SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU ACADEMIC STAFF ABOUT WORKSPACE

  1. In which UAS building is your primary workspace located?

    Valid Missing Mean
    7 0 NA
    Anderson Building : 0
    Egan Library : 7
     
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 0
    Hendrickson Annex : 0
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (education) : 0
    Mourant Building : 0
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    Novatney Building : 0
    Soboleff Building : 0
    Soboleff Annex : 0
    Student Recreation Center : 0
    Technical Education Center : 0
    Whitehead Building : 0
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  3.  Which UAS academic unit are you in?

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    4 3 NA
    School of Arts and Sciences : 0
    School of Career Education : 0
    School of Education : 0
    Egan Library : 4
     
    School of Management : 0
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  5.  How long have you been employed at UAS?  (choose one)

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    7 0 NA
    Less than one year : 3
     
    1-3 years : 0
    4-8 years : 1
     
    9-12 years : 0
    13 years or more : 3
     
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  7. In thinking about the location of your IDEAL university-assigned workspace, please rank the following according to your personal preference (1=highest)

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    7 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 2
     
    6 : 2
     
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room)
    1 : 0
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 1
     
    unranked : 0

    Close to convenient parking
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 2
     
    6 : 1
     
    7 : 2
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 3
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 1
     
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director)
    1 : 0
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 2
     
    7 : 2
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Proximity to areas frequented by students
    1 : 3
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 1
     
    7 : 0
    8 : 1
     
    unranked : 0

    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette)
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 3
     
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Other (please specify)
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 1
     
    unranked : 0

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x157b454)
    My office needs to be set apart with the Library Director's office, like it is presently, because there are times when Staff and Faculty are communicating to the Director or myself about sensitive library policies or challenged patron issues.
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  9. In thinking about the design of your IDEAL university-assigned workspace, please rank the following according to your personal preferences (1=highest)

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    7 0 NA
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 3
     
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 1
     
    unranked : 0

    Quiet space for focused work
    1 : 3
     
    2 : 3
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 4
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Space for personal file cabinets
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 5
     
    5 : 1
     
    unranked : 0

    Other (please specify)
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 1
     
    unranked : 0

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x157b424)
    Egan Library Personnel files and other Department documents require file cabinet space in both the Director's and my office.
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  11. In thinking about the environment of your IDEAL university-assigned workspace, please rank the following according to your personal preferences (1=highest)

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    7 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 4
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

    Desirable view
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 3
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

    Ability to control temperature
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 3
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

    Other (please specify)
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 2
     
    unranked : 0

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x15701fc)
    The library has very uneven heating and certain parts are often quite cool.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1579c04)
    I am in the corner with no view, or windows for natural light and I'm fairly certain we cant alter the temperature.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x157b7e4)
    A office space set apart for confidential conversation is more important than a view although I personally would love to have a natural view and light rather than a view of the library.
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  13.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

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    7 0 NA
    Private office : 2
     
    Shared office : 1
     
    Cubicle with a door : 1
     
    Cubicle without a door : 2
     
    Desk in an open office : 1
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Shared office
    Elise and I have a shared offices with a door to the Director's  office which may be closed when private conversation is necessary and a door to the library with a window view of the library.
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  15.  Which of the following qualities does your current workspace have? (check as many as apply)

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    7 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices : 4
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room) : 4
     
    Close to convenient parking : 4
     
    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program : 6
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director) : 1
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 7
     
    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette) : 5
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard : 3
     
    Quiet space for focused work : 6
     
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties : 6
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 7
     
    Availibility of natural light : 1
     
    Desirable view : 1
     
    Ability to control temperature : 1
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
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  17.  How satisfied are you with your current workspace? (choose one)

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    7 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 3
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 3
     
    Neutral : 0
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 1
     
    Very dissatisfied : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Somewhat dissatisfied
    My glassed-in office space looks out over the Writing Center where I spend most of my time. I have no complaints about my office per se, but the Writing Center is busy and should be assigned a bigger and better space in any major reconfiguration.
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  19.  How much of the time you are in your office do you spend meeting face to face with students and/or faculty? (choose one)

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    7 0 NA
    Less than 20% : 2
     
    20-40% : 2
     
    40-60% : 2
     
    60-80% : 0
    80-100% : 1
     
    Comments:
    Selected: 40-60%
    i rarely have students at my office area and typically go to my coe workers area for interactions
    Selected: 40-60%
    Some days are busier than others so it is hard to give an accurate daily figure.
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  21.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

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    7 0 NA
    Comments:
    It is quiet and accessible to students and other patrons
    There is quiet, controlled heating and cooling environmental controls. And a sink with hot and cold running water!
    It's close to students and staff members.
    quite when i need it to be
    It's attached to the Writing Center.
    An office outside the Library Director's office that is also set apart from other library faculty and staff.
    It has the space needed for the many supplies associated with my work & the large, ongoing projects which require access to those supplies.
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  23.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

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    6 1 NA
    Comments:
    It is a little small...not a big problem and has no views to the outside
    No window to the outside.
    no window, or natural light, tucked away in the corner.
    The Writing Center it looks out on is too small, windowless, and under-staffed.
    The view of the library, although important isn't as interesting as a view of Auke Lake but I am fortunate to be able to walk around our campus and the surrounding areas at noon and an occasional work related errand on campus.
    None.
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  25.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

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    7 0 NA
    Comments:
    Could be a little larger...
    Get good office furniture.
    Window to the outside
    a window/or some natural light ANYWHERE near my area. Nearest window is on the opposite side of the "technical Services" area
    If I looked out over an aesthetic, well-equipped, fully-staffed Writing Center.
    I think it is fine the way it is.
    Nothing.
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  27.  What ONE THING would make the overall campus workplace setting more inviting--a place that you'd like to spend more time with colleagues and students?

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    6 1 NA
    Comments:
    I can't really speak to the whole campus as I spend most of my time in the library.  I very much appreciate the beauty and amenities of the library.  Although my office space is small I'm often in other parts of the library so I don't feel confined.
    More windows to the outside
    more involvement with student events, as a 'computer guy' i do not get to interact with the students very often outside of "i can't get the printer to work"
    The only thing I desire is a better-resourced Writing Center.
    More nutritious and less expensive meals for students, staff and faculty. I used to get together with friends for lunch at Mourant but I hardly ever eat there anymore because it is overpriced and not very healthy. I no longer invite friends to lunch on campus. I also feel sorry for the student who have to. I think that this would address spending more time with colleagues and students.
    Less stress regarding workspace issues.
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  29.  What other comments do you have about improving uas work spaces and the overall UAS work place environment?

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    6 1 NA
    Comments:
    The library as a whole doesn't have ideal work spaces as several faculty/staff here don't have private offices.
    Lighting always seems to be an issue. Studies have shown, the right type of light improves a persons overall feelings of goodness. Light therapy is a way to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) by exposure to artificial light.
    Offer sufficient desirable space for everyone to do away with envy and space battles.
    none.
    I only relate to my own corner of the campus most of the time. Overall, I love the direction the outside space is taking and am thrilled about the new dorm. To provide students who live in that building with on-site math and writing consultants would, in my humble opinion, be a brilliant move. I hope you don't mind my taking this opportunity to lobby for a better-resourced Writing Center. I really have no complaints or suggestions regarding my cubicle.
    Only build on disturbed spaces and keep the campus setting as natural and open to our incredible views as possible.
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