SAB president balances executive board duties with reaching career goals

Stephanie Hart is the new president of the Student Activities Board at Saint Louis University. SAB is a chartered organization that is responsible for special event programming and providing entertainment that caters to what the student body desires, as well as the Jesuit values that clearly define SLU.

Hart said, “We are bringing events for the students. Our biggest goal is bringing what the students are asking for”.

Hart is no stranger to SAB. Her older sister, Amanda, had also been a part of SAB while at SLU.

In addition, Hart served on SAB as the Vice President of Event Planning and as the Vice President of Operations.

Hart’s experience with these different roles has taught her how to effectively run meetings and how to ensure that the leadership is in sync with what needs to be done.

She said that she strives to create an atmosphere of productivity as well as enjoyment.

Hart emphasized that one of the core goals as the SAB president is to listen to the voice of the student body.

A survey is sent out to the student body twice a year in efforts to understand how the events that were presented went, and then to be able to enhance the entertainment goals for the upcoming semester.

“We look through everything. We really do,” said Hart.

This year, there is a new comment box that appears on their website aside from the option of emailing SAB directly.

Also, at the end of events, iPads will be accessible to the students to be used as a survey tool.

SAB is hoping that students will take advantage of the new opportunity.

Homecoming is always one of SAB’s first tasks of a new school year. The theme this year is going to focus on life at the beach.

Returning students should expect traditional Homecoming events, with “a few little surprises,” in the mix, Hart said.

There are posters, save-the-date cards, and Facebook events that promote these events.

Hart said that one of the most interesting parts about her job is that she is able to contact famous artists that are brought here to campus.

“I have never met someone that is stuck up,” Hart said.

“I hope people like that I am optimistic,” Hart said. “I am really motivated and organized, and that helps as well because there are so many things I am working with.”

Hart started off at SLU with an undecided major, but now has declared that she is a Pre-Med major with a minor in Community Health and she hopes to someday be a pharmacist.

Hart reasoned, “I didn’t necessarily want to diagnose, I wanted to treat.”

An interesting fact about Hart: she was a dancer for 15 years.

Hart said “I am usually a very shy person, so most people wouldn’t usually know I could move it on the dance floor.”