Profiles

Des'mon Taylor, EdD

About

Since May 2022, Dr. Des’mon Taylor has served as the Director of Residence Life.  He provides direction and leadership for all aspects of the Residence Life department, including approximately 4,800 residents and 23 residence halls.  His focus, alongside leaders in the department, is on the people, climate, and practices to ensure the department is creating safe and equitable spaces for those living and working within Residence Life.  Dr. Taylor also has passions in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging work through supervision, mentoring, and programming efforts.  He is the Region IV-E Illinois State Representative for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and the NASPA African-American Knowledge Committee Awards & Nominations Chairman. 

Prior to LUC, Dr. Taylor worked in similar roles at Emory University (Atlanta, GA) and the University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL).  He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.  He received his Doctorate in Student Affairs Leadership from the University of Georgia, Master of Education in College Student Personnel Administration from the University of West Florida, and a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from Barry University.