University Sponsored Trip to the Moon?

Psiolent writes: "An aerospace and mechanical engineering professor at the University of Oklahoma has been promoting the idea of a university sponsored trip to the moon. What's really interesting is that those in charge are actually considering it. Even though it is still in the idea stage, it is a provoking idea. Read the article from the University of Oklahoma student paper, the Oklahoma Daily." I think clearly any major university could do a moon trip if the money and willpower were available, and the publicity would be great - unless the traveler(s) didn't come back.