Staff Spotlight

Staff Spotlight: Meet Mike Cothran and Kenley Dick

Name: Michael “Mike” G. Cothran
Title: Network Manager, College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management (HRSM)

Name: Kenneth “Kenley” L. Dick Jr.
Title: Director of Web Development and Publications, HRSM

Mike, what are your job responsibilities? My job is to provide computer and network support to the faculty, staff, and students of the USC College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management as well as the McCutchen House. I am also responsible for maintaining the college’s four computer labs and all of the classroom equipment, for example, projectors, overheads, document cameras, etc.

Mike, you will be helping with the Eighth International Conference on Sport and Entertainment Business, sponsored by USC’s Department of Sport and Entertainment Management, Nov. 3–7. What will you be doing? I will be responsible for making sure the presenters have the equipment they need to make their presentations successful. I also will be serving as support staff to help any way that is needed.

Mike, how long have you been at USC? I have been with the USC College of HRSM for four years this December. Prior to USC, I worked for the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine at the USC School of Medicine from ’91 to ’98 and then worked at Richland County School District One for two years before returning to USC.

Mike, what are your outside interests? I am a volunteer fireman with the Columbia-Richland Fire Service and a reserve deputy with Richland County Sheriff’s Department. I have been a volunteer fireman for about 14 years and a reserve deputy/constable for about seven years. Although both of these volunteer capacities take up a lot of my spare time, they are very exciting and rewarding. When I am not putting out “fires,” I like spending time with my wife and my three corgis.

Kenley, what are your job duties? Currently, I am responsible for all Web development and publications for the College of HRSM, including all departments, institutes, and centers. With the Web presence project in the implementation stage, making our pages have the official USC look has been, and still is, a time consuming task. On the publications side, I design all print related materials, including brochures, postcards, signs, and invitations for special events.

Kenley, how long have you been at USC? While working on my undergraduate degree at the USC Lancaster campus, I worked as a student assistant in Admissions, Records, and Financial Aid. After moving to Columbia, I worked as a student assistant in the Office of Information Technology, where I assisted Mike. After graduating with my undergraduate degree in technology support and training management in December, I joined USC as a full-time staff member.

Kenley, what will you be doing at the upcoming conference on sport and entertainment? I am responsible for designing and maintaining the conference Web site, www.hrsm.sc.edu/ICSEB. Along with the Web site, I assist with the printed materials, letters, postcards, and other promotional items. At the conference, I will be assisting Mike and serving as technical support.

Kenley, what are your outside interests? I just recently married my high school sweetheart, and we are in the process of setting up our new home in Elgin.