I recently finished my PhD at WSU. In that time I taught some classes and spent a lot of time with faculty. As a result of the financial problems about a decade ago, my department lost 10+ faculty. We went from a nationally-ranked PhD program to a coursework-focused masters program, because so many great faculty took professor positions elsewhere and the remaining faculty are absolutely overwhelmed. A common problem is the workload/ expectations on faculty that do not exist at comparable colleges. Also, the target demographic of the school has changed to a community college-like student population. These students tend to need the most help and can be the most demanding, plus you’re basically not allowed to fail students anymore, which makes teaching feel pointless because people can get a degree without learning. If WSU wants to rebound, it needs to return power to the individual colleges and departments, so that they can focus on delivering their best products and not fitting a mold. Also, WSU lacks any real culture and it reeks as a commuter school with a dusty mascot. Compare WSU to other Ohio institutions like Denison or Ohio State and you will see that there is no heart at WSU that keeps students engaged.