ɹˈiːsənt fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts ɪŋklˈuːd ðə ɹˈoʊ ɡɹˈiːn sˈɛntɚ fɚðə skˈuːl ʌv θˈiəɾɚ ænd dˈæns,  ɐ dˈɑːlɚ twˈɛnti tˈuː mˈɪliən ɹˌɛnəvˈeɪʃən ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪk fɹˈæŋklɪn hˈɔːl ðæt tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ wˈʌn ʌvðə nˈeɪʃənz lˈiːdɪŋ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ɡɹˈaʊndz fɔːɹ ɐspˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz, ˈɛdɪɾɚz, pɹədˈuːsɚz, fətˈɑːɡɹəfɚz, vˌɪdɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚz ænd dɪzˈaɪnɚz, ænd ðɪ ˈɛɹ tɹˈæfɪk kəntɹˈoʊl sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn vˈæn djˈuːsən hˈɔːl ðæt ˈeɪd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi æz ɪt tɹˈeɪnz ˈɛɹ tɹˈæfɪk kəntɹˈoʊl stˈuːdənts tə hˈɛlp fˈɪl ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃənz nˈiːd fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈoːɹtiːn,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛɹ tɹˈæfɪk kəntɹˈoʊl spˈɛʃəlˌɪsts bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaʊ ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn.
Recent facilities improvements include the Roe Green Center for the School of Theatre and Dance,  a $22 million renovation of historic Franklin Hall that transformed it into one of the nation's leading training grounds for aspiring reporters, editors, producers, photographers, videographers and designers, and the Air Traffic Control Center in Van Deusen Hall that aid the university as it trains air traffic control students to help fill the Federal Aviation Administration's need for more than 14,500 air traffic control specialists between now and 2018.