SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU ACADEMIC STAFF ABOUT WORKSPACE

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

    Valid Missing Mean
    4 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 : 0
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    Novatney Building : 2
     
    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?

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 1 NA
    School of Arts and Sciences : 0
    School of Career Education : 0
    School of Education : 2
     
    Egan Library : 0
    School of Management : 1
     
  4.  
  5.  How long have you been employed at UAS?  (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    4 0 NA
    Less than one year : 0
    1-3 years : 3
     
    4-8 years : 0
    9-12 years : 1
     
    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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16dcb3c)
    Private and quiet
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16dd5dc)
    Proximity to other relevant departments like Registrar's Office, Financial Aid.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16e6fbc)
    Privacy, quiet work environment
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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)

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

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16dcbfc)
    Space to meet with a couple collaborators without scheduling a large room
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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)

    Valid Missing Mean
    4 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16dca8c)
    Ideally, all are 1s but less ideally, you can't be productive if you are too cold or too hot and have no recourse.
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  13.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    4 0 NA
    Private office : 1
     
    Shared office : 0
    Cubicle with a door : 0
    Cubicle without a door : 3
     
    Desk in an open office : 0
    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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    4 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices : 2
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room) : 2
     
    Close to convenient parking : 2
     
    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program : 3
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director) : 2
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 1
     
    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette) : 4
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard : 1
     
    Quiet space for focused work : 2
     
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties : 4
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 3
     
    Availibility of natural light : 1
     
    Desirable view : 0
    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:
    The view I have of the "improved" courtyard is undesirable.
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  17.  How satisfied are you with your current workspace? (choose one)

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    4 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 1
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 0
    Neutral : 1
     
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 1
     
    Very dissatisfied : 1
     
    Comments:
    Selected: Very satisfied
    The only thing left to be desired is natural light.
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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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    4 0 NA
    Less than 20% : 3
     
    20-40% : 0
    40-60% : 1
     
    60-80% : 0
    80-100% : 0
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  21.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

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    3 1 NA
    Comments:
    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!  
    Storage
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  23.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

    Valid Missing Mean
    3 1 NA
    Comments:
    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.
    Lack of privacy and the amount of noise & distractions.  View of ugly courtyard.
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  25.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

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    3 1 NA
    Comments:
    doors
    Little windows for additional light?
    Privacy & quiet
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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
    3 1 NA
    Comments:
    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.  
    A Lawn (opps...too late to hope for that)
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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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    2 2 NA
    Comments:
    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.
    People have different working styles.  Some people are easily bothered by noise and outside distractions when trying to work on important projects.  A chance to have a quiet work environment would be ideal for many people.  
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