SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU FACULTY ABOUT WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT

  1. In which UAS building is your primary university-assigned workspace located? (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Anderson Building : 1
     
    Egan Library : 1
     
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 0
    Hendrickson Annex : 2
     
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (Education) : 0
    Mourant Building : 0
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    Novatney Building : 2
     
    Soboleff Building : 4
     
    Soboleff Annex : 1
     
    Student Recreation Center : 0
    Technical Education Center : 0
    Whitehead Building : 0
    Other : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Novatney Building
    I work on the first floor
    Selected: Soboleff Annex
    My office in in Soboleff Annex, I usually teach in Egan Classroom Wing.
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  3. Which UAS academic unit are you in?

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    School of Arts & Sciences : 6
     
    School of Career Education : 0
    School of Education : 2
     
    Egan Library : 1
     
    School of Management : 2
     
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  5. How long have you be employed at UAS?  (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Less than one year : 0
    1-3 years : 0
    4-8 years : 11
     
    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)

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Proximity to instructional areas (e.g. labs, classrooms
    1 : 4
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 2
     
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 2
     

    Proximity to space for group meetings
    1 : 0
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 3
     
    5 : 3
     
    6 : 0
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 2
     

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

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

    Proximity to support staff
    1 : 0
    2 : 3
     
    3 : 6
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    7 : 2
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x162abfc)
    Proximity to collections (library)
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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
    11 0 NA
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without be overheard
    1 : 3
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

    Quiet space for professional writing, reading, reflection
    1 : 3
     
    2 : 5
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

    Sufficient space for professional materials (books, papers)
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 5
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Space for personal specialized professional equipment
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 4
     
    5 : 2
     
    6 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

    Space for personal file cabinets
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 3
     
    5 : 4
     
    6 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1611dd4)
    We need private self-contained offices, all the above choices sound like 'cubicle' options
    Selected: ARRAY(0x161d43c)
    A full closed door office crucial, one that accommodate all of these needs. At present, I don't have the room for the kind of file cabinets I need, but the top three needs expressed here are met.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1627f74)
    All of the above are top priorities (except I do not have much in the way of specialized professional equipment).  I do not see these as personal preferences, but as necessary components to my job.
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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
    11 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 9
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

    Desirable view
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 5
     
    3 : 4
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1611d44)
    Other: good internet and cell phone reception. Cell phone reception in in Hendrickson annex is non-existant
    Selected: ARRAY(0x161f5fc)
    Actually, I'd probably rank all three of those things as tied at the top!
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16275ec)
    Having a window that opens--the university is often overheated.
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  13. What type of workspace do you currently have?  (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Private office : 10
     
    Shared Office : 0
    Cubicle with a door : 0
    Cubicle without a door : 1
     
    Desk in an open office : 0
    Other (please specify) : 0
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  15. What characteristics does your CURRENT university-assigned workspace have? (check all that apply)

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    11 0 NA
    Proximity to instructional areas (e.g. labs, classooms) : 7
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings : 9
     
    Close to convenient parking : 6
     
    Proximity to colleagues in your department or program : 11
     
    Proximity to support staff : 11
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 5
     
    Access to shared resources (printer/copier, kitchenette) : 10
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without be overheard : 9
     
    Quiet space for professional writing, reading, reflection : 8
     
    Sufficient space for professional materials (books, papers) : 10
     
    Space for personal specialized professional equipment : 6
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 9
     
    Availibility of natural light : 8
     
    Desirable view : 5
     
    Ability to control temperature : 5
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
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  17. How satisfied are you with your current workspace (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 9
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 2
     
    Neutral : 0
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 0
    Very dissatisfied : 0
    No opinion/No response : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Very satisfied
    I have switched offices three times in the four plus years I've been at UAS and feel this is the best fit for me.  If I could change anything, it would definitely be the addition of a window with natural light, preferably with a view.
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  19.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Comments:
    Privacy for teaching online. I need to hear and be heard
    That it is a private office for advising students and for working uninterrupted by other things that may be going on in the open spaces of the department
    Quiet area with privacy (office with a door).  Nice view.  Close to colleagues
    Privacy for discussion with students/colleagues.
    The window and the door to the outside.
    My window
    Ability to conduct dirty and noisy fabrication.
    I can close the door.
    Window that I can open.
    I'm close to the people and materials I work with. Also, I have a window.
    My own space and quiet.
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  21.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

    Valid Missing Mean
    10 1 NA
    Comments:
    Far from parking.
    Proximity to the construction.  It is loud and affects my ability to concentrate at times.
    Very close to noisy student use area.
    Thin walls; it is easy to hear conversations going on next door.
    the chalkboard walls
    Obnoxious lighting, lack of window, inability to control the temperature, limited size.
    Quite a bit of noise from neighboring offices.
    Often noisy.
    No door, but given choice between window and door, I'll take the window.
    The lack of a window and natural light
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  23. What SPECIAL NEEDS--such as large bookshelves, locking files, etc.--if any, do you need in your workspace?

    Valid Missing Mean
    9 2 NA
    Comments:
    large bookshelves
    large book shelves, desk w/ locking files, sufficient work space for textbooks etc.
    Large bookshelves, desk, file cabinets.
    locking files, large bookshelves, good desk, comfortable chair
    Shelving, cabinets, electrical outlets
    I'm cool
    Bookshelves, filing cabinets, reasonable space for one or two student to sit comfortably and speak privately, if necessary.
    I work in a department that processes all the physical materials passing in and out of the library collection.  This can be a lot of items (for instance a donation of hundreds of items) and also large items (for instance large maps). I need to be able to keep several book trucks in or near my area, as does the staff in my department
    My office currently has all the shelves, etc. that I need.  I have one large bookcase, one medium sized bookshelf, a desk and small table, a file cabinet.
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  25.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Comments:
    Close parking, I need to leave campus often to visit my students at schools
    nothing
    elevated work space
    Ability to control temperature and light fixtures.
    A better view.
    matching furniture
    Better lighting
    A skylight
    Availability of a kitchen sink; washing dishes in the bathroom is nasty.
    It would help if I cleaned it up! Having a door or higher privacy wall would be nice but I am used to what I have.
    A window with natural light
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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
    11 0 NA
    Comments:
    Clean rooms and meeting rooms-the rooms are dusty and the tables filthy
    a more comfortable coffee shop area.  I would like to see more comfortable furniture near Spikes in the common space outside the library.  That has the potential for an active meeting area but doesn't have a comfortable feel about it.  It has a great view and could be much better with chairs and couches that would invite people sitting and talking.
    less construction.  
    Faculty lounge.
    Better eating options.
    A good place to eat, seriously. I never eat the Mourant cafeteria.
    A  proper, dedicated art gallery
    It is pretty sweet as it is
    I am very fortunate to have such a nice office; I am definitely in the minority. I would love a few places to sit or eat lunch/snacks outdoors in a green or grassy area (NOT in the horrible bricked up space where greenery has been largely eliminated.
    Things that would be nice: student union type space with a fireplace; decent array of vending machines; not losing any more parking spaces.
    A faculty lounge / meeting space / presentation space would be great.  However, if there is a decision to be made for available funds, individual offices for every faculty member should be available before any money is spent on any other improvements.
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  29. About how many hours in a typical week do you spend in your university-assigned workspace? (check one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    0-5 hours : 0
    6-10 hours : 0
    11-15 hours : 0
    16-20 hours : 2
     
    21-30 hours : 2
     
    31-40 hours : 5
     
    more than 40 hours : 2
     
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  31. About how many hours in a typical week do you spend in your university-assigned workspace for online teaching?

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Comments:
    8
    none in my "university assigned workspace," but I spend 12 hours a week teaching in a classroom created from one of the offices in the department for online (hybrid) teaching.
    31-40
    n/a
    0
    none
    0
    Rarely
    0
    None.
    None
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  33. About how many hours in a typical week do you work on your own in your workspace (e.g. for reading, preparing for classes, grading)? 

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Comments:
    8
    approximately 30
    30
    31-40 hours
    30
    over 40
    20
    20 hours
    30
    35
    30 hours
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  35.  About how many hours in a typical week do you use your workspace for meeting with others --including students and colleagues?

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Comments:
    4
    approximately 8
    8-12
    ~8
    3
    about ten
    4
    Very little
    5-10
    1-2
    5 hours
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  37.  What time of the day or night are you commonly in your workspace?  (check all that apply)

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    6-9am : 4
     
    9-noon : 10
     
    2-4pm : 11
     
    4-6pm : 9
     
    6-8pm : 8
     
    8-10pm : 4
     
    after 10pm : 2
     
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  39.  Do you routinely use your university-assigned workspace on weekends?

    Valid Missing Mean
    11 0 NA
    Yes : 5
     
    No : 6
     
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  41.  What other comments do you have about improving UAS workspaces and the overall UAS workplace environment?

    Valid Missing Mean
    6 5 NA
    Comments:
    The rooms need to be cleaned.  We need better parking for those who come and go during the day.
    I would like to make sure that there is sufficient faculty involvement in any workplace planning and decisions.
    I am fortunate to have moved up the ranks to a private office with a window. Many faculty have interior offices with no windows or heat controls. Others have cubicles with no privacy. The least satisfying part of my job for the first 3 years was the idea of spending ANY time in my dreary office. I hope that decent faculty offices will be a priority in the future!
    A faculty lounge would be very nice.
    It would be nice to think that these opportunities to voice our space concerns are actually effective.
    Too many faculty are lacking adequate space for offices currently.  As the number of students is expected to continue to grow, so too, should the space devoted to offices for faculty whose numbers will have to increase with student enrollment.  At a minimum, all tenure-track and term faculty should have offices with doors that lock.  Cubicles are adequate for graduate students.  Cubicles are NOT adequate spaces for faculty.  
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