SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU ACADEMIC STAFF ABOUT WORKSPACE

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

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    11 0 NA
    Anderson Building : 0
    Egan Library : 3
     
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 2
     
    Hendrickson Annex : 1
     
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (education) : 0
    Mourant Building : 2
     
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 1
     
    Novatney Building : 0
    Soboleff Building : 2
     
    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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    8 3 NA
    School of Arts and Sciences : 4
     
    School of Career Education : 0
    School of Education : 3
     
    Egan Library : 1
     
    School of Management : 0
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  5.  How long have you been employed at UAS?  (choose one)

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    11 0 NA
    Less than one year : 2
     
    1-3 years : 2
     
    4-8 years : 3
     
    9-12 years : 1
     
    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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    Proximity to faculty offices
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 3
     
    5 : 2
     
    6 : 2
     
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program
    1 : 0
    2 : 11
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
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    On Campus
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    Co-location important among faculty & staff
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    It would be ideal to have an obvious entrance to the School of Education with all of Education faculty and administrative staff located in the same building.
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    A break room with kitchenette in the Soboleff building would be nice.
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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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    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard
    1 : 3
     
    2 : 4
     
    3 : 4
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

    Space for personal file cabinets
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 4
     
    4 : 7
     
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x156e8ec)
    Private offices important for staff who rank above admin asst
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    As a supervisor, it's important for staff to be able to come to my office with confidential conversations without having to move to a separate enclosed space.
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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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    11 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 6
     
    2 : 4
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Desirable view
    1 : 3
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 6
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Ability to control temperature
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 5
     
    3 : 3
     
    4 : 1
     
    unranked : 0

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

    Comments:
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    The library has very uneven heating and certain parts are often quite cool.
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    Ability to control sound level i.e. close my door if coworkers conversation is too loud.
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  13.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

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    11 0 NA
    Private office : 5
     
    Shared office : 1
     
    Cubicle with a door : 1
     
    Cubicle without a door : 4
     
    Desk in an open office : 0
    Other (please specify) : 0
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  15.  Which of the following qualities does your current workspace have? (check as many as apply)

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    11 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices : 5
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room) : 5
     
    Close to convenient parking : 6
     
    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program : 7
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director) : 5
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 6
     
    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette) : 9
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard : 5
     
    Quiet space for focused work : 7
     
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties : 9
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 8
     
    Availibility of natural light : 6
     
    Desirable view : 4
     
    Ability to control temperature : 2
     
    Other (please specify) : 1
     
    Comments:
    Selected:
    Currently I am parking in the Auke Lake wayside and walking across the footbridge to my office which is ideal, especially since I drive from town.  However, during the snow and ice season it's rather treacherous in that lot so I'll be using campus parking. When I arrive early enough to get a parking space in the lot across from Hendrickson building it is very convenient.  However, if that lot is full, I have to drive back out onto the highway and all the way around to the back loop to get to the large lot which takes extra time and gas.  Additionally,when walking from car to campus, the slope of access from the upper parking lot to the main campus makes it dangerous in icy conditions.
    Selected:
    Window that opens. Not all of my file cabinets fit into my cubicle.
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  17.  How satisfied are you with your current workspace? (choose one)

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    11 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 3
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 4
     
    Neutral : 1
     
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 2
     
    Very dissatisfied : 1
     
    Comments:
    Selected: Neutral
    The space wouldn't be bad if people who are frequently on conference calls or have meetings have more of their own space instead of being in a shared one.
    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.
    Selected: Somewhat satisfied
    My primary dissatisfaction is with the temperature control of the building as a whole.  There's a floor vent in my office which constantly blows out cold air.  The people located in the open area outside of my office are cold in the winter and have to use space heaters to keep warm.  The same is true of the education faculty area of HA.  Additionally, the whole building smells of mold.
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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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    11 0 NA
    Less than 20% : 4
     
    20-40% : 4
     
    40-60% : 0
    60-80% : 0
    80-100% : 3
     
    Comments:
    Selected: Less than 20%
    Spend more time with staff than faculty / students.
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  21.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

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    Comments:
    It is quiet and accessible to students and other patrons
    I have sufficient desk space for what I need.
    There is quiet, controlled heating and cooling environmental controls. And a sink with hot and cold running water!
    Space
    It is private, yet very close to a highly trafficked student center.
    windows that open
    Private office
    It's attached to the Writing Center.
    The ability to have a confidential space where students develop comfort to share more information with me. This is invaluable to the advising process.
    The view and access to a window which I can open.
    The set up of my cubicle.
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  23.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

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    10 1 NA
    Comments:
    It is a little small...not a big problem and has no views to the outside
    Loud coworkers in the shared space. You can't escape the sound when you need to.
    far from campus, students, and faculty.
    The lack of natural light & poor cell reception.
    noise
    Lack of proximity to all my staff / general lack of co-location among all staff & faculty.  Lack of common space.
    The Writing Center it looks out on is too small, windowless, and under-staffed.
    The air intake for the building pumps smells directly through the vent in my office. Specifically, when people are smoking outside it smells like it is happening IN my office. Also it always smells like whatever is in the cafeteria (bacon, etc.)
    Distance from some of the staff I supervise - they are located in a separate building.
    I'm not have a confidential conversation without being overheard.
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  25.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

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    10 1 NA
    Comments:
    Could be a little larger...
    More of an open space that isn't divided by tall cubicle walls. I'm the only one in my space that faces towards the door. Everyone else has their back to the door which seems like it is not very inviting to people entering the office.
    Get good office furniture.
    on campus
    Access to windows.
    privacy
    A complete redesign of all offices & work spaces so the layout makes more sense. Soboleff is awkward and feels uninviting.
    If I looked out over an aesthetic, well-equipped, fully-staffed Writing Center.
    Better temperature control.
    Being able to have a confidential conversation without being overheard.
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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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    10 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.
    Not sure
    NA
    In and outdoor spaces for meeting with colleagues and students.
    meeting spaces
    More common areas for staff - as in, a real room and not the hallway.
    The only thing I desire is a better-resourced Writing Center.
    More purposeful use of space. There is a mish-mash of cubicles, old furniture, storage cabinets in hallways, etc. ALL THE TIME. It looks like we are constantly in a state of moving, or trying to shove someone into a closet/nook in the wall, cubicle, because we have nowhere else to put them.
    There are huge discrepencies in space. Some faculty/staff have no office space, yet there is an entire room dedicated to power tools for the art department that only ONE person has key card access to. More thought should go into how our disorganization and lack of space reflects on us as a professional institution.
    The cafeteria has a nice space for eating.  However, I seldom go there because the choice of food doesn't suit me and service is not always genial.  Also - it can be very noisy and difficult to carry on conversation.  
    Being able to have a confidential conversation without being overheard.
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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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    10 1 NA
    Comments:
    The library as a whole doesn't have ideal work spaces as several faculty/staff here don't have private offices.
    Departments shouldn't be so split up. Appropriate positions should be grouped together in a space if space needs to be utilized more efficiently (i.e. admin staff in an open area with faculty and advisers in a place with a closeable door/more soundproof.
    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.
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    If cubicle environments are unavoidable, it would be helpful if the spaces were shared by those having similar functions, such as administrative staff with other administrative staff, and adjuncts with other adjuncts.
    Private office for staff who rank above admin asst, and all faculty.  Conference room for Arts & Sciences.  Kitchenette for Arts & Sciences.  Co-location among staff & faculty (instead of being spread out in 6 buildings).
    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.
    A careful look at how staff/faculty are actually using their space is a great idea. Looking at how each employee spends their time, and if they need private space or not, proportionately is important. Space seems to operate on a basis of either seniority, or how much of a pain in the ass you are, currently.
    While I appreciate the concept of a pedestrian campus, the lack of access to the main parking lot for people coming from the south on Glacier Highway is a major inconvenience in terms of time and gas for anyone working on the main campus.  Please keep in mind that in addition to faculty having their own offices, there are also administrative staff positions that also work best with a personal office.   Positions that are suitable for an open concept or cubicle situation also need appropriate sound management and personal privacy issues to be taken into consideration.  Our current cubicles do not have adequate ventilation and sound baffling in place.  
    Faculty need to have offices not cubicles in order to maintain FERPA requirements.
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