Agenda for Guild Council Tuesday 6 October 2015

1. Guild Council
Training:6-Oct-15 1:30pm-2:30pm
Agenda: 6-Oct-15 2:30pm-3:30pm

2. Agenda
• 5 minutes (arrival buffer)
• Governance
– Introductions / Apologies
• Student Ideas / Votes
– Exeter Pound – Information only (Change Agents Project)
– Laptop Chargers
– Board Games in the Ram
– 120 Credit cap
– Paper Recycling in DH1
• 5 minute break
• Reports
– Reports – 60 Seconds – Guild President, VP Activities, VP Education, VP
Welfare & Diversity
• Any Other Business

3. Change Agents Project
30
8
10
6
11
4
Guild outlets should accept Exeter Pounds to
improve the role the University plays in the
local economy and community.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
 Votes: 79
 Positive: 50.8%
 Mean Rating: 3.48
Pass / Fail Ratings
For Info only:
Change Agents project.
The vote was for gauging
interest and a level of
proof of concept.

4. Laptop Chargers
11
133
8
5
3
Offering laptop chargers and plug adaptors to
borrow from the library to be used on
campus.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
Votes:
RED: Fail Idea – All three ratings are negative.
GREEN: Individual steps up to lead on the project.
 Votes: 43
 Positive: 55.8%
 Mean Rating: 3.19
Pass / Fail Ratings
Actions suggested:
Can be rescued from
failure if an individual
wants to lead the project.
Info:
The SID desk has a stock
of ‘lost’ chargers which
could be borrowed.

5. 120 Credits
25
9
7
11
6
3
The possibility to take modules for more
than 120 credits/60 ECTS a year
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
Votes:
RED: Fail Idea – Automatic Fail on all three criteria.
GREEN: Anyone want to rescue and manage the project?
 Votes: 61
 Positive: 55.8%
 Mean Rating: 3.44
Pass / Fail Ratings
Issues:
• Reasoning for limit
• Communication of
reasons
• Potential for exception

6. Board Games
22
19
11
4
6 0
Board Games in the Ram
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
Votes:
RED: Fail Idea – Neutral.
YELLOW: Open a wider Task group on fun/relaxation.
GREEN: Give project to Sabbs to implement immediately.
 Votes: 62
 Positive: 66.1%
 Mean Rating: 3.76
Pass / Fail Ratings
Actions suggested:
Give to VP Activities /
Guild President to jointly
investigate costs and
potential implementation.
Take into account the act
of ‘lending’ as time spent
not serving.

7. Paper Recycling
29
9
1000
More paper recycling bins in DH1
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Confused
Votes:
RED: Fail Idea – Neutral (one out of three failed.)
YELLOW: Open a wider Task group on Recycling in Guild spaces
GREEN: Give project to Sabbs to implement immediately.
 Votes: 39
 Positive: 97.5%
 Mean Rating: 4.72
Pass / Fail Ratings
Notes:
Costs of bins / emptying
bins into University
contracted facilities.
Changing cleaning
practices to paper.

8. Sabb Reports
• 60 second Sabb Reports
– Guild President
– VP Activities
– VP Education
– VP Welfare & Diversity

9. Any Other Business
• Correcting failure
– No current failing Ideas or projects which
require Council votes.
• Anything else from the floor?