Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz has been named the interim senior vice president and dean of student affairs.

Kantrowitz is currently the associate vice president for Inclusion, Community and Citizenship within Syracuse University’s Division of Student Affairs. She will assume her new role on July 1, according to a Friday SU News release.

Kantrowitz will succeed Thomas Wolfe, former senior vice president and dean of student affairs, when he becomes the new president of Iliff School of Theology in Denver, according to the release. She will continue to work with Wolfe to ensure a smooth transition until he departs for Iliff on Aug. 1.

“I feel very honored to have been asked to step up to this role before we find a permanent senior vice president,” Kantrowitz said. “I have a lot of respect for the Division (of Student Affairs), so we have a lot of great programs and initiatives in the works.”

Kantrowitz said she will return to her former position as associate vice president after her interim term ends. A formal, national search for a permanent replacement is being planned for the future, she said.

She served as associate vice president since 2008, where she oversaw offices responsible for residence life, off-campus and commuter students, learning communities, first-year and transfer students and judicial affairs, according to the release.

“As a dedicated Student Affairs professional for more than three decades, Rebecca has gained an expansive knowledge of the field,” Wolfe said in the release. “I have the utmost confidence she will provide the stewardship that is needed during this time of transition to further the work of our division.”