ANNUAL AND IMPACT REPORT

2014-15

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

VOTED

DID NOT VOTE

1,9861,054

POTENTIAL VOTERS

VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483

679279

CEMPS CLES EMS BS

3,7061,728

3,7132,057

3,7511,476

763470

HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE

556140

KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

10,2395,001

POTENTIAL VOTERS

VOTER TURNOUT8,1773,726

14,3488,182

FEMALE MALE UG PGT

1,967415

1,611129

14,3488,182

4,0801,464

PGR INTERNATHOME/EUGROUP

FRAGILE GROUPS:INTERNATIONAL PGR

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

VOTED

DID NOT VOTE

VOTED

DID NOT VOTE

AUTUMN TERM

KEY PARTICIPATION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635TOTAL UNIQUE VOTERS 10,634OVERALL TURNOUT 60.3%

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

UNIQUE VOTER(ONLY VOTED IN ONE PERIOD)

SABB ELECTION SPRING TERMPERIOD

FRAGILE PERCENTAGE: 6%

24% 42% 11%TURNOUT

STUDENT IDEAS

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

MEAN SUPPORT OVER 4.5

30 MEAN SUPPORT FROM 4.00 to 4.49

37PASSED/ACTIONED

DISCUSSED THEN FAILED OR ACTIONED

MEAN SUPPORT FROM 2.00 to 3.99

25 WITH MORE THAN 100 VOTERS AND MORE THAN

60% POSITIVE FEEDBACKDISCUSSED THEN

FAILED OR ACTIONED

MEAN SUPPORT BELOW 4.49

12 WITH LESS THAN 100 VOTERS OR LESS THAN 60%

POSITIVE SUPPORTREJECTED

MEAN SUPPORT OVER 4.5

1 INSUFFICIENT VOTERS

REJECTED

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

ALL DEMOCRATIC VOTES 2008 - 14• 8,928 VOTERS (NOT UNIQUE) INCLUDING MOTIONS PASSED AT MEETINGS

ALL ELECTION VOTES 2011 - 14• 19,687 (NOT UNIQUE)

ALL GENERAL MEETINGS 2005-14• 1,695 VOTERS PRESENT (NOT UNIQUE)• 1,954 VOTERS BY PROXY (NOT UNIQUE)• 82 MOTIONS

AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT 2014-15• MEETINGS - 37• PETITIONS - 37• IDEAS - 80

VOTERS 2014-15• UNIQUE VOTERS - 10,634• IDEAS - 8,146• ELECTIONS - 9,239• PETITIONS - 274

ADDITIONAL FIGURES 2014-15• STUDENT VOTES HELD - 2• STUDENT ELECTIONS - 39• PROPOSERS - 91• TOTAL IDEAS - 129

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

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2006 - 14 2014 - 15PERIOD

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STUDENT VOTES

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

CHANGES TO THE STUDENT VOTES PROCESS FOR 2015-16

VOTING• VOTES WILL RUN TUESDAY TO THURSDAY.• 3 DAY – MORE ACTIVE CAMPAIGNING.• MORE ACTIVE CAMPAIGN SUPPORT.• VOTING STATIONS WHERE POSSIBLE.• NO VOTE WILL RUN WITHOUT ACTIVE CAMPAIGN TEAMS ON BOTH SIDES.• WILL USE THE POLLING-BASED STRUCTURE OF STUDENT IDEAS.• CREATE POLICY.

VOTES SHOULD BE FOR• CONTENTIOUS POLITICAL ISSUES WHERE • THERE IS A STRONG DIVIDE IN A LARGE STUDENT IDEA.• NEUTRAL IDEAS ONLY SHOULD BE SENT TO STUDENT VOTE, UNLESS THE IDEA ASKS FOR A VOTE.• STUDENT VOTES CAN BE PROPOSED DIRECTLY BY AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN.

VOTES SHOULD NOT BE FOR• CONFIRMATION OF A DECISION THAT’S ALREADY PASSED AS AN IDEA.

GUILD COUNCIL

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

CHANGES TO THE GUILD COUNCIL FOR 2015-16

MEMBERSHIP• INCREASED MEMBERSHIP FROM 16 TO AT LEAST 30 INCLUDING COUNCIL OFFICERS.• DIRECTLY ELECTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WITHIN COUNCIL.• ADDITIONAL PLACES FOR COLLEGE OFFICERS, LIBERATION CAMPAIGNS OFFICERS AND SOCIETIES OFFICERS.

SCRUTINY• FULL-TIME OFFICERS SCRUTINISED BY FIXED PANELS. BY ROLE, NOT THEME.• DIRECT STAFF SUPPORT FOR SHADOWING AND SCRUTINY.

WORKING GROUPS• NEW EXECUTIVE THEMES CREATE FOUR WORKING GROUPS.• WORKING GROUPS WILL DIRECTLY LEAD AND TAKE ACTION ON ISSUES FROM IDEAS OR VOTES.• MORE INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE MODELS OF WORKING TO ASSIST OTHER STUDENT GROUPS OR INDIVIDUAL CAMPAIGNS.

LIVE #EXEGC• COUNCIL WILL BE LIVE TWEETED/STORIFIED NEXT YEAR.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ COUNCIL

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

A BRIEF REPORT

MEMBERSHIP• STATIC POSTS FOR THIS YEAR, BUT INTO OFFICER AND ACADEMIC OFFICER JOIN GUILD COUNCIL.

ACTIVITY• IMPROVED DELIVERY OUTSIDE ‘DIVERSITY’ EVENT, INCLUDING TERM ONE.• DIVERSITY BALL SCALED DOWN FROM FORMAL DINNER AND FAR MORE SUCCESSFUL AT LOWER PRICE.• OTHER ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SLOWLY OVER TIME.

INTERACTION - VERIFIED IMPACTS

CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

TWITTER AND SLIDESHARE ENGAGEMENT

TWITTER• YEAR-ON-YEAR IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERACTION AND FOLLOWERS.• OUR HIGHEST ACTIVITY/ENGAGEMENT STILL HAPPENS AROUND ELECTIONS.• #EXETERVOTE TRENDED 3 TIMES NATIONALLY DURING THE SABBATICAL ELECTION

SLIDESHARE• COUNCIL MINUTES, TRAINING AND IN PARTICULAR THE “SO YOU WANT TO BE A SABB” PRESENTATION GOT VIEWS AND SHARES.• ELECTION-RELATED MATERIAL HAS OVER 1,600 VERIFIED VIEWS FROM STUDENTS (TRAINING AND SABB ADVERTISING)• MORE THAN 200 VIEWS CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE STUDENT ELECTIONS, AND THOSE ELECTIONS GOT HIGHER TURNOUTS.

INTEGRATED SERVICE• EVERYTHING TIES TOGETHER NOW – OUR IMPACT DRIVES INCLUSION IN STUDENT-LED DEMOCRACY, DRIVING PARTICIPATION HIGHER.• WHILST WE STILL CAN’T TRACK ‘REAL-WORLD’ OUTCOMES OUR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING SOCIAL AND CAMPAIGNING SKILLS FOR AN ACTIVE CIVIL LIFE.