Familiar Face
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