Pros
NMSU, located in a small, tri-cultural city in the largely poor, conservative southern half of the state, should be well placed to provide many positive impacts on the community.
Cons
Unfortunately, NMSU comes no where close to doing so. A horrible place to work: many administrators, faculty and staff are fearful; students are not challenged and significantly under served. I worked in the College of Arts and Sciences, which is the worst of NMSU's colleges and schools. The leadership of CAS is remarkably hostile to those who work within the College: fear and a prevailing sense of threat and intimidation are on its daily list of things to accomplish. No vision, nothing forward looking. The entire leadership should be replaced. If you are thinking about taking a job here, think twice.