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Helen F. Giles-Gee, PhDTwenty-Second PresidentUniversity of the SciencesDr. Helen F. Giles-Gee was selected as the 22ndpresident in the 192-year history of University of theSciences and began her tenure on July 16, 2012.A well-respected and nationally known scholar,having published articles, book chapters, andnational reports on economic revitalization, facultyworkload, academic planning, global education,minority retention, and more, she brings more than30 years of experience in higher education. Dr.Giles-Gee has a documented history of workingwith faculty, staff, administrators, and campuscommunities to implement strategies that propelinstitutions to higher levels.Since her arrival at USciences, Dr. Giles-Gee has already begun to make animpact. She has taken strides to make the University more efficient throughinternal realignments and assessments generating millions of dollars toreinvest in campus priorities, worked to further development of articulationagreements with other institutions, increased activities with the community,and is reinvigorating planning for strategic initiatives. In February, she helped torealize the plans for the new Science and Technology Center II with a ceremonialgroundbreaking. Looking ahead, she will add a new provost to the administration inJuly and a vice president for finance and administration within the same time frame.Dr. Giles-Gee served as president of Keene State College in New Hampshirefrom 2005 through 2012. During that time, she led Keene State through a majorinstitutional transformation, directing the development and implementation of astrategic plan that reached or surpassed benchmarks for academic excellence inits first five years.Prior to her arrival at Keene, Dr. Giles-Gee was provost at Rowan University, deanof the School of Professional Studies at SUNY Cortland, associate vice chancellorfor academic affairs and director of articulation at the University System ofMaryland, professor of biology and executive assistant to the president at TowsonState University, and chair of biology at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.