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
    19 0 NA
    Anderson Building : 4
     
    Egan Library : 1
     
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 0
    Hendrickson Annex : 1
     
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (Education) : 1
     
    Mourant Building : 0
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    Novatney Building : 4
     
    Soboleff Building : 4
     
    Soboleff Annex : 3
     
    Student Recreation Center : 0
    Technical Education Center : 1
     
    Whitehead Building : 0
    Other : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Anderson Building
    I have an office and a research lab
    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.
    Selected: Novatney Building
    My office is in Novatney Building and I teach classes in Egan Classroom Wing
    Selected: Technical Education Center
    Center for Mine Training
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  3. Which UAS academic unit are you in?

    Valid Missing Mean
    19 0 NA
    School of Arts & Sciences : 11
     
    School of Career Education : 1
     
    School of Education : 2
     
    Egan Library : 1
     
    School of Management : 4
     
  4.  
  5. How long have you be employed at UAS?  (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    19 0 NA
    Less than one year : 0
    1-3 years : 4
     
    4-8 years : 5
     
    9-12 years : 6
     
    13 years or more : 4
     
  6.  
  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
    19 0 NA
    Proximity to instructional areas (e.g. labs, classrooms
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 4
     
    3 : 3
     
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 0
    6 : 3
     
    7 : 0
    8 : 1
     
    unranked : 3
     

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x162e48c)
    I need to be close to the sea water lab
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16377a4)
    My university-assigned workspace is currently IDEAL.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x163beb4)
    If I could control the heat, that would be marvelous. It is usually about 80 degrees, and that is impossible to be productive in.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16006ac)
    Your survey tool doesn't seem to be working.  I'm only able to enter numbers for 2 of the above questions.  For what it's worth, my response to all is either a 1 or 2.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1603364)
    Proximity to collections (library)
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1607354)
    Proximity to my research space
    Selected: ARRAY(0x160e03c)
    None of these are very important.  Questions 5 and 6 are more important.
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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
    19 0 NA
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without be overheard
    1 : 8
     
    2 : 6
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    unranked : 3
     

    Quiet space for professional writing, reading, reflection
    1 : 6
     
    2 : 7
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    unranked : 2
     

    Sufficient space for professional materials (books, papers)
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 10
     
    4 : 3
     
    5 : 0
    6 : 0
    unranked : 2
     

    Space for personal specialized professional equipment
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 4
     
    5 : 7
     
    6 : 2
     
    unranked : 0

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x162e5bc)
    Window
    Selected: ARRAY(0x160067c)
    Again, survey tool only allows entry for one question.  I'd answer 1 to all except personal file cabinets and for that I'd answer 3
    Selected: ARRAY(0x160a72c)
    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.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1607254)
    All of these are of about equal importance
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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
    19 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 9
     
    2 : 7
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

    Desirable view
    1 : 5
     
    2 : 5
     
    3 : 9
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

    Ability to control temperature
    1 : 5
     
    2 : 6
     
    3 : 6
     
    4 : 1
     
    unranked : 0

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x162e2dc)
    appropriate size
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1636f5c)
    Actually, I'd probably rank all three of those things as tied at the top!
    Selected: ARRAY(0x160086c)
    Availability of natural light = 1.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x16072b4)
    openable windows
  12.  
  13. What type of workspace do you currently have?  (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    19 0 NA
    Private office : 18
     
    Shared Office : 0
    Cubicle with a door : 0
    Cubicle without a door : 1
     
    Desk in an open office : 0
    Other (please specify) : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Private office
    And research space
  14.  
  15. What characteristics does your CURRENT university-assigned workspace have? (check all that apply)

    Valid Missing Mean
    19 0 NA
    Proximity to instructional areas (e.g. labs, classooms) : 13
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings : 13
     
    Close to convenient parking : 9
     
    Proximity to colleagues in your department or program : 18
     
    Proximity to support staff : 17
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 9
     
    Access to shared resources (printer/copier, kitchenette) : 18
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without be overheard : 15
     
    Quiet space for professional writing, reading, reflection : 14
     
    Sufficient space for professional materials (books, papers) : 18
     
    Space for personal specialized professional equipment : 13
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 18
     
    Availibility of natural light : 16
     
    Desirable view : 11
     
    Ability to control temperature : 8
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
    Comments:
    Selected:
    Most of my colleagues are near, but some are not.
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  17. How satisfied are you with your current workspace (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    19 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 15
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 1
     
    Neutral : 1
     
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 1
     
    Very dissatisfied : 1
     
    No opinion/No response : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Very satisfied
    Still  a bit noisy on weekdays
    Selected: Very satisfied
    My laboratory, NSRL 203 lacks temperature control to the extent that my instrumentation is at risk.  Too often do I find the temp in that room at 80 degrees or higher.  Less frequently, as well as less threatening to my instrumentation, are periods of extreme cold (less than 65 degrees).
    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
    19 0 NA
    Comments:
    it's bigger than what i had before
    the view
    It is private.
    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 and room for conferencing with students, colleagues or staff.
    I have a private office that locks.
    The window and the door to the outside.
    area to be able to meet with students and work with them on problems; natural light
    It has a door.
    I can shut my door and work alone, with only a few interruptions
    Anderson office - proximity to chemistry lab (309)
    the view
    It is easily accessible to students and colleagues.
    I'm close to the people and materials I work with. Also, I have a window.
    Space and privacy.
    My own space and quiet.
    Everything I checked for question 8
    View, light, control temperature, ability to have private conversations
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  21.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

    Valid Missing Mean
    16 3 NA
    Comments:
    it's too far away from students
    the proximity to shared copy machine and printer.  A bit noisy
    The window doesn't open and it's often much too warm in the building.
    Proximity to the construction.  It is loud and affects my ability to concentrate at times.
    It's perfect.
    Thin walls; it is easy to hear conversations going on next door.
    temperature is not controllable.  It is sometimes like a sauna if I leave the door closed.
    It is impossibly hot with a noisy heating system that constantly pours heat in.
    I am next to a conference room and a loud colleague, which filters into my workplace.
    none wrt AD space
    the overhead fluorescent lighting
    When leaving work it is difficult to enter Egan Hwy. north in the heavy traffic. Sometimes requiring as much as a 15 min. wait.
    No door, but given choice between window and door, I'll take the window.
    Feels a bit isolated at times.
    The lack of a window and natural light
    Cannot control temperature of my office
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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
    14 5 NA
    Comments:
    Bookshelves
    large bookshelves
    large book shelves, desk w/ locking files, sufficient work space for textbooks etc.
    Large bookshelves and professional and personal belongings.
    I have large bookshelves.
    large bookshelf; one set of locking file cabinets; large desk area to work with students;  enough room for a chair for me and up to 2 other chairs for when people come into the office to talk
    relative silence at times for recording audio, locking files
    none wrt AD space
    large bookshelves, locking files
    none
    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.
    What is special about bookshelves, and lockable files?  I a lot of table surface space.
    bookshelves,
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  25.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

    Valid Missing Mean
    17 2 NA
    Comments:
    other than location, maybe a window
    A functional window that opens
    nothing
    elevated work space
    It's perfect for conferencing with students, colleagues or staff.
    Have all my colleagues closer by.
    A better view.
    I like my current space
    A window that can help me keep the place cool and with fresh air.
    Being further from the commotion
    none wrt AD space
    a different light source other than the overhead fluorescent lights
    different lighting.
    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.
    I wish it opened into a common area. This would make the office feel more secure, it would allow me to keep my door open in winter and would allow for better air circulation, and would create a space to interact with colleagues over coffee breaks, etc.
    A window with natural light
    A functioning thermostat
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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
    17 2 NA
    Comments:
    access: for students, to meeting areas, to classrooms, to shared facilities
    Its fine as is
    Storage for the misc. junk that gets stuffed in hallways, classrooms, offices, and every other available space!
    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.  
    Ability to drive through the campus as was the case prior -- this would make it easier to spend more time with others.
    Better eating options.
    I actually like the setup where I am now.  I enjoy working in my department.
    Someplace I can eat, visit, and wash dishes (that does not have toilets)
    Less concrete outside, more green space.  Have the faculty in one building, different floors for different departments.
    A research laboratory space that is near both my office and teaching spaces.
    an old time library room with a fireplace and soft chairs.
    Things that would be nice: student union type space with a fireplace; decent array of vending machines; not losing any more parking spaces.
    Break rooms / lunch rooms. Right now I generally end up eating lunch by myself. A convenient and comfortable break room would improve camaraderie.
    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.
    ?????????
    Put in a pub
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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
    19 0 NA
    0-5 hours : 0
    6-10 hours : 0
    11-15 hours : 0
    16-20 hours : 0
    21-30 hours : 0
    31-40 hours : 19
     
    more than 40 hours : 0
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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
    19 0 NA
    Comments:
    when i have an eLearning course, probably six to eight hours at work
    none
    0
    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
    4
    I do not teach any online classes.
    0
    This varies drastically by semester.  This semester I am spending approximately 8-10 hours a week working on a distance course because I only have 1 distance course this semester.  Other semesters it may be more.
    0
    10 hours of teaching time are spent on campus.  I do all my prep and grading for online teaching on campus as well, which amounts to the rest of the week spent on campus.
    none
    0
    fall= 1-3  spring 20-25
    None.
    N/A
    None
    0
    4
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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
    19 0 NA
    Comments:
    about 25 hours
    all the time
    20 hours
    approximately 30
    30
    22
    25 hours
    30
    10-20
    30
    30
    20
    all but about 5 per week
    25-30
    35
    10
    30 hours
    25-35 hrs
    35
  34.  
  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
    19 0 NA
    Comments:
    about five hours
    4-6
    10 hours
    approximately 8
    8-12
    9
    10 hours
    3
    10-15
    10
    5-6
    6
    5
    6-8
    1-2
    8-10
    5 hours
    2
    5
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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
    19 0 NA
    6-9am : 7
     
    9-noon : 17
     
    2-4pm : 18
     
    4-6pm : 15
     
    6-8pm : 9
     
    8-10pm : 2
     
    after 10pm : 2
     
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  39.  Do you routinely use your university-assigned workspace on weekends?

    Valid Missing Mean
    19 0 NA
    Yes : 10
     
    No : 9
     
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  41.  What other comments do you have about improving UAS workspaces and the overall UAS workplace environment?

    Valid Missing Mean
    10 9 NA
    Comments:
    student access to faculty is underrated by university personnel, but it would significantly improve service, retention, and learning, all part of the UAS mission
    I bought a coffee maker a couple of years ago and now all is well
    I would like to make sure that there is sufficient faculty involvement in any workplace planning and decisions.
    It would be hard to improve on what I currently have...space to get things accomplished and meet with colleagues, students and staff and privacy whenever needed for the same.
    Some of the faculty offices are not very good because of lighting, locking and proximity to colleagues.  
    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!
    the windows could be washed a little more often.
    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.  
    Each tenure track faculty needs to have, at the very least, secure, lockable, private offices.  
    You left out noon to 2 in question 19
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