UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new position that will address the growing demand for counseling and psychological services at Penn State will be discussed during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Higher Education in Focus: Evaluating Mental Health on Campus” with University President Eric Barron. The show will air at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 on WPSU-TV and WPSU-FM.
Penn State Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) will appoint the first embedded counselor, who will be located at one of the University’s residence halls, during the 2016-17 academic year. This appointment follows the Class of 2016 gift campaign and a $50,000 donation from Rodney Kirsch, senior vice president for development and alumni relations, and Michele Kirsch, associate dean for student affairs in the Schreyer Honors College. CAPS worked with more than 3,600 students in 2014-15 — a 32 percent increase from the previous year.