"Classrooms will have the most impact. They're going to have modern classrooms, teachers like it. That's going to have the most impact," said Joe Fisher, associate vice president of WVU Facilities Management.

The university says it is renovating 20 classrooms in the downtown and Evansdale campuses to enhance the student learning experience.

"When we get done, we'll have all new ceilings, update the air condition, new chalk board, plus we'll have the new teacher technology," said Fisher.

On the outside, the university will spruce up Elizabeth Moore and Woodburn Halls. But the more than $30 million renovation of White Hall is the university's biggest project. Slated to finish in July 2011, it will meet the needs of the up and coming Physics department.

"They're growing; they're in an older building where we can't meet their needs anymore. It's a successful program, so this building is being outfitted for the Physics department and have a lot of space they can use," said Fisher.

On the edge of campus, streetscape projects like the widening of Beechurst Avenue, including a $500,000 gateway project and improvements planned for Sunnyside. The projects are impressing city leaders.

"With the gateway project, Grant Avenue, and the private sector, the appearance of sunnyside is really coming along very well," said Dan Boroff, Morgantown city manager.

The university says the campus itself won't look dramatically different when the construction is complete in 2011.

"Most people will say it doesn't look way different, the things were doing are mainly in the inside of the buildings or on the outside our on the exterior of the building shell," said Fisher.

The Gateway project will consist of a park-like setting filled with monuments on Beechurst and University Avenue. That project should be finished in July.