SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU ACADEMIC STAFF ABOUT WORKSPACE

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

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    8 0 NA
    Anderson Building : 0
    Egan Library : 3
     
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 2
     
    Hendrickson Annex : 0
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (education) : 1
     
    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?

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    4 4 NA
    School of Arts and Sciences : 0
    School of Career Education : 0
    School of Education : 2
     
    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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    8 0 NA
    Less than one year : 2
     
    1-3 years : 2
     
    4-8 years : 1
     
    9-12 years : 1
     
    13 years or more : 2
     
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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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    8 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 1
     
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 3
     

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1531564)
    Private and quiet
    Selected: ARRAY(0x15339cc)
    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)

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    8 0 NA
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard
    1 : 0
    2 : 4
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 1
     
    unranked : 1
     

    Quiet space for focused work
    1 : 8
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x152e634)
    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)

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    8 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 4
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 1
     

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x152a894)
    The library has very uneven heating and certain parts are often quite cool.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x15314b4)
    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(0x152f274)
    I am in the corner with no view, or windows for natural light and I'm fairly certain we cant alter the temperature.
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  13.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

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    8 0 NA
    Private office : 1
     
    Shared office : 0
    Cubicle with a door : 2
     
    Cubicle without a door : 5
     
    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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    8 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices : 3
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room) : 2
     
    Close to convenient parking : 3
     
    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program : 5
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director) : 2
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 4
     
    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette) : 7
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard : 1
     
    Quiet space for focused work : 4
     
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties : 7
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 5
     
    Availibility of natural light : 4
     
    Desirable view : 1
     
    Ability to control temperature : 1
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
    Comments:
    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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    8 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 1
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 3
     
    Neutral : 1
     
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 1
     
    Very dissatisfied : 2
     
    Comments:
    Selected: Somewhat dissatisfied
    My glassed-in office space looks out over the Writing Center where I spend most of my time. I have no complaints about my office per se, but the Writing Center is busy and should be assigned a bigger and better space in any major reconfiguration.
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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 1 NA
    Less than 20% : 3
     
    20-40% : 1
     
    40-60% : 1
     
    60-80% : 0
    80-100% : 2
     
    Comments:
    Selected: 40-60%
    i rarely have students at my office area and typically go to my coe workers area for interactions
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  21.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

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    7 1 NA
    Comments:
    It is quiet and accessible to students and other patrons
    windows that open
    The other cubi dwellers are wonderful and interesting people from a variety of programs. There is nothing about this space that says "quality".
    quite when i need it to be
    It's attached to the Writing Center.
    Privacy- my position requires discretion when conversation takes place pertaining to students and staff.
    Storage
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  23.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

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    7 1 NA
    Comments:
    It is a little small...not a big problem and has no views to the outside
    noise
    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 window, or natural light, tucked away in the corner.
    The Writing Center it looks out on is too small, windowless, and under-staffed.
    Too hot in the office - especially in the mornings.
    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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    7 1 NA
    Comments:
    Could be a little larger...
    privacy
    doors
    a window/or some natural light ANYWHERE near my area. Nearest window is on the opposite side of the "technical Services" area
    If I looked out over an aesthetic, well-equipped, fully-staffed Writing Center.
    N/A- less hot
    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?

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    7 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
    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 involvement with student events, as a 'computer guy' i do not get to interact with the students very often outside of "i can't get the printer to work"
    The only thing I desire is a better-resourced Writing Center.
    A nice open area outside
    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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    7 1 NA
    Comments:
    The library as a whole doesn't have ideal work spaces as several faculty/staff here don't have private offices.
    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.
    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.
    none.
    I only relate to my own corner of the campus most of the time. Overall, I love the direction the outside space is taking and am thrilled about the new dorm. To provide students who live in that building with on-site math and writing consultants would, in my humble opinion, be a brilliant move. I hope you don't mind my taking this opportunity to lobby for a better-resourced Writing Center. I really have no complaints or suggestions regarding my cubicle.
    More storage space for our office area- we have very limited storage for boxes of recruitment items and schedules that the smell can be overpowering and it won't be long until someone trips and falls over these items. We may need to have risk management involved with the walk space around this area.
    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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