Pros
There are programs in place to help students who are not well off. I admire the staff and faculty working towards helping students achieve their education.
Cons
In 2020, they furloughed their union staff for a month, and denied SEIU and CWA unionized staff raises for all 3 years of their contracts. In this same year, 2020, the President received a $65,000 bonus. SEIU staff were offered very small bonuses for staying during the 3 years, but these bonuses won't effect our pension in retirement. They won't even buy a nice refrigerator. Our pensions are projected to be lower due to the lack of a pay raise for these 3 years. CSU's management recently wanted to offer a 6 year contract to their faculty in which the amount of raise would be 0.50% the first year and 0.25% the following 5 years. A fact finder found that the university is doing financially very well right now. There is no justification for not giving faculty and union staff reasonable raises. It's demoralizing.