There are more than 125 different clubs and organizations on campus. Active involvement in such groups helps a student develop new leadership skills, support their career development goals, and meet new friends. Students can select from clubs related to their majors or take the opportunity to join something related to a special interest or hobby. All groups are student-developed and student-run. Each year the Office of Student Engagement hosts an Involvement Fair at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters to assist students in getting connected to one of the many clubs or organizations. Students should check the Experience Monmouth app, the bulletin boards, social media sites, e-mail, electronic boards, and the student newspaper (The Outlook) to learn more about club activities throughout the year.

Student Center

An integral part of Monmouth’s overall campus life program, the Student Center serves as a gathering area for all segments of the University community. Offering both comfortable and inviting outdoor and indoor space, the Student Center is where students meet informally and formally to share common interests and develop friendships. The Student Center includes dining facilities, lounges, meeting rooms, computer labs, an ATM, and a large multi-purpose room that is the site of many campus and community events. The facility also houses the Student Government Association, the Student Activities Board, and many student organization offices.

The Student Center is the site of a number of student services offices including, but not limited to, the Division of Student Life, the Center for Student Success, Career Development, First Year Advising, Student Engagement, Judicial Affairs, Office for Disability Services, Student Support and Veteran Services, and the Office of Counseling and Prevention Services.

Student Activities Board

The Student Activities Board (SAB) is a student organization advised by the Office of Student Engagement. Concerts, speakers, comedians, bus trips, novelty programs and festivals are among the many events sponsored. The SAB presents numerous opportunities for students to become involved both as spectators and as active board members. Students can join any of the nine committees, which include: Novelty, Awareness, Diversity Programs, Special Events, Comedy, Concerts, Festivals, Travel and Tour, and Major Concerts. Involvement in SAB may relate to a student’s major or may just be for fun.

Cultural Activities

The Department of Music and Theatre Arts, housed in the Lauren K. Woods Theatre, offers a wide ranging schedule of concerts, recitals, and theatrical productions during the academic year, and a professional theatre, the Shadow Lawn Stage, in the summer.  The department offers performance opportunities in concert chorus, chamber choir, glee clubs, chamber orchestra, jazz band, and pep band, rock ensembles and the Blue Hawk House Band.  Applied music study is offered to all students in voice, piano, woodwinds, brass, guitar, strings, and percussion.

The award winning Center of the Arts presents a rich array of performances by nationally and internationally recognized artists in dance, theatre, contemporary, classical, and folk music; as well as children's theatre, film screenings, visiting writers, gallery exhibitions, live screenings of the Met Opera, the National Theatre of London, the Bolshoi Ballet, and much more!  Students receive a FREE ticket for two performing arts series events each semester; tickets to all other ticketed events are only $5, with the exception of free events. For more information and a full schedule of events, please visit Monmouth Arts.

While Monmouth has no religious affiliation, it does recognize the important place that religion has in the lives of many of its students.  The Catholic Center, the Muslim Student Association, and Chabad are all active on campus.  In addition, churches and synagogues representing the major religious faiths are within convenient reach of the campus and are available for services and personal counseling.  A listing of area places of worship is available at the Office of Student and Community Services.

Recreation

The William T. Boylan Gymnasium provides facilities to support intramurals and recreation, including a swimming pool, two full basketball courts, and a bowling center.  Outdoor facilities available to students for their recreational use include:  an eight-lane track, Field Turf football/lacrosse, and soccer fields.

There is a year-round Intramural Sports Program, which includes games and sports such as basketball, dodgeball, flag football, softball, volleyball, three-point contest, knockout, Baggo, and soccer.  The Wellness Program includes personal training and group fitness classes like Zumba, Yoga, Bootcamps, Abs Legs and Butt, and Kickboxing.  There are many club sports on campus that include dance, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse, field hockey, wrestling, women’s volleyball, track and field, e-sports, sailing, softball, baseball, and men's and women's basketball.