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 : 1
     
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 2
     
    Hendrickson Annex : 0
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (education) : 0
    Mourant Building : 0
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 1
     
    Novatney Building : 0
    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?

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

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    4 0 NA
    Less than one year : 1
     
    1-3 years : 1
     
    4-8 years : 1
     
    9-12 years : 0
    13 years or more : 1
     
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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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    4 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices
    1 : 0
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1597f84)
    On Campus
    Selected: ARRAY(0x159a40c)
    Private and quiet
    Selected: ARRAY(0x159e96c)
    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(0x15a0d5c)
    Private space to advise students.
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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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    4 0 NA
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x159a4cc)
    Space to meet with a couple collaborators without scheduling a large room
    Selected: ARRAY(0x159e93c)
    Egan Library Personnel files and other Department documents require file cabinet space in both the Director's and my office.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x15a0cac)
    Located within walking distance to student services - Novatney and Mourant.
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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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    4 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x159a35c)
    Ideally, all are 1s but less ideally, you can't be productive if you are too cold or too hot and have no recourse.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x159ecfc)
    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(0x15a0e1c)
    ADA Accessibility
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  13.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

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    4 0 NA
    Private office : 0
    Shared office : 2
     
    Cubicle with a door : 0
    Cubicle without a door : 1
     
    Desk in an open office : 1
     
    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.
    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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    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 : 1
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director) : 1
     
    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 : 3
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 2
     
    Availibility of natural light : 2
     
    Desirable view : 0
    Ability to control temperature : 1
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
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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 : 1
     
    Neutral : 0
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 0
    Very dissatisfied : 2
     
    Comments:
    Selected: Very dissatisfied
    No ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard.
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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% : 2
     
    20-40% : 0
    40-60% : 2
     
    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.
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  21.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

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    4 0 NA
    Comments:
    Space
    The other cubi dwellers are wonderful and interesting people from a variety of programs. There is nothing about this space that says "quality".
    An office outside the Library Director's office that is also set apart from other library faculty and staff.
    Proximity to faculty and classroom.
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  23.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

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    4 0 NA
    Comments:
    far from campus, students, and faculty.
    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.
    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 space to hold confidential conversations without being overheard.
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  25.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

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    4 0 NA
    Comments:
    on campus
    doors
    I think it is fine the way it is.
    Private/confidential space for meetings.
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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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    4 0 NA
    Comments:
    NA
    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.
    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.
    Student Union Building
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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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    3 1 NA
    Comments:
    NA
    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.
    Only build on disturbed spaces and keep the campus setting as natural and open to our incredible views as possible.
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