The College of Education provides quality opportunities to faculty and staff that will assist in their personal and professional development as a fulfillment of Texas State's belief in supporting life-long learning for all employees.
College of Education Faculty and Staff Development
Faculty Awards & Honors
Each year the College of Education celebrates faculty members who have been awarded honors at the university, presidential, and college levels for their excellence in scholarly/creative activities, teaching, and service.
What We Do
Faculty and Staff Development initiatives contribute to individual, organizational, and community excellence through learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange.
Deadlines Important dates & deadlines regarding submissions
Funding Funding and Grant Opportunites for Faculty
Monthly Writing Challenge
The purpose of the COE Academic Writing Month Challenge is to assist faculty members in meeting their writing objectives.
Professional Development
At Texas State, faculty and staff can participate in various professional development events that take place throughout the year. To access a comprehensive list of these events, please click on the link provided below.
Upcoming Faculty Development Events
- Location:
- Online via Zoom; Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Faculty Success
facultydevelopment@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Faculty Success
Due to a global Zoom outage on 4/16/25, this session is rescheduled to Tuesday, April 29th, 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. via Zoom.
All previous registrations for the April 16th session have been automatically transferred to the new date/time. If you’re unable to attend the rescheduled session, a recording will be made available on the Faculty Success website following the event.
Interested in strategies to make asynchronous teaching more effective, engaging, and rewarding for both you and your students?Join us for a dynamic, faculty-led discussion on asynchronous teaching strategies. Our panel of experts will share practical techniques to enhance student engagement, tools to manage your workload, and insights on growing and thriving as an asynchronous instructor.
Presented by:
Dr. Carrie Boden, Professor, Organization, Workforce & Leadership Studies
Dr. Rachel Davenport, Professor of Instruction, Biology
Dr. Laura Ellis-Lai, Professor of Instruction, English
Dr. Candace Hastings, Associate Vice Provost, Faculty Success
Zoom link will be provided upon registration via Sign-Up Click here for more information
- Location:
- Online via Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Faculty Success
facultydevelopment@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Faculty Success
Get a jumpstart on your summer and fall course design as we explore practical strategies for adapting course learning activities to support students from a range of academic majors. Whether you're teaching a core course, an interdisciplinary elective, or a specialized course that is expanding to include students from multiple majors, this session will provide concrete tools to help you balance varied skill levels, interests, and career goals while maintaining academic rigor. Come share your experiences, gather new ideas, and leave with actionable approaches to better support student learning across disciplines.
Presented by:
Dr. Shelly Forsythe, Associate Professor of STEM Education
Dr. Jonathan Vontsteen, Student Development Specialist, IDEA Center
TXST STEM-Clear Faculty
Zoom link will be provided upon registration via Sign Up
- Location:
- Online via Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Faculty Success
facultydevelopment@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Faculty Success
Assistant and Associate professors in full-time non-tenure line positions who are seeking future promotion and academic unit chairs and/or directors are invited to this interactive and informative session. Attendees will learn about the policies, best practices, process and timelines, and procedures for pursuing their next rank. The session is for NTL faculty who are in a promotable title series and includes ample opportunity for questions on a variety of promotion-related topics.
This workshop supports the university’s goal to provide the necessary services, resources, and infrastructure to support the university's strategic direction.
Presented by:
Dr. Pranesh B. Aswath, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Matt Brooks, Associate Vice Provost, Office of the Provost and Executive VP for Academic Affairs
Dr. Toni Sol, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success
Dr. Vedaraman Sriraman, Senior Vice Provost and University Distinguished Professor of Engineering Technology
Zoom link will be provided upon registration via Sign Up