1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁institution al ▁studies ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁on ▁Water ▁Qu ality ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Crow ley ▁became ▁department ▁chair ▁for ▁political ▁science ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁acting ▁University ▁President ▁from ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁until ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁perman ently . ▁He ▁o vers aw ▁a ▁dram atic ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁institution , ▁both ▁in ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁campus , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁significant ▁increases ▁in ▁student ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁numbers . ▁Crow ley ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁university ▁foundation , ▁and ▁complete ▁a ▁major ▁capital ▁campaign . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada , ▁Ren o ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁a ▁state wide ▁institution , ▁with ▁facilities ▁in ▁established ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as . ▁The ▁university ▁established ▁a ▁new ▁core ▁curr icul um , ▁and ▁widely ▁en hanced ▁spons ored ▁fac ulty ▁research ▁on ▁campus . ▁The ▁university ▁founded ▁both ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Human ▁and ▁Community ▁Sciences ▁( known ▁today ▁as ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Health ▁Sciences ) ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Donald ▁W . ▁Reyn olds ▁School ▁of ▁Journal ism ▁under ▁Crow ley ' s ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁Also ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁Crow ley ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the