 The City of Washington began a downtown revitalization project featuring new sidewalks, landscaping, and fiber-optic cables.The plan also called for an "investors roundtable," comprising federal and state officials, the banking community, commercial interests, and potential investors.Mitchell ushered in an expansion of the academic programs, including the addition of an Environmental Studies Program, an Information Technology Leadership Program, the Office of Life-Long Learning, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree Program in Music.