Caroline Carvill

Dr. Caroline Carvill teaches American literature, specializing in 20th-century American literature, American fiction, service learning, and active learning. She received the American Society for Engineering Education Liberal Education Division's Sterling Olmsted Award for her contributions to educating engineering students. As a classroom project, Dr. Carvill had her students volunteer at local non-profit agencies and subsequently write newspaper articles about the agencies. Another project has students constructing a Habitat for Humanity house on campus. Her own community service has included serving as president of the Council on Domestic Abuse and Planned Parenthood of Southern Indiana Advisory Council. During her time at Rose-Hulman, she has received the Dean's Outstanding Teacher Award and the Honorary Alumni Award, and has served as department head, associate dean of faculty, and faculty representative to the Board of Trustees, and led several institute faculty committees. A native of Arkansas, she is a proud fan of the University of Arkansas.