As the UOSA president and vice president look back at the fall semester with pride, they look forward with confidence.

Franz Zenteno, UOSA president and international studies graduate student, and Cory Lloyd, UOSA vice president and advertising senior, are halfway through their elected term. They haven’t been able to get all of their campaign promises completed, but Zenteno said they are elected for a full year, not just the fall semester.

“We are doing our best to get them done before the end of the academic year,” Zenteno said.

Lloyd said this year’s cabinet had a lot of freshman, and their new fervor helped them push toward the Zenteno and Lloyd’s goals.

“It’s been a great experience,” Lloyd said. “We still have time to get things done.”

UOSA staff adviser Brynn Daves said she has enjoyed working with Zenteno and Lloyd.

“Franz and Cory have done very well this fall...” Daves said in an e-mail. “It is great to see their constant support of students and the OU community.”

Before graduating in May, Lloyd and Zenteno plan to fulfill their campaign goals. Unaccomplished goals and new initiatives will be passed on to the next administration, Zenteno said.

“At the end of the day, we are writing a chapter for our story,” Zenteno said. “I think it will have a happy ending.”

UOSA will hold elections in March and the new president and vice president will be sworn into office in April.

Campaign promises accomplished

• Increase parking availability: Zenteno and Lloyd talked about using Twitter to update students on space availability and other information, Zenteno said. The parking office created @OUParking and tweets daily.

• Visibility of green initiatives: The executive branch will launch a pilot department of sustainability this spring to look at promoting sustainability, Zenteno said.

• Alcohol policy: A dialogue was opened with SafeRide regarding availability, Zenteno said. SafeRide was able to increase their fleet so students don’t have to wait as long to get home safely, Lloyd said. The wait time for SafeRide is currently 15 to 35 minutes, which is shorter than during the spring 2010 semester, said Daves, SafeRide director.

Campaign promises for the spring

• Laptop check-out program: To allow more students to check out laptops, Zenteno and Lloyd are working to change the laptop checkout system by making students wait a day before they can checkout a laptop again. Currently, students can check laptops out for 48 hours and renew it upon return.

• Involved.ou.edu: The executive branch is working with student life to launch a database streamlining opportunities to get involved on campus. The database is still in the planning stage and will appear on the student life’s website this spring, said Emily Hilburn, assistant to Student Life director.

• IT upgrades: The executive branch has been working with IT to get more electrical outlets placed around campus, Lloyd said. This will be finished in the spring, Zenteno said. The executive branch is currently working to replace the two-plug outlets around campus with split outlets allowing four to six electronics to be plugged in, Lloyd said in an e-mail. There is also a push to have recharge stations for electronics, Lloyd said.

Other accomplishments

• Course evaluation results available online: The department of academic affairs posted course evaluation results online this semester, Zenteno said.

• Advising website: The department of academic affairs worked with Joyce Allman, associate provost of academic advising, to create an academic advising website that consolidated OU’s advising information.

Spring plans not on campaign platform

• Alternative spring break project: Zenteno said UOSA plans to create inexpensive spring break alternatives for students.

• Mental Health Awareness week: Zenteno said there are plans for a week to inform students about services provided by OU to help them with depression, anxiety and other neurological issues.

• UOSA funding workshop: The workshop will help student organizations understand how to apply for funding.

• Questions, comments and concerns: The executive branch, along with the rest of student government, will launch an e-mail account that will monitor and consolidate feedback from students.