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Nevada System of Higher Education
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Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Tel: (702) 889-8426
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2005
Contact: John Kuhlman
(702) 889-8426 /
John_Kuhlman@nshe.nevada.edu
Regents name Crowley UNR interim president
LAS VEGAS – The Nevada Board of Regents today unanimously approved the
selection of Dr. Joseph Crowley as the interim president for the University of
Nevada, Reno.
Crowley will start Dec. 5 with an annual base salary of $208,845. He will
receive the standard university president perquisites of an $8,000 annual car
allowance, $18,000 annual housing allowance, and a $5,000 annual host account.
His contract for interim president will run through June 30, 2006, or sooner if
the Board concludes its presidential search.
“Dr. Crowley is a proven leader and an outstanding individual, and we have
the utmost confidence in his abilities to lead UNR,” said Bret Whipple,
chair of the Board of Regents. “His experience with the university and our
System will serve us well in the months ahead as we begin the search for a new
president.”
As the interim president, Crowley is not eligible to apply for the permanent
position.
Crowley left the presidency of the University of Nevada, Reno in January 2001,
after nearly 23 years in the position. He served during the 2001 Nevada State
Legislative Session as the coordinator of legislative activities for the
University and Community College System of Nevada, then returned to the faculty
as Regents Professor and President Emeritus, teaching American political and
constitutional history. He retired, formally, in January 2003, but then served
for a year (2003-04) as interim president of San Jose State University. He is
now again retired, and teaches at UNR occasionally.
Crowley joined the university’s political science faculty in January 1966.
A native of Iowa, he spent four years in military service (U.S. Air Force,
enlisted ranks), attending the University of Maryland overseas program during
that time. He continued his education at the University of Iowa (B.A.),
California State University, Fresno (M.A.) and the University of Washington
(Ph.D.).
During his first 12 years at UNR, Crowley served as chair of the
university’s Faculty Senate (1972-73) and, thereafter, while on leave, was
a fellow with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1973-74). He remained
in Washington for an additional year, serving as director of institutional
studies for the National Commission on Water Quality. He became a department
chair in 1976, and held that position until February 1978. At that time, he
was appointed as interim president of the university, and one year later
assumed the position on a permanent basis.
Highlights of Crowley’s presidential service include the establishment of
a university foundation; completion of a major capital campaign; expansion of
the campus’ School of Medicine into a statewide institution; development
of a new core curriculum and, jointly with that initiative, of an ambitious
effort to enhance sponsored faculty research; and founding of the new College
of Human and Community Sciences and of the Reynolds School of Journalism.
During Crowley’s administration, initiatives were also launched to put in
place a National Public Radio station; a campus-based, community-owned public
television station; an effective long-term legislative relations strategy; and
a Federal relations program to help diversify the university’s financial
support. In addition, a large-scale campus construction/facility expansion and
remodeling plan was implemented, along with significant property acquisitions.
The latter included a gift of 60 acres on which to build, in collaboration
with Truckee Meadows Community College, the new Redfield Campus. These programs
and initiatives were put forward based on the principal goal of Crowley’s
administration, which was a rededication to and enlargement of the
university’s land grant missions.
The Nevada System of Higher Education, comprised of two doctoral-granting
universities, a state college, four comprehensive community colleges and one
environmental research institute, serves the educational and job training needs
of the nation’s fastest growing state. As Nevada’s only system of
higher education, the NSHE provides educational opportunities to more than
100,000 students and is governed by the Nevada Board of Regents.
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