In the last five years, several dozen colleges and universities have embarked on stadium and arena construction or renovation projects, totaling some $4 billion.

They noted that several other universities had embarked on substantial expansions and that still others were preparing for them.

From that point, the university embarked on a restoration program to return the Central Hall complex back to its former glory, and it reopened in October 2007.

In 2002, the university embarked on a $500 million capital campaign entitled "Our Students.

In the 1970s, the university embarked on an ambitious building program, substantially improving its facilities.

The university embarked on a building program, constructing five student residences in less than ten years.

The 120-year-old university has embarked on a hiring spree to attract 50 foreign professors.

The university has recently embarked on an expansion of the athletic program, adding men's and women's track & field in Spring 2011.

That came even though the university had embarked on a capital campaign that had then raised nearly $500 million.

The university embarked on a £150 million programme of investment in 2004, to deliver new buildings and carry out major refurbishment projects.