Tala 2022

Two Texas State faculty accepted into the Texas Academic Leadership Academy (2022) 

Posted by Jesus De Leon
Office of the Provost & VPAA
June 21, 2022

SAN MARCOS – The Texas Academic Leadership Academy (TALA) has accepted two Texas State University faculty members to the 2022-2023 cohort: Ms. Sarah Maines, department chair in the Department of Theatre and Dance, and Dr. Toni Terling Watt, department chair in the Department of Sociology.

TALA is a program sponsored by the Texas Council of Chief Academic Officers, which aims to elevate professional development opportunities for faculty and aspiring leaders in academic affairs. TALA, now in its fifth year, supports, prepares and enhances the leadership skills of those aspiring to department and college level leadership positions. Faculty and leaders at all Texas institutions of higher education are eligible to participate, following nomination from their institutions. 

“Texas State is pleased to support the professional development of all faculty and is honored that two outstanding faculty members have been selected to participate in the fifth class of TALA,” said Provost Gene Bourgeois. “We look forward to their experiences and successes as a result of this enhanced development opportunity.”

About Texas State University

Founded in 1899, Texas State University is among the largest universities in Texas with an enrollment of over 38,000 students on campuses in San Marcos and Round Rock. Texas State’s 184,000-plus alumni are a powerful force in serving the economic workforce needs of Texas and throughout the world. Designated an Emerging Research University by the State of Texas, Texas State is classified under “Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity,” the second-highest designation for research institutions under the Carnegie classification system.