Dr. Rebecca Flavin awarded for excellence in teaching

Dr. Flavin was nominated for the core virtue of responsibility by Dr. David Clinton, chair and professor of political science, for her work teaching PSC 1387 (The Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience).

"Many professors in the political science department include civic engagement assignments in their syllabus. Dr. Flavin was the first to do so, and she has repeatedly encouraged others...to do so," Clinton said. "A number of [these professors] have adopted many of the assignments that Dr. Flavin has assigned. One favorite might be the simplest –– students have to look up and report on how to register to vote in their home state. Because so many students are unregistered, they learn how to do so. Moreover, they learn how easy it is. I have little doubt that a number of them, upon learning how to register, become certified voters. It is likely not an exaggeration to say that Dr. Flavin has added hundreds of voters to the tallies of U.S. elections, thereby allowing these young citizens to fulfill their voting responsibilities."

Clinton said that in her role as the director of engaged learning curriculum, Flavin "has spearheaded the addition of a civic engagement requirement to the Core Curriculum. Partnering with numerous departments, and dozens of faculty, she has found ways in which every student under the Core can learn the virtue of responsibility through coursework. This is a significant, and lasting, achievement for the College of Arts & Sciences."

See https://artsandsciences.baylor.edu/news/story/2024/three-arts-sciences-faculty-members-are-honored-teaching-virtues-their-core-courses for full story.