SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU ACADEMIC STAFF ABOUT WORKSPACE

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

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    17 0 NA
    Anderson Building : 0
    Egan Library : 4
     
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 3
     
    Hendrickson Annex : 0
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (education) : 0
    Mourant Building : 2
     
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    Novatney Building : 5
     
    Soboleff Building : 3
     
    Soboleff Annex : 0
    Student Recreation Center : 0
    Technical Education Center : 0
    Whitehead Building : 0
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  2.  Which UAS academic unit are you in?

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    13 4 NA
    School of Arts and Sciences : 4
     
    School of Career Education : 1
     
    School of Education : 3
     
    Egan Library : 3
     
    School of Management : 2
     
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  3.  How long have you been employed at UAS?  (choose one)

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    17 0 NA
    Less than one year : 4
     
    1-3 years : 6
     
    4-8 years : 2
     
    9-12 years : 4
     
    13 years or more : 1
     
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  4. 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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    17 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 4
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 4
     
    6 : 3
     
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 2
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room)
    1 : 0
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 5
     
    4 : 4
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 3
     
    7 : 2
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 1
     
    Close to convenient parking
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 3
     
    6 : 2
     
    7 : 6
     
    8 : 1
     
    unranked : 1
     
    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program
    1 : 6
     
    2 : 6
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 1
     
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 1
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director)
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 4
     
    5 : 3
     
    6 : 2
     
    7 : 2
     
    8 : 1
     
    unranked : 1
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students
    1 : 4
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 4
     
    7 : 3
     
    8 : 2
     
    unranked : 0
    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette)
    1 : 2
     
    2 : 3
     
    3 : 7
     
    4 : 2
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0
    Other (please specify)
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 0
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 1
     
    unranked : 0
    Comments:
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    Co-location important among faculty & staff
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    Proximity to other relevant departments like Registrar's Office, Financial Aid.
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    Proximity to Windows and natural light
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    A break room with kitchenette in the Soboleff building would be nice.
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    Private space to advise students.
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  5. 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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    17 0 NA
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard
    1 : 7
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 3
     
    4 : 3
     
    5 : 1
     
    unranked : 1
     
    Quiet space for focused work
    1 : 4
     
    2 : 6
     
    3 : 4
     
    4 : 3
     
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties
    1 : 6
     
    2 : 5
     
    3 : 2
     
    4 : 3
     
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0
    Space for personal file cabinets
    1 : 0
    2 : 3
     
    3 : 6
     
    4 : 7
     
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0
    Other (please specify)
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 1
     
    unranked : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x1585124)
    Private offices important for staff who rank above admin asst
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    Located within walking distance to student services - Novatney and Mourant.
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  6. 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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    17 0 NA
    Availability of natural light
    1 : 17
     
    2 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0
    Desirable view
    1 : 0
    2 : 7
     
    3 : 8
     
    4 : 1
     
    unranked : 0
    Ability to control temperature
    1 : 0
    2 : 9
     
    3 : 7
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0
    Other (please specify)
    1 : 0
    2 : 0
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 2
     
    unranked : 0
    Comments:
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    The library has very uneven heating and certain parts are often quite cool.
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    Visual appeal of area - wall color, artwork etc, as well as adaptable to standing desk options.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x158c74c)
    I am in the corner with no view, or windows for natural light and I'm fairly certain we cant alter the temperature.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x159044c)
    ADA Accessibility
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  7.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

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    17 0 NA
    Private office : 6
     
    Shared office : 0
    Cubicle with a door : 1
     
    Cubicle without a door : 8
     
    Desk in an open office : 2
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
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  8.  Which of the following qualities does your current workspace have? (check as many as apply)

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    17 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices : 11
     
    Proximity to space for group meetings (e.g. conference room) : 9
     
    Close to convenient parking : 12
     
    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program : 14
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director) : 12
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 11
     
    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette) : 16
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard : 6
     
    Quiet space for focused work : 10
     
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties : 13
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 12
     
    Availibility of natural light : 11
     
    Desirable view : 5
     
    Ability to control temperature : 2
     
    Other (please specify) : 2
     
    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:
    Window that opens. Not all of my file cabinets fit into my cubicle.
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  9.  How satisfied are you with your current workspace? (choose one)

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    17 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 7
     
    Somewhat satisfied : 4
     
    Neutral : 2
     
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 3
     
    Very dissatisfied : 1
     
    Comments:
    Selected: Very satisfied
    The only thing left to be desired is natural light.
    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.
    Selected: Very dissatisfied
    No ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard.
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  10.  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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    17 0 NA
    Less than 20% : 6
     
    20-40% : 3
     
    40-60% : 3
     
    60-80% : 1
     
    80-100% : 4
     
    Comments:
    Selected: Less than 20%
    Spend more time with staff than faculty / students.
    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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  11.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

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    16 1 NA
    Comments:
    It is quiet and accessible to students and other patrons
    Large Windows
    That I have a private office for focused, uninterrupted work. I am able to meet with other staff, faculty and the Dean at any time of the day to discuss issues and projects. I also have enough space to layout projects and brainstorming. I collaborate on projects with faculty and other departments and it is important to me to be close to these their offices for work, meetings, and questions that arise on a daily basis.
    How much space my cubicle has and that I have a window with natural light and that opens.
    Being able to stand or sit at my desk.
    It is private, yet very close to a highly trafficked student center.
    Private office
    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!  
    quite when i need it to be
    It's attached to the Writing Center.
    The ability to have a confidential space where students develop comfort to share more information with me. This is invaluable to the advising process.
    Privacy- my position requires discretion when conversation takes place pertaining to students and staff.
    Enough personal and shared space.  Working in close proximity w other SOE staff. Plenty of natural light & great view.
    It has the space needed for the many supplies associated with my work & the large, ongoing projects which require access to those supplies.
    The set up of my cubicle.
    Proximity to faculty and classroom.
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  12.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

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    16 1 NA
    Comments:
    It is a little small...not a big problem and has no views to the outside
    No privacy
    Nothing
    No door.
    No privacy, very limited storage for supplies.
    The lack of natural light & poor cell reception.
    Lack of proximity to all my staff / general lack of co-location among all staff & faculty.  Lack of common space.
    No access to natural light. It is located in the center of the building with no window.
    no window, or natural light, tucked away in the corner.
    The Writing Center it looks out on is too small, windowless, and under-staffed.
    The air intake for the building pumps smells directly through the vent in my office. Specifically, when people are smoking outside it smells like it is happening IN my office. Also it always smells like whatever is in the cafeteria (bacon, etc.)
    Too hot in the office - especially in the mornings.
    N/A
    None.
    I'm not have a confidential conversation without being overheard.
    No space to hold confidential conversations without being overheard.
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  13.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

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    14 3 NA
    Comments:
    Could be a little larger...
    Nothing. It's perfect.
    Better temperature control and better sound barriers.
    Storage space for supplies (so it is not stacked everywhere)
    Access to windows.
    A complete redesign of all offices & work spaces so the layout makes more sense. Soboleff is awkward and feels uninviting.
    Little windows for additional light?
    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
    N/A
    Nothing.
    Being able to have a confidential conversation without being overheard.
    Private/confidential space for meetings.
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  14.  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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    15 2 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.
    A better cafeteria and a cozy coffee shop, where students, faculty, and staff wanted to purchase items from and hang out.
    Larger break room where we can actually sit down for breaks or lunch and comfy furniture to relax.
    Visually appealing spaces
    In and outdoor spaces for meeting with colleagues and students.
    More common areas for staff - as in, a real room and not the hallway.
    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.  
    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.
    More purposeful use of space. There is a mish-mash of cubicles, old furniture, storage cabinets in hallways, etc. ALL THE TIME. It looks like we are constantly in a state of moving, or trying to shove someone into a closet/nook in the wall, cubicle, because we have nowhere else to put them.
    There are huge discrepencies in space. Some faculty/staff have no office space, yet there is an entire room dedicated to power tools for the art department that only ONE person has key card access to. More thought should go into how our disorganization and lack of space reflects on us as a professional institution.
    A nice open area outside
    Finish construction projects so there is adequate parking!
    Less stress regarding workspace issues.
    Being able to have a confidential conversation without being overheard.
    Student Union Building
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  15.  What other comments do you have about improving uas work spaces and the overall UAS work place environment?

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    10 7 NA
    Comments:
    The library as a whole doesn't have ideal work spaces as several faculty/staff here don't have private offices.
    I'm grateful to have the office space I have.
    Consistency in the style of furniture/cubicles/desks, artwork on walls, desk treadmills would be awesome!
    Private office for staff who rank above admin asst, and all faculty.  Conference room for Arts & Sciences.  Kitchenette for Arts & Sciences.  Co-location among staff & faculty (instead of being spread out in 6 buildings).
    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.
    A careful look at how staff/faculty are actually using their space is a great idea. Looking at how each employee spends their time, and if they need private space or not, proportionately is important. Space seems to operate on a basis of either seniority, or how much of a pain in the ass you are, currently.
    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.
    We're good...!
    Faculty need to have offices not cubicles in order to maintain FERPA requirements.
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