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Eric Taylor

Assistant Professor
Geology
Stark Campus

JOB DESCRIPTION:

I teach lower and upper division geology courses on the Stark campus, I co-advise our local geology club GEODES, I currently serve on the Faculty Advisory Committee for Stark campus and this year am a participant in the Faculty Fellows Program offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2012

EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

Adjunct professor at Ohio Wesleyan University and The Ohio State University

likes most about kent state university:

The community and the engagement of faculty, staff and students in intellectual endeavors and service.

ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER:

In particular, I like the smaller college town feel of the Stark campus, but I also enjoy the collaboration among employees across all campuses.

RESIDES IN:

Massillon, Ohio

HOMETOWN:

Orem, Utah

EDUCATION:

BS Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University; Master’s and PhD in Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University

HOBBIES:

Playing with my kids, jogging, juvenile fiction, and volunteering in my church