SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU ACADEMIC STAFF ABOUT WORKSPACE

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

    Valid Missing Mean
    9 0 NA
    Anderson Building : 0
    Egan Library : 0
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 2
     
    Hendrickson Annex : 0
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (education) : 0
    Mourant Building : 2
     
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    Novatney Building : 4
     
    Soboleff Building : 1
     
    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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    7 2 NA
    School of Arts and Sciences : 2
     
    School of Career Education : 0
    School of Education : 3
     
    Egan Library : 0
    School of Management : 2
     
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  5.  How long have you been employed at UAS?  (choose one)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1644a5c)
    Private and quiet
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16454fc)
    Proximity to other relevant departments like Registrar's Office, Financial Aid.
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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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    9 0 NA
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard
    1 : 5
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1644b1c)
    Space to meet with a couple collaborators without scheduling a large room
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1643c14)
    I'm in a high traffic area with interaction with students so I do not need or expect the level of quiet/confidential space that faculty and advisers need.
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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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    9 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 6
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16449ac)
    Ideally, all are 1s but less ideally, you can't be productive if you are too cold or too hot and have no recourse.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1643f04)
    Comfortable for daily tasks - computer/phone/deskwork
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  13.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

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    9 0 NA
    Private office : 6
     
    Shared office : 0
    Cubicle with a door : 0
    Cubicle without a door : 2
     
    Desk in an open office : 1
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Cubicle without a door
    Next to the entry door, across from another cubicle without a door, next to the "kitchen" for the entire floor and by 2 faculty who hold student meetings.
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  15.  Which of the following qualities does your current workspace have? (check as many as apply)

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    9 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices : 6
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room) : 6
     
    Close to convenient parking : 5
     
    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program : 8
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director) : 8
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 5
     
    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette) : 9
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard : 6
     
    Quiet space for focused work : 7
     
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties : 9
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 7
     
    Availibility of natural light : 5
     
    Desirable view : 4
     
    Ability to control temperature : 1
     
    Other (please specify) : 1
     
    Comments:
    Selected:
    It is nice and spacious. Decorated with plants and pictures to my liking. I have a great waiting area for students in front of my office.  
    Selected:
    Even thought we are the biggest school, we do not have a true kitchenette - we have to clean our dishes in the bathroom which is disgusting. We also do not have a conference room.  
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  17.  How satisfied are you with your current workspace? (choose one)

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    9 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 5
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 2
     
    Neutral : 0
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 1
     
    Very dissatisfied : 1
     
    Comments:
    Selected: Very satisfied
    The only thing left to be desired is natural light.
    Selected: Somewhat satisfied
    I'm fairly comfortable where I am but feel bad for the faculty and advisers who do not have appropriate private offices or with offices with no windows.
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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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    9 0 NA
    Less than 20% : 2
     
    20-40% : 2
     
    40-60% : 1
     
    60-80% : 2
     
    80-100% : 2
     
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  21.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

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    8 1 NA
    Comments:
    That I have a private office for focused, uninterrupted work. I am able to meet with other staff, faculty and the Dean at any time of the day to discuss issues and projects. I also have enough space to layout projects and brainstorming. I collaborate on projects with faculty and other departments and it is important to me to be close to these their offices for work, meetings, and questions that arise on a daily basis.
    It is private, yet very close to a highly trafficked student center.
    The other cubi dwellers are wonderful and interesting people from a variety of programs. There is nothing about this space that says "quality".
    It is a private office which enables me to do concentrated work or behind closed doors and is conveniently located in the middle of the department with all other offices (faculty other staff and leadership in close proximity!  
    Proximity to faculty and staff.
    The ability to have a confidential space where students develop comfort to share more information with me. This is invaluable to the advising process.
    Privacy- my position requires discretion when conversation takes place pertaining to students and staff.
    That I can have a confidential conversation in my workspace without being overheard.
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  23.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

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    8 1 NA
    Comments:
    Nothing
    The lack of natural light & poor cell reception.
    Heating system was designed for a classroom and despite repeated (and appreciated) attempts by facilities people, it is always either too cold, too hot AND too windy.
    No access to natural light. It is located in the center of the building with no window.
    Zero privacy
    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.)
    Too hot in the office - especially in the mornings.
    Ventilation. I wish our windows opened.
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  25.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

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    7 2 NA
    Comments:
    Nothing. It's perfect.
    Access to windows.
    doors
    Little windows for additional light?
    It would be great if we had some sort of break room.  I end up eating at my desk a lot.
    N/A- less hot
    Windows that opened
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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?

    Valid Missing Mean
    8 1 NA
    Comments:
    A better cafeteria and a cozy coffee shop, where students, faculty, and staff wanted to purchase items from and hang out.
    In and outdoor spaces for meeting with colleagues and students.
    A place with healthy and delicious food to eat, to have coffee and pastries and to hang out during breaks. The cafeteria is not any of these and the new brick courtyard will not fulfill the need for a dry, comfortable gathering spot.
    We use the conference room for breaks and gatherings. If the cafeteria was better and looked nicer, maybe we would actually leave the department for lunch breaks.  
    Faculty are the heart of the university - happy faculty, happy campus.
    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.
    A nice open area outside
    a student union center. One place where students know presentations will be held, meetings, fairs, and gatherings. This would really help with a workplace setting because then we as staff would know where students would be.
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  29.  What other comments do you have about improving uas work spaces and the overall UAS work place environment?

    Valid Missing Mean
    5 4 NA
    Comments:
    I'm grateful to have the office space I have.
    What with converting classrooms to offices, access to staff centers for preparing lunches, doing dishes, getting water have been centralized in rooms with sinks causing noise, traffic, smells and generally disrupting work. There needs ti be a staff/faculty lounge at regular intervals throughout the campus so that someone's work spaces don't turn into another person's kitchen.
    Why on earth did the ability to drive through campus go away??? Infuriating!
    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.
    More storage space for our office area- we have very limited storage for boxes of recruitment items and schedules that the smell can be overpowering and it won't be long until someone trips and falls over these items. We may need to have risk management involved with the walk space around this area.
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