Stepping Up: Mike Kozminski, Manager of Chick-fil-A for Duquesne Dining

Providing a clean and safe space for students to eat has been especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic. And, Mike Kozminski has risen to that challenge.

Mike has put in countless hours cleaning dining facilities, even working through Good Friday and Easter Sunday, to make sure students living on campus who have been unable to return home are able to enjoy a delicious meal.

Mike has spent the last seven years working at Duquesne, starting as the supervisor at The Incline. In 2017, he was promoted to assistant retail director of Chick-fil-A.

Nicholas Corbett, general manager of retail dining for Parkhurst Dining at Duquesne, said Mike was crucial in reevaluating operational procedures to minimize cross contact among dining guests.

“He has an acute ability to analyze the guest experience and has used that in our efforts in enhancing safety and sanitation,” Corbett said. “Mike understands how important the dining program is to the student experience and in these trying times has found a way to continue to elevate that experience for those students that remain on campus.”

Thank you, Mike, and the rest of the Parkhurst Dining staff for the commitment you have to serving Duquesne students!

Stepping Up

We’re recognizing individual Duquesne employees who are going above and beyond in their job duties (beyond transitioning to online services) to serve our students, our campus and local community during these uncertain times. To submit an individual for nomination, email Emily Stock at stocke@duq.edu.