vmi's "vision 2039" capital campaign raised more than $275 million from alumni and supporters in three years. the money is going to expand the barracks to house 1,500 cadets, renovate and modernize the academic buildings. vmi is spending another $200 million to build the vmi center for leadership and ethics, to be used by cadets, washington and lee university students, and other u.s. and international students. the funding will also support "study abroad" programs, including joint ventures with oxford and cambridge universities in england and many other universities.