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GSBC’s First-Ever Session Theme Embraces Community Banking’s Roots, Energizes Students for the Future
The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado’s (GSBC) 74th Annual School Session, taking place July 13-25 in Boulder, Colo., will focus on leveraging community banking’s roots to embrace adaptability and community-driven innovation under the guiding theme, “Rooted for Growth: Cultivating Knowledge, Connections and Momentum.”
Balancing Tradition and Innovation: AI and Technology Adoption in Community Banks
The second-year class at GSBC’s Annual School Session spends an afternoon working in small groups debating “hard questions.” The topics focused on corporate culture and people in the adoption of technology and risks and possibilities of artificial intelligence in community banking.
GSBC Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients
As the school prepares for its 74th Annual School Session, scheduled for July 13-25, 2025, GSBC is pleased to announce and congratulate the following scholarship recipients:
New Year, New Ideas: State of the Industry Through the Lens of GSBC’s Strategic Project Topics
This is the annual analysis of topics identified by rising third-year GSBC students for their strategic projects. Through this exercise, students are tasked with working with their bank’s leadership to identify an important issue facing the bank or industry.
What ‘The 25’ Mean to Community Banking
Last month, the American Banker published its list of “25 People Who Will Change Banking in 2025”… The article provides an analysis of everyone, but what is the big-picture takeaways community bank leaders should focus on?
Emerging Signals: How GSBC Students Are Preparing Banks for Tomorrow
Rising third-year students at GSBC have the opportunity to collaborate with a group of peers on technology, demographic and social issues that may impact the future of community banks. Together, the students form a “Signals Group.” The students research and brainstorm emerging changes and innovations, creative solutions and opportunities these signals may present to community banks.
Building Bold Connections: The Power of Peer Groups at GSBC
As America’s Premier Community Banking School, GSBC takes pride in creating a strong sense of community through its Peer Group program. This initiative provides new students of the Annual School Session with a unique opportunity to form meaningful connections even before arriving on campus.
New GSBC Program to Deliver Enhanced ALM, Investment Strategies for Community Banks
GSBC has unveiled its newest program focused on delivering enhanced financial management strategies to community banks, the Community Bank Performance Institute (CBPI), scheduled for May 19-22, 2025, at the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business.
From the Classroom to the Bank: Transforming Learning into Leadership
Traditional academic testing is an established practice to measure what students have gained from the stated course objectives. Those types of tests are a reflection of what the instructor feels is important or what the instructor told the students to retain and memorize. Where is the value of this ritual for the student? Where is…
GSBC Students Identify Signals of Change Informing Community Banking’s Future
In 2022, GSBC tasked a group of 11 volunteer alums to participate in a “Signals Group.” The group’s purpose was to research and report the findings of emerging technologies that are not widely known or understood.
GSBC Celebrates 57 Individuals who are ‘Committed to Lead’: Micro-Credential Program Soars in Second Year
GSBC is proud to announce that 57 members of the GSBC Class of 2024 have completed its innovative Committed to Lead micro-credential, a supplementary set of coursework designed to equip community bankers with the critical leadership skills necessary to guide their institutions in an evolving financial landscape.
Bolder Banking: Shaping the Future of Community Banking at GSBC’s 73rd Annual School Session
The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado’s (GSBC) 73rd Annual School Session blended core banking essentials with peer-focused initiatives to cultivate and inspire bold leaders for community banks.