After 21 years at Penn, Ilene Rosenstein, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, is leaving Penn to take on the position of director of the University of Southern California's counseling services. Although this is her final week at Penn, she will have two weeks of vacation before her official last day on Aug. 16.
She said that her reasons for leaving Penn were "personal," but she attributed her decision in part to her son's future enrollment at USC.
"Penn is a wonderful institution with many talented administrators and vibrant students whom I will miss. Most of all, leaving the dedicated, hard-working, fun-loving, and smart professionals at CAPS is difficult for me," Rosenstein wrote in an e-mail.
CAPS deputy director Bill Alexander - with whom Rosenstein assured that the Penn community would be in "excellent care" - will serve as interim director until a permanent replacement is found.
Associate vice provost for University life Max King expressed hopes of finding a new director during the coming academic year.
The University will conduct a national search for Rosenstein's replacement, said King. But he added that the search is only just beginning.
"We're certainly going to miss Ilene," said King. "She was and is fabulous."
"I personally wish she was staying," he added.
