Wow this post hits the nail right on the head! I have worked for both university systems now and I will say the CSCU system vs UConn are so vastly different it’s amazing that CSCU even survives. I currently am back working for the CSCU system and worked there previously before going to UConn and it amazes me at how fucking wasteful UConn is. They are however the 4th branch of state government basically and the second they whine they get what they want. This is very reminiscent of when Herbst was UConns president and lost her mind because budget cuts weren’t gonna allow her salary to reach a million a year.

If you look at the state employee expenditures the top 10 highest paid state employees are all UConn or UConn Health employees. The real issue is that the state just shovels money into the burning fire pit that is UConn Health. It’s unprofitable, it’s expensive, yet no one wants to admit that it’s just a useless taxpayer expense.

We are the 3rd smallest state in the country but we have 2 completely separate public university systems, larger states like Massachusetts and even New York don’t have 2, you get one SUNY or UMASS. Someday the state will realize that it can’t just keep lighting money on fire and force something to be done.

However, back to the original intent of this post, as a CCSU graduate and now a current staff member I think that the state of CT really needs to reconsider its investment in the 4 CSUs, COSC, and the Community Colleges, as stated, they provide the highest number of graduates compared to UConn and they also provide the highest number of graduates who remain within the borders of the state and contribute to the economy more than UConn graduates do.

Is his name Art?

If you have the contract with the 13.x cents per kWH then email PURA and tell them. I had this happen with CTG&E and they made them honor it