In his final semester, United Student Government (USG) President Carl Zappa, III sees a bright future for USG after helping to rewrite the USG constitution.

Vice President Carrie Potter said she feels proud that USG has begun reaching out to students and listening to them by sitting down in conversations and holding forums.

Secretary David Jacobs said that USG is not the organization it used to be and plans on continuing to help make improvements in his last semester.

“The strides that we made over the years are monumental,” Zappa said.

This year’s senior student government members looked back on the accomplishments USG made during their terms knowing the pressure of being responsible for all of the answers.

USG is a crucial part of getting the voices of the students heard, which will be the main responsibility of this year’s seniors, as with all members, until their last day with the organization.

“They are the voice, and they are the representatives of the student body at Point Park,” said USG adviser Keith Paylo about all USG members at the Jan. 23 legislative body meeting. “Whatever they say, goes.”

This year’s senior members have used their power in decision making, along with all USG members, to improve the experience of students at the university. Before they could tackle the needs and wants of students, they had to change the way students thought about USG.

USG began holding student forums last semester in order to hear what students wanted. Zappa said the forums became a major part in changing USG’s image to students.

“We got a lot of positive feedback and some negative,” Zappa said. “We made steps to change what people commented about.”

Zappa said that the needs of students are his main focus for his final semester on USG.

“My thoughts as president are the general good of the students and always moving ahead,” Zappa said.

Potter also remembered the poor image USG had with students and how something as simple as using their ears became an important tool to remedy the issue.