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 : 0
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 1
     
    Hendrickson Annex : 0
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (education) : 0
    Mourant Building : 0
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    Novatney Building : 2
     
    Soboleff Building : 1
     
    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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    2 2 NA
    School of Arts and Sciences : 1
     
    School of Career Education : 1
     
    School of Education : 0
    Egan Library : 0
    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 : 0
    1-3 years : 0
    4-8 years : 1
     
    9-12 years : 2
     
    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)

    Valid Missing Mean
    4 0 NA
    Proximity to faculty offices
    1 : 1
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    6 : 1
     
    7 : 1
     
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x14f159c)
    A break room with kitchenette in the Soboleff building would be nice.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x14f19dc)
    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 : 1
     
    2 : 2
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x14f192c)
    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 : 3
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 0
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x14ef83c)
    Ability to open a Window
    Selected: ARRAY(0x14f1a9c)
    ADA Accessibility
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  13.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

    Valid Missing Mean
    4 0 NA
    Private office : 0
    Shared office : 0
    Cubicle with a door : 0
    Cubicle without a door : 3
     
    Desk in an open office : 1
     
    Other (please specify) : 0
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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) : 1
     
    Close to convenient parking : 2
     
    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program : 3
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director) : 3
     
    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 : 0
    Quiet space for focused work : 0
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties : 2
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 2
     
    Availibility of natural light : 3
     
    Desirable view : 1
     
    Ability to control temperature : 0
    Other (please specify) : 1
     
    Comments:
    Selected:
    Window that opens. Not all of my file cabinets fit into my cubicle.
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  17.  How satisfied are you with your current workspace? (choose one)

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    4 0 NA
    Very satisfied : 0
    Somewhat satisfied : 1
     
    Neutral : 1
     
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 0
    Very dissatisfied : 2
     
    Comments:
    Selected: Very dissatisfied
    You can hear everyone's conversations. Very disruptive. No place to hang a coat. No control of the temperature It's either too hot or too cold. Very rarely is it an acceptable temperature. No place to hold a department meeting or audio conference
    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)

    Valid Missing Mean
    4 0 NA
    Less than 20% : 2
     
    20-40% : 0
    40-60% : 1
     
    60-80% : 0
    80-100% : 1
     
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  21.  The quality that I like MOST about my current workspace is:

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    4 0 NA
    Comments:
    How much space my cubicle has and that I have a window with natural light and that opens.
    Desk area is large enough to lay out tasks. Sufficient cabinets for manuals and resource materials.
    The set up of my cubicle.
    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:
    No door.
    I can hear everyone talking. Very disruptive. Desks areas set up so that you are approached from behind. Very BAD. No flexibility in rearranging furniture to fit personal desires without having to contact the movers. No place to hang a coat.
    I'm not have a confidential conversation without being overheard.
    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?

    Valid Missing Mean
    4 0 NA
    Comments:
    Better temperature control and better sound barriers.
    COLOR. Gray is Blah.
    Being able to have a confidential conversation without being overheard.
    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?

    Valid Missing Mean
    4 0 NA
    Comments:
    Larger break room where we can actually sit down for breaks or lunch and comfy furniture to relax.
    Add a photo mural of the Juneau mountains to the Registrar/ Financial Aid wall. Everyone knows they are at the University of Alaska Southeast, especially by the time they have entered the building.
    Being able to have a confidential conversation without being overheard.
    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?

    Valid Missing Mean
    2 2 NA
    Comments:
    A storage room that is adequate is essential. A conference room should be required for all office areas that use the cubicle format to allow for audio conferences and department meetings.
    Faculty need to have offices not cubicles in order to maintain FERPA requirements.
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