recently, especially under the tenure of former president stan albrecht, usu has forged collaborations with several foreign institutions and governments. the university is continuing to grow in terms of enrollment, endowment, and research. the merrill-cazier library opened in 2005, and other facilities have followed. in 2010, usu acquired both the swaner ecocenter outside park city as well as the former college of eastern utah, with its two campuses and various undergraduate and vocational programs. in 2012, the university successfully concluded a $400 million fundraising campaign—the largest ever at usu—which albrecht said will go down in history as one of usu's most pivotal moments. as of 2016, the university's endowment was $325.3 million.