It could also be seen as losing our identity. Many of the graduate programs could benefit. State Senator Teel Bivens, chair of the Senate committee on education, has pubilically said that no university will be put into a system without the support of its board of regents. I do not believe the current board would favor such a move. You lose your identity and the ability to make local decisions about curriculum, policy and governance.
Money is drained from local campuses, and there is an additional layer of administration.
Not at all. It would have the opposite effect. SFA under the thumb of a system would be managed to insure that existing and entrenched programs and budgets would be protected first. Not aware of any. Cooperative programs can be accomplished without joining participants in a system.