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 : 3
     
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 1
     
    Hendrickson Annex : 0
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (education) : 0
    Mourant Building : 0
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    Novatney Building : 1
     
    Soboleff Building : 0
    Soboleff Annex : 0
    Student Recreation Center : 0
    Technical Education Center : 1
     
    Whitehead Building : 1
     
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  3.  Which UAS academic unit are you in?

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    3 4 NA
    School of Arts and Sciences : 0
    School of Career Education : 1
     
    School of Education : 0
    Egan Library : 2
     
    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 : 0
    1-3 years : 0
    4-8 years : 0
    9-12 years : 0
    13 years or more : 7
     
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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 : 2
     
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    7 : 0
    8 : 2
     
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x158d6ac)
    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.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x158a224)
    Proximity to classrooms and labs.
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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 : 1
     
    2 : 3
     
    3 : 3
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x158d67c)
    Egan Library Personnel files and other Department documents require file cabinet space in both the Director's and my office.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1591004)
    Ability to easily collaborate with others in my unit.
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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 : 1
     
    2 : 3
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1580444)
    The library has very uneven heating and certain parts are often quite cool.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x15858bc)
    Ability to open a Window
    Selected: ARRAY(0x158da3c)
    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.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x158f12c)
    Ability to collaborate with others.  If the temperature of the building works appropriately, I would not have to control it.
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  13.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

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    7 0 NA
    Private office : 3
     
    Shared office : 1
     
    Cubicle with a door : 0
    Cubicle without a door : 3
     
    Desk in an open office : 0
    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) : 3
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 5
     
    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette) : 5
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard : 4
     
    Quiet space for focused work : 5
     
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties : 7
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 6
     
    Availibility of natural light : 2
     
    Desirable view : 1
     
    Ability to control temperature : 0
    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 : 2
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 3
     
    Neutral : 0
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 0
    Very dissatisfied : 2
     
    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
    Selected: Somewhat satisfied
    My work group is fragmented.  Would love to be more co-located.
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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% : 3
     
    20-40% : 3
     
    40-60% : 1
     
    60-80% : 0
    80-100% : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: 40-60%
    Some days are busier than others so it is hard to give an accurate daily figure.
    Selected: Less than 20%
    Not the focus of my job.
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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!
    windows that open
    Desk area is large enough to lay out tasks. Sufficient cabinets for manuals and resource materials.
    An office outside the Library Director's office that is also set apart from other library faculty and staff.
    I'm easy to find.
    Easy to collaborate.  Nice view with lots of light.  I've been in it forever.
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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
    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 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.
    No window.
    Not well laid out in terms of use of the space.  Not near certain key members of my team.
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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.
    privacy
    COLOR. Gray is Blah.
    I think it is fine the way it is.
    A window
    A sink. (shared, of course)
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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.
    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 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.
    More frequent grounds and custodial maintenance.
    More collaborative spaces.
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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
    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.
    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.
    Only build on disturbed spaces and keep the campus setting as natural and open to our incredible views as possible.
    wifi and phone service would be nice.
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