The 2024 What's NEXT cohort has been selected! Learn more about each member of the cohort and their project plans.
What’s NEXT? Charting Your Path
A professional development program for mid-career faculty as they create individual career development project plans.
Program Details
The What’s Next? Charting Your Path program is for Texas State faculty who are mid-career and seeking to create a plan for a project to develop their career.
Faculty with five or more years of full-time service at TXST can apply to participate, and those who attend all five development sessions receive a $500 stipend and up to $1500 for their project.
NOTE: Applications for the 2025 What's Next cohort CLOSED Friday, October 25th at 5PM.
What You Can Expect
In this self-directed model, faculty start with a goal or idea of a path they would like to explore in their own career development. Through a self-nomination process, 12-15 faculty are chosen to participate in building a community of practice during the Spring semester around individual and collective career development strategies.
Special Kickoff Event for All Faculty
The What's Next? Charting Your Path mid-career program kickoff on 9/25/2024 featured guest speaker and faculty life expert Dr. Vicki Baker, and started the conversation about how to:
- Identify action steps to pursuing a fulfilling career
- Recognize the power of investing in yourself
- Leverage professional development opportunities in career advancement
- Gain clarity about your contribution and role in creating a sense of community/belonging
Ready to Apply?
Gather the required information before you begin your application. You will need:
- Your current Texas State CV
- A description of your career development goals
- An idea for a project or activity
- A rationale for how your project supports the goals of your department, college, or the university
- A description of the outcomes you anticipate from your project
