SURVEY OF FULL TIME UAS JUNEAU ACADEMIC STAFF ABOUT WORKSPACE

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

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    4 0 NA
    Anderson Building : 0
    Egan Library : 2
     
    Egan Classroom Wing : 0
    Hendrickson Building : 0
    Hendrickson Annex : 0
    Hendrickson Annex Extension (education) : 1
     
    Mourant Building : 1
     
    Natural Sciences Research Lab : 0
    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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    3 1 NA
    School of Arts and Sciences : 1
     
    School of Career Education : 0
    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 : 0
    1-3 years : 1
     
    4-8 years : 1
     
    9-12 years : 1
     
    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 : 0
    3 : 0
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 1
     
    6 : 2
     
    7 : 0
    8 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x155a32c)
    Windows that open next to workspace
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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 : 0
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 1
     
    5 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x155a28c)
    Areas that comply with ADA regulations
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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 : 2
     
    2 : 1
     
    3 : 1
     
    4 : 0
    unranked : 0

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

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

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

    Comments:
    Selected: ARRAY(0x155220c)
    The library has very uneven heating and certain parts are often quite cool.
    Selected: ARRAY(0x155a15c)
    Windows next to workspace that open
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  13.  What type of workspace do you currently have? (choose one)

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    4 0 NA
    Private office : 2
     
    Shared office : 0
    Cubicle with a door : 0
    Cubicle without a door : 2
     
    Desk in an open office : 0
    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) : 3
     
    Close to convenient parking : 2
     
    Proximity to other staff members in your department or program : 3
     
    Proximity to school leadership (e.g. dean/director) : 2
     
    Proximity to areas frequented by students : 3
     
    Access to shared resources (e.g. printer/copier, kitchenette) : 4
     
    Ability to hold a confidential conversation without being overheard : 2
     
    Quiet space for focused work : 2
     
    Sufficient space for materials or equipment associated with your duties : 3
     
    Space for personal file cabinets : 3
     
    Availibility of natural light : 2
     
    Desirable view : 2
     
    Ability to control temperature : 2
     
    Other (please specify) : 1
     
    Comments:
    Selected:
    If only parking was enforced in the handicapped area and fire lanes; never has been for the 10 years I've been here. VERY FRUSTRATING when able-bodied folks park there. Unfortunately it appears it's going to take a tragedy to get this enforced.
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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 : 2
     
    Neutral : 0
    Somewhat dissatisfied : 1
     
    Very dissatisfied : 0
    Comments:
    Selected: Somewhat dissatisfied
    We weren't given any real choice; we were told what we were getting and had to adapt.
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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% : 1
     
    20-40% : 2
     
    40-60% : 0
    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:
    It is quiet and accessible to students and other patrons
    It's close to students and staff members.
    The ability to have a confidential space where students develop comfort to share more information with me. This is invaluable to the advising process.
    Handicapped parking area next to office (although unenforced so others park there all the time :(  )
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  23.  The quality that I like LEAST about my current workspace is:

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    4 0 NA
    Comments:
    It is a little small...not a big problem and has no views to the outside
    No window to the outside.
    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.)
    Insufficient storage for files.
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  25.  What ONE THING would make your current workspace more inviting and appealing?

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    3 1 NA
    Comments:
    Could be a little larger...
    Window to the outside
    More space.
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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:
    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.
    More windows to the outside
    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.
    Lounge with chairs/couch where we could take breaks away from our office and lay down if needed.
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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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    4 0 NA
    Comments:
    The library as a whole doesn't have ideal work spaces as several faculty/staff here don't have private offices.
    Offer sufficient desirable space for everyone to do away with envy and space battles.
    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 ADA compliance.
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