scores a touchdown...
.
A new Multipurpose Activity Center opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 16, 2009. The 153200 square feet (14,232.7 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 GymnasiumWilliam T. Boylan Gymnasium is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It was built in 1965 and was home to the Monmouth University Hawks basketball team. The Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held there in 1996 and 2004.The basketball teams moved into...
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 gameThe 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...
in 2006 when they beat
Hampton UniversityHampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It was founded by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.-History:...
in that year's
play-in gameThe Opening Round game, of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the first official game of the tournament, played between two of the lowest-seeded teams to qualify for an automatic bid to the tournament...
. It was the first time a
Northeast ConferenceThe Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...
school won a game in the NCAA tournament since 1983 when
Robert Morris UniversityRobert Morris University is a private, coeducational university in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1921, the school was named for Robert Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and helped finance the ensuing war with the British.-History:Robert Morris...
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.
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
Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II, USN , is the seventh president of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.Gaffney graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1968. Upon graduation, he was selected for immediate graduate education and received a master's degree in Ocean...
Noted alumni
- Brad Brach
Brad Brach is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres.-Professional career:Brach was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 42nd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He was called up to the majors for the first time on August 31, 2011.-External links:*...
, pitcher for the San Diego PadresThe San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
- Miles Austin
Miles Jonathon Austin III is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
, wide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Dallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
(has yet to graduate).
- Anthony Beltempo, creator of the MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
reality show Jersey Shore (TV show).
- Wendy Boglioli
Wendy Lansbach Boglioli is a former Olympic swimmer and swimming coach from the United States, who later became a motivational speaker...
, a former Olympic swimmer and swimming coach at Yale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, who later became an executive and motivational speaker.
- Trish Millines Dziko, a "Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
millionaire" philanthropist, 2004 winner of Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)The Silver Anniversary Awards are given each year by the American National Collegiate Athletic Association to recognize six distinguished former student-athletes on their 25th anniversary as college graduates. The Silver Anniversary Awards were first given in 1973, when five distinguished former...
and co-founder of Technology Access Foundation (TAF).
- Katie Gallagher, reality show contestant runner up on Survivor: Palau
Survivor: Palau is the tenth season of the United States reality show Survivor. Its preview appeared during the final episode of Survivor: Vanuatu. Survivor: Palau premiered on February 17, 2005. The complete season, including the Live Reunion Show, was released on DVD by CBS Home Video on August...
- Ed Halicki
Ed Halicki , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1974-1980. On August 24, 1975, Halicki threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the New York Mets in a 6-0 victory...
, 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
Noel Lawrence Hillman is a United States federal judge.Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, Hillman received a B.A. from Monmouth University in 1981 and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1985. He received an LL.M. from New York University School of Law in 1998. He was in private practice...
, 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
Stephenie LaGrossa was a contestant in Survivor: Palau, Survivor: Guatemala, and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. She was one of the most popular players ever to play the game, with her popularity peaking at 97%...
, reality show contestant was featured on Survivor: PalauSurvivor: Palau is the tenth season of the United States reality show Survivor. Its preview appeared during the final episode of Survivor: Vanuatu. Survivor: Palau premiered on February 17, 2005. The complete season, including the Live Reunion Show, was released on DVD by CBS Home Video on August...
, Survivor: GuatemalaSurvivor: Guatemala — The Maya Empire, commonly referred to as Survivor: Guatemala, is the eleventh season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed in the Yaxhá-Nakúm-Naranjo National Park near the more popular Tikal National Park, located in...
and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
- Jack Lawless
John Lawless is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer for the popular pop rock band the Jonas Brothers.He is also the drummer of Ocean Grove Band. He grew up in Middletown Township, New Jersey, part of Monmouth County. He is also popularly known as Flawless Lawless...
, Attended Monmouth University for a semester and a half before being recruited as the touring drummer for The Jonas BrothersThe Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
- John Daido Loori
John Daido Loori was a Zen Buddhist rōshi who served as the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery and was the founder of the Mountains and Rivers Order and CEO of Dharma Communications. Daido Loori received shiho from Taizan Maezumi in 1986 and also received a dendokyoshi certificate formally from the...
, Zen Buddhist priest and Abbot of Zen Mountain MonasteryZen Mountain Monastery is a Zen Buddhist monastery and training center on a forested property in the Catskill Mountains in Mount Tremper, New York. It was founded in 1980 by John Daido Loori, originally as the Zen Arts Center. It combines the Rinzai and Sōtō Zen traditions, in both of which Loori...
attended Monmouth in the 1960s, but did not graduate.
- Matt Morgan, Professional wrestler with Total Nonstop Action and American Gladiators
American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.The concept was created by...
TV personality.
- John Nalbone
Johnathan Gregory "John" Nalbone is an American football tight end who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft...
, tight endThe tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
for the Philadelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Declan O'Scanlon
Declan Joseph O'Scanlon, Jr. is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 12th legislative district....
New Jersey Assemblyman - 12th legislative district
- Christie Rampone
Christie Patricia Rampone is an American soccer defender currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer. She is a member and current Captain of the United States women's national soccer team.-High school:...
, United States women's national soccer team captain.
- Michael Sorrentino
Michael Sorrentino , publicly known by his nickname The Situation, is an Italian American television personality. He has appeared on the MTV reality show Jersey Shore since its premiere in 2009.-Early life:...
, popularly known as "The Situation" on MTV's hit show Jersey ShoreJersey Shore is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on December 3, 2009 in the United States. The series follows the lives of eight housemates spending their summer at the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Season 2 followed the cast escaping the cold northeast...
, attended Monmouth University before "partying a little too much" and dropping out.
- Greg Soto
Gregory Soto is an American mixed-martial artist. Soto fought in small fight promotions gaining a record of 7-0 before being signed by the UFC.Soto is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under Kurt Pellegrino.-Biography:...
, an American mixed-martial artist signed by UFC.
- Yvonne Thornton
Dr. Yvonne S. Thornton, M.D., M.P.H. is an American obstetrician-gynecologist, musician and author, best known for her memoir, The Ditchdigger’s Daughters.-Background, education and career:...
, physician, an obstetrician and bestselling author.
- Heather Marter, cast member of the MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
reality show The Real WorldThe Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
.
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