MySurvey

SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU ACADEMIC STAFF ABOUT WORKSPACE

In which UAS building is your primary workspace located?

Valid	Missing	Mean
8	0	NA

Anderson Building

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Egan Library

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Egan Classroom Wing

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Hendrickson Building

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Hendrickson Annex

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Hendrickson Annex Extension (education)

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Mourant Building

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Natural Sciences Research Lab

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Novatney Building

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Soboleff Building

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Soboleff Annex

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Student Recreation Center

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Technical Education Center

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Whitehead Building

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Which UAS academic unit are you in?

Valid Missing Mean

4 4 NA

School of Arts and Sciences : 1

School of Career Education : 0

School of Education : 1

Egan Library : 1

School of Management : 1
How long have you been employed at UAS? (choose one)

Valid Missing Mean

8 0 NA

Less than one year : 1

1-3 years : 3

4-8 years : 1

9-12 years : 1

13 years or more : 2

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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8	0	NA

Proximity to faculty offices

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Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room)

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Close to convenient parking

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Proximity to other staff members in your department or program

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Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director)

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Proximity to areas frequented by students

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Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette)

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Other (please specify)

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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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8	0	NA

Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard

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Quiet space for focused work

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Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties

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Space for personal file cabinets

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Other (please specify)

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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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8	0	NA

Availability of natural light

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Desirable view

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Ability to control temperature

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Other (please specify)

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Comments:

Selected: ARRAY(0x1736924)

Ability to open a Window

What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

Valid Missing Mean

8 0 NA

Private office : 2

Shared office : 0

Cubicle with a door : 0

Cubicle without a door : 5

Desk in an open office : 1

Other (please specify) : 0

Which of the following qualities does your current workspace have? (check as many as apply)

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8	0	NA

Proximity to faculty offices

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Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room)

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Close to convenient parking

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Proximity to other staff members in your department or program

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Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director)

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Proximity to areas frequented by students

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Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette)

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Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard

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Quiet space for focused work

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Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties

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Space for personal file cabinets

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Availibility of natural light

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Desirable view

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Ability to control temperature

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Other (please specify)

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How satisfied are you with your current workspace? (choose one)

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8	0	NA

Very satisfied

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Somewhat satisfied

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Neutral

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Somewhat dissatisfied

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Very dissatisfied

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Comments:

Selected: Very dissatisfied

You can hear everyone's conversations. Very disruptive. No place to hang a coat. No control of the temperature It's either too hot or too cold. Very rarely is it an acceptable temperature. No place to hold a department meeting or audio conference

How much of the time you are in your office do you spend meeting face to face with students and/or faculty? (choose one)

Valid Missing Mean

8 0 NA

Less than 20% : 5

20-40% : 1

40-60% : 0

60-80% : 1

80-100% : 1

The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

Valid	Missing	Mean
6	2	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.

How much space my cubicle has and that I have a window with natural light and that opens.

windows that open

Desk area is large enough to lay out tasks. Sufficient cabinets for manuals and resource materials.

The ability to have a confidential space where students develop comfort to share more information with me. This is invaluable to the advising process.

It has the space needed for the many supplies associated with my work & the large, ongoing projects which require access to those supplies.

The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

Valid	Missing	Mean
7	1	NA

Comments:

no view and no control of the small window in my space. Also temp is an issue its not consistant

Nothing

No door.

noise

I can hear everyone talking. Very disruptive. Desks areas set up so that you are approached from behind. Very BAD. No flexibility in rearranging furniture to fit personal desires without having to contact the movers. No place to hang a coat.

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.)

None.

What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

Valid Missing Mean

5 3 NA

Comments:

Nothing. It's perfect.

Better temperature control and better sound barriers.

privacy

COLOR. Gray is Blah.

Nothing.

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
6	2	NA

Comments:

A better cafeteria and a cozy coffee shop, where students, faculty, and staff wanted to purchase items from and hang out.

Larger break room where we can actually sit down for breaks or lunch and comfy furniture to relax.

meeting spaces

Add a photo mural of the Juneau mountains to the Registrar/ Financial Aid wall. Everyone knows they are at the University of Alaska Southeast, especially by the time they have entered the building.

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.

Less stress regarding workspace issues.

What other comments do you have about improving uas work spaces and the overall UAS work place environment?

Valid	Missing	Mean
5	3	NA

Comments:

There is no area where we can have meetings. Also no true break room. We have to eat lunch at our desk or go to the cafeteria. This means we are interrupted with work issues and might as well not be on lunch. There is no where to take a break form work!!!!

I'm grateful to have the office space I have.

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.

A storage room that is adequate is essential. A conference room should be required for all office areas that use the cubicle format to allow for audio conferences and department meetings.

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.

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