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DEPARTMENTS
University Technology Services, under the direction of the Vice President
for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, provides centralized
and distributed computing and telecommunications for academic, research
and administrative use to support the University's mission and meet the
needs of the faculty, staff and students at the University of South Carolina.
University Technology Services provides computing, telecommunications, networking,
data security, video transport, information technology training, web services,
customer support, desktop and server support, installation and maintenance
of IT infrastructure, policies and procedures, PC labs, software licensing
and distribution, IT planning, partnerships, applications development and
support and operational systems to serve the USC community.
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Office of the Associate Vice President for Information Technology & Deputy CIO
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803-777-7474(P) | 803-777-1900(F)
Jeff Farnham, Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Deputy CIO
jfarnham@gwm.sc.edu
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Administrative
Information Services |
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803-777-7366
Stan Lawrimore, Director
stanl@sc.edu
AIS is organized into seven primary areas which provide design, development and implementation of student and administrative computing systems on a variety of platforms. |
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Audiovisual Engineering & Support |
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803-777-3411
Jeff Hostilo, Director
JHostilo@gwm.sc.edu
Audiovisual Engineering & Support provides design, installation, and
support for all aspects of satellite, streaming media, and
closed-circuit television delivery of courses. Maintenance for the
statewide viewing systems, campus fiber, and the cable television
infrastructure; support for all USC television productions; and
technical design for media enhanced classrooms are examples of
services. In addition, we offer audio and video recording, editing,
and production. |
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Business Office |
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803-777-8053
Ella Wider, Director
ellaw@gwm.sc.edu
The Business Office provides all levels of purchase order handling
and financial services for internal UTS operations. |
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Contractual
Services |
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803-777-7366
Stan Lawrimore, Director
stanl@sc.edu
The Contractual Services Group is a cost recovery Information
Technology(IT) service provider and has provided services and
support for Non-Profit, Education, Federal, State and Local
government agencies since 1973. Our commitment is to provide the
highest quality professional IT services possible with excellent
customer service. |
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Data Center Operations
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803-777-6374
Leonard McAbee, Interim Director
leonard@sc.edu
The mission of Operations is to provide the highest possible quality
of central computing support for the user community and to ensure
that University Technology Services' central computing systems are
operational 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. |
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Distance Education
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803-777-7210
Steve Adams, Director
sadams@sc.edu
Distance Education provides support for students pursuing degrees
and taking courses using alternative delivery methods. |
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Information Security
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803-777-4685
Marcos Vieyra, Director
MVieyra@gwm.sc.edu
The Information Security office is responsible for University of
South Carolina's strategies, policies, standards, procedures,
devices and tools used in safeguarding university information as
well as the systems and equipment that contain and process that
information from unauthorized access, alteration, and theft. |
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Infrastructure Planning & Services |
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803-777-4700
Kerry Cremins, Director
cremins@sc.edu
The Infrastructure Planning and Services group is tasked with:
Recommending plans and designs for the expansion of and changes to
inter and intra-building connectivity for voice and data within the
University campus system ; Establishing standards within the
University system for voice and data infrastructure; Designing and
implementing approved recommendations and the coordination of
University and non-University resources to facilitate the requests
of academic and administrative areas relating to communications;
Maintaining voice and data communications on the University campus |
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IT Service Management |
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803-777-7354
Elizabeth Mathis, Director
eliza@sc.edu
The IT Service Management group of University Technology Services is a
technology-based unit comprehensively providing solutions and
support for the University. They provide the best in technology USC
has to offer its faculty, staff, and students. They strive to
provide professional, prompt, and courteous service to ensure an
environment of trust and emergency precautions. They also endeavor
to facilitate a balance between the distinct needs of users,
indicative of University circumstances, and general University
policies while providing enough flexibility conducive to
technological growth. |
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Media Distribution & Delivery |
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803-777-1104
Barry Duvall, Director
Bduvall@sc.edu
Media Distribution & Delivery provides support for the delivery of
courses and projects using satellite, video on the web, and DVD.
This support includes seven classroom studios, master control,
resource library, and edit suite. We also support the distribution
of information about distance education courses on the web and
through printed material. |
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Media Production |
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803-777-9100
Larry Cameron, Director
Lcameron@mailbox.sc.edu
Media Services supports the University community with a full-service production facility. An experienced team of producers, engineers, and artists is available to University faculty and staff to support a wide range of media projects. Whether the need is for a nationally-televised, multi-camera teleconference, photographic coverage of a visiting lecturer, Media Services can provide the support to make your project a success. |
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Network Services |
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803-576-5756
Bill Bradley, Interim director
BradleWB@gwm.sc.edu
Network Services is responsible for the design, planning,
implementation, operation, maintenance and evolution of data, video,
and voice infrastructure throughout the University of South Carolina
footprint. The network infrastructure is a critical utility at the
University of South Carolina and is fundamental in the success of
research, teaching and learning. |
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Project Management and Engineering |
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Rita Anderson, Director
ritaa@sc.edu
Project Management and Engineering is responsible for implementing IT projects utilizing a standard methodology based on the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge.
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Teaching & Technology Services |
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803-777-6015
Chris Brown, Director
cmbrown@gwm.sc.edu
Teaching & Technology Services helps University faculty, students,
and higher education administrators utilize the academic computing
systems and information resources available through the University
of South Carolina. These tools include the academic computing
systems the University maintains for instruction, communication,
information management, and Internet-accessible academic and higher
education resources. |
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