Early Career Faculty : Center for Teaching, Learning, & Scholarship (CTLS) : Texas State University

Welcome New Tenure-Track Faculty Fall 2025!

Ongoing Programs

Scholarship & Teaching Excellence Program (STEP)

A program for new assistant professors dedicated to ensuring a solid foundation for research productivity, teaching & scholarship, awareness of university resources, and tenure & promotion process.

The Course Transformation Project
Highlighted by THECB as a high-impact program, the goal of this program is to focus on improving student performance in large-enrollment general education courses.

Bookcats: The Book Club for Faculty
A book club for TXST nontenure line faculty to explore topics in teaching and learning together and make new connections across campus. Every semester we gather to read and discuss a new book.

person writing and on the computer with a smile — Write Watchers: A Faculty Writing Group
At Write Watchers, we set goals at the beginning and then reflect on what we accomplished at the end. In between, we mute our mics and do deep work, with other supportive faculty working alongside us.

Faculty Focus: For Faculty, By Faculty
Faculty Focus sessions offer opportunities for professional growth in teaching, research, and career development and support for faculty who seek to expand their horizons and elevate their practice.

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Resources

Here are a few of the resources available for early career faculty:

Faculty Handbook

Your essential guide to policies, procedures, and resources for effective teaching, research, and professional growth.

Policies & Procedures

A list of all Texas State University System policies, internal University and divisional policies, and their supporting procedures.

Teaching Guidelines

The CTLS primer on the teaching policies, procedures, and resources for providing high-quality instruction to your students.

Ed Tech Tools

Browse the software you can download to university devices, personal devices, and computer labs as a TXST faculty member.

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Early Career Faculty

Welcome New Tenure-Track Faculty Fall 2025!

Ongoing Programs

Scholarship & Teaching Excellence Program (STEP)

The Course Transformation Project

Bookcats: The Book Club for Faculty

Write Watchers: A Faculty Writing Group

Faculty Focus: For Faculty, By Faculty

Resources

Faculty Handbook

Policies & Procedures

Teaching Guidelines

Ed Tech Tools