Guild Council

Agenda: 24 March 2016M&D Room, Devonshire House

13:30 to 14:30

Agenda• Governance (5 minutes)

– Introductions / Apologies– Standing Orders– Shadow Council Vacancies

• Student Ideas (45 minutes)– A number of Ideas

• Other Business (1 mins)– Automatic Passes– Automatic Fails

Standing Orders1. This Council instructs the Sabbatical Officers to

not campaign for either side of any EU Referendum campaign run by the Guild or the students of Exeter.

Shadow Council Vacancies• We have offered vacant posts on other

Councils (each led by a DVP) to unsuccessful candidates in the recent Guild Council election.– Quoracy being 25 votes. – These Councils do not come into being until 27

April.• Would you be happy to extend this invitation

for Shadow Council vacancies?– There are 6 posts vacant

on Shadow Council.– Two invites have been made: Charlies Beaty,

Eaindra Cho.

Neutral Ideas

Ideas which do not fail or pass on all criteria, or which have direct spending implications

STUDENT IDEAS

61

20

33 5

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to VP Welfare & Diversity to consult/act

To have self-defence classes on campus

NOTES:Commenters noted that a course for self-defence classes has recently finished that cost £10 for 6 weeks.

Kung Fu Society provide classes at “£4 for a possible 10 hours of training per week.”

92VOTERS

2:250

25

10

15

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

48

6

1 2 2 2

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act

Make sure all lectures are recorded

NOTES:Comment stated that recording all lectures would significantly reduce stress for those who have anxiety exacerbated by attempting to record all information.

61VOTERS

2:250

25

15

10

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

40

56

2

19

5

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act

Rename the Humanities College Hufflepuff

NOTES:No comments have been made on this Idea.

77VOTERS

3rd

40

20

5

15

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

34

7

41

15

6

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act

University branded nipple tassels

NOTES AND COMMENTS:

#LactateGreen

67VOTERS

3rd

40

25

5

10

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

24

14

4

3

6

5

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act

All graduating students should make a pact to hug the new Chancellor at their graduation whoever it may be

NOTES:There were no comments on this Idea.

55VOTERS

3rd

40

25

5

10

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

34

11

23

4

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to VP Activities to consult/act

All hand driers on campus need upgrading

NOTES:No comments have been made on this Idea.

54VOTERS

3rd

45

25

10

10

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

20

11

4

5

3

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to VP Welfare & Diversity to consult/act

Campaign for 'break clause' in Uni accommodation agreements. (Would allow students to drop out of accommodation agreements for halls by giving four weeks notice).

NOTES:Commenters noted that housing contracts off-campus do not necessarily have a break clause, although most shorthold tenancies revert to a month-to-month basis after an initial length of time.

43VOTERS

3rd

40

25

10

5

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

2312

32 2

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to Guild President to consult/act

Chocolate, mint chocolate, brownie, oreo milkshakes to be sold at caravan

NOTES:No comments have been made on this Idea.

42VOTERS

3rd

40

25

10

5

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

26

14

1

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to VP Activities to consult/act

More glass recycling facilities in campus

NOTES:No comments have been made on this Idea.

41VOTERS

3rd 45

25

15

5

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

238

6

2

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act

Make lecture recordings available to download on an app, so they can be listened to without internet connection.

NOTES:Commenter asked for all lecture recording in the first place.

39VOTERS

3rd 45

25

10

10

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

STUDENT IDEAS

18

11

1

42

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeutralDisagreeStrongly DisagreeConfused

COUNCIL VOTES:RED: Fail Idea – Cost or other reason YELLOW: Council-decided action or Change Agent present GREEN: Pass to VP Education to consult/act

Put up signs to remind people its silent study in the sanctuary and not a place to do group work or have a chat

NOTES:The point was raised that putting up signs is a passive reminder which do not achieve the correct results.

It was suggested that students tell those disturbing them to be quieter.

37VOTERS

3rd 40

25

10

5

MEAN

MAJORITYVOTERS

SCORES:

Automatic Passes• Automatic Passes

– 535: Food Truck – Scored a first and passed to VP Activities.

• Change Agents– No ideas to Change Agents this week

Automatic Fails• Automatic Fails

– 530: Fine Smokers– 534: Ram Fussball– 536: Campus Subway– 541: Close the Door– 544: Improve SSO– 551: Blood Stock

• Failed Large Ideas– 539: Campaign Ban– 543: Abolish 2015/16 Gui

ld Council– 546

: Abolish 2017/18 Guild Council

– 548: Bronze DJ– 549: PCC Hustings– 550: Copy Kent (Margaret

Thatcher Statue)

Any Other Business• Correcting failure– Any failing Ideas

• Anything else from the floor?

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