The Sport Management Student Association (SMSA) is open to any Seton Hall undergraduate student who is interested in the sport business. The objectives of the SMSA are to provide networking opportunities, recruit incoming students, interact with key members of the sport industry community, further the knowledge of the sport management profession, and act in a way commensurate with the mission and objectives of Seton Hall University.
Organization Activities Include:
Annual SMSA Blood Drive
Since 2002, the SMSA has sponsored an annual Blood Drive through the Red Cross each fall. In the past seven years, more than 2100 pints of blood have been collected, saving more than 6300 lives.
Annual trip to Sports Hall of Fame:
Each spring the SMSA takes a weekend trip to a sports hall of fame. In their 2007 trip to the baseball hall of fame, the organization was treated to a lecture given by sports marketing expert, Mike Veeck.
- Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY ('02, '07)
- Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto, ON Canada ('06)
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA ('04, '08)
- Professional Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH ('05)
Annual Sport Trivia Night
Based on your typical trivia show you might find on television, the SMSA Sport Trivia Night features 12 students from various organizations on campus competing for glory, honor, and prizes. In 2008 the event was hosted by sports broadcaster Gus Johnson.
Other events and trips have included: New Jersey Nets Basketball Games, Madison Square Garden Tour, Giants 5-K Run / Draft Day, Pirate Pandemonium, Army-Navy Football Game, NFL Draft Trip
Sport Management Honor Society:
Alpha Chi Lambda is the Sport Management honor society, founded at Seton Hall and sponsored by the SMSA and the Center for Sport Management. Students meeting set requirements are inducted after their junior or senior year.
The executive board is led by the President, Liz Rathbun. Ann Mayo, Ph.D., director of the Center for Sport Management, is the faculty advisor.
SMSA meetings are held on Tuesdays in Jubilee Hall, room 117 at 8:30 p.m.
