Minutes from Guild Council, 14.01.15. Student Ideas discussed include feedback on work, 24 hour study spaces and the hairdresser on Campus.

1. Change, Policy and Research
GUILD COUNCIL
Full Council
14/01/15
Chair: Maria Finnerty

2. Change, Policy and Research
Apologies
Bess Tuo – proxy to Natalie Anderson
Ben Street – proxy to Rachael Gillies
Milly Hindle – proxy to Natalie Anderson
Alexandra Beeler – proxy to Harry White
LucyWhitaker
Oscar Maddox

3. Change, Policy and Research
AGENDA
1. Student Idea: Create Opportunities for Student Workers
Along the Lines of the German System
2. Student Idea: All feedback on work should be typed, and the
marker's name available to the student
3. Student Petition: 24 hour opening for the Loft and/or the
Sanctuary
4. Student Idea: Get rid of the hairdresser and replace it with
something more relevant, like a second-hand book shop

4. Change, Policy and Research
5. Student Idea: Have a lost property bin or drop off point in
the Forum or DH1
6. Student Idea: There should be a reading week in semester 1
and 2 for all courses
7. Student Idea: A system that tells you how many seats and
how many computers are free on each floor of the library
and each study area
8. Provide a hot water dispenser in the Forum, so that students
who study at night can make hot food

5. Change, Policy and Research
1 . Student Idea: Create Opportunities for StudentWorkers
Along the Lines of the German System
33 votes
75.8% positive approval
Results:
http://www.exeterguild.org/change/ideas/idea96-studentworkers/
Report:
http://www.exeterguild.org/pageassets/change/ideas/idea96-
studentworkers/Student-Idea-Report-96-studentworkers.pdf

6. Change, Policy and Research
1 . Student Idea: Create Opportunities for StudentWorkers
Along the Lines of the German System
This idea was postponed until the proposer was available.

7. Change, Policy and Research
2. Student Idea: All Feedback on Work Should Be
Typed, and the Marker's Name Available to the Student
52 votes
82.7% positive approval
Results:
http://www.exeterguild.org/change/ideas/idea99-markerfeedback/
Report:
http://www.exeterguild.org/pageassets/change/ideas/idea99-
markerfeedback/Student-Idea-Report-99-markerfeedback.pdf

8. Change, Policy and Research
2. Student Idea: All Feedback on Work Should Be
Typed, and the Marker's Name Available to the Student
Council discussed that some colleges do this, but not all. Rachael Gillies
suggested that to ensure consistency, they be included in the Visions for
Education for each college.
Council voted to incorporate this into theVisions for Education and
instruct Ben Street to include in his work on student feedback.
FOR - 18
AGAINST - 0
ABSTAIN - 2

9. Change, Policy and Research
3 . Student Petition: 24 hour opening for The Loft
and/or The Sanctuary
33 signatures
Petition:
http://www.exeterguild.org/change/ideas/petition99-
24hours/

10. Change, Policy and Research
3. Student Petition: 24 hour opening for The Loft and/orThe
Sanctuary
Naomi Armstrong stated that study space didn’t seem to be a problem at
night and various councillors agreed with her. Emily Bevan pointed out that
the Loft had been open 24 hours during the exam period. Matt Bate said that
he didn’t see a great enough need for this, and that having looked into it in the
past, there were significant costs in keeping these spaces open all night.
While the proposer and any Sabbatical Officer are free to use this
petition how they wish, Council voted to take no further action.
PASS PETITION ON - 16
TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION - 0
ABSTAIN - 4

11. Change, Policy and Research
4. Student Idea: Get Rid of the Hairdresser and Replace
it with Something More Relevant, Like a Second-Hand
Book Shop
93 votes
87.1% positive approval
Results:
http://www.exeterguild.org/change/ideas/idea100-hairdresser/
Report:
http://www.exeterguild.org/pageassets/change/ideas/idea100-
hairdresser/Student-Idea-Report-100-hairdresser.pdf

12. Change, Policy and Research
4. Student Idea: Get Rid of the Hairdresser and Replace it with
Something More Relevant, Like a Second-Hand Book Shop
Council voted to instruct Rachael Gillies to work with Elk on prices
(including inviting the owner to Council to discuss this idea further),
better publicise the second hand bookshop and review this work
when deciding if the Elk’s lease should be renewed.
SABBATICALWORK ON PRICES - 17
REMOVE ELK IMMEDIATELY - 0
ABSTAIN - 3

13. Change, Policy and Research
5. Student Idea: Have a Lost Property Bin or Drop
Off Point in the Forum or DH1
45 votes
86.7% positive approval
Result:
http://www.exeterguild.org/change/ideas/idea101-lostproperty/
Report:
http://www.exeterguild.org/pageassets/change/ideas/idea101-
lostproperty/Student-Idea-Report-111-LostProperty.pdf

14. Change, Policy and Research
5. Student Idea: Have a Lost Property Bin or Drop
Off Point in the Forum or DH1
Council voted to pass this to a Sabbatical Officer to raise with the
University, but a vote on what system to suggest was inconclusive:
CREATE A MAP OF LOST PROPERTY LOCATIONS - 6
CREATE A CENTRALISED SYSTEM FOR FINDING LOST
PROPERTY - 3
ABSTAIN - 11
The Sabbatical Officer that works on this could raise these ideas at the next
appropriate meeting, but not feel mandated to push for one idea in particular.

15. Change, Policy and Research
6. Student Idea: There Should Be a Reading
Week in Semester 1 and 2 for all Courses
69 votes
69.6% positive approval
Results:
http://www.exeterguild.org/change/ideas/idea102-readingweek/
Report:
http://www.exeterguild.org/pageassets/change/ideas/idea102-
readingweek/Student-Idea-Report-102-readingweek.pdf

16. Change, Policy and Research
6. Student Idea: There Should Be a Reading Week in Semester 1
and 2 for all Courses
Natalie Anderson told Council that Ben Street is currently reviewing this and
had found no optimum solution for all courses. Emily Bevan said that not all
courses need a reading week and other councillors agreed. Maria Finnerty
reminded Council that term dates are set three years in advance so any
action taken would be unlikely to be put into place for several years anyway.
Matt Bate suggested passing this to SSLCs to feed into their existing work.
PASS IDEA - 0
TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION - 13
ABSTAIN - 3
Council voted to take no further action.

17. Change, Policy and Research
7. Student Idea: A system that tells you how many seats and
how many computers are free on each floor of the library and
each study area
40 votes
82.5% positive approval
Result:
http://www.exeterguild.org/change/ideas/idea103-seatmonitor/
Report:
http://www.exeterguild.org/pageassets/change/ideas/idea103-
seatmonitor/Student-Idea-Report-103-SeatMonitor.pdf

18. Change, Policy and Research
7. Student Idea: A system that tells you how many seats and
how many computers are free on each floor of the library and
each study area
Several councillors pointed out that this already exists in the MyExeter
app, but raised various issues with the app – that there is a too much of
a lag and that it doesn’t say where seats are free.
Council voted to incorporate publicising the app and lobbying
to keep improving it into Ben Street’s existing work on this.
PASSTO BEN STREET - 16
FAIL IDEA - 0
ABSTAIN - 3

19. Change, Policy and Research
8. Provide a hot water dispenser in the Forum, so that
students who study at night can make hot food
Results:
http://www.exeterguild.org/change/ideas/idea104-
hotwater/
Report:
http://www.exeterguild.org/pageassets/change/ideas/ide
a104-hotwater/Student-Idea-Report-104-
HotWater.pdf

20. Change, Policy and Research
8. Provide a hot water dispenser in the Forum, so that students
who study at night can make hot food
Council discussed that these were already available on Campus and so
it would not be a valuable use of resources to install more, but that
the proposer should be informed of the location of the existing
taps.
PASS IDEA - 0
TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION - 16
ABSTAIN - 3
Council voted to take no further action.