A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GSBC STUDENT...
GSBC students spend two weeks each July at the annual school session, attending classes each weekday from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. The majority of the classes are held in the Wolf Law building on the beautiful University of Colorado campus. Wolf Law is a 10-15 minute walk (see campus map) from the Bear Creek Apartments and is a new, state of the art classroom facility. There are also shuttle busses provided to transport students to/from classes and any GSBC sponsored events.
Students spend their days in class a nd have most evenings as free time for recreation, social time or study time. There are some late afternoon presentations offered throughout the school session from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Most of these events are optional and students can chose to attend if they are interested in the specific topic of discussion.
Students can enjoy the weekend, in between the two weeks, as free time. Many students use this time to explore Colorado, spend time with friends, invite family to visit, or simply enjoy some quiet time. It's up to you weather you would like to test your climbing or river rafting skills or enjoy a quiet dinner on the Pearl Street Mall. The sky's the limit!
A typical day for a GSBC student is included below. Each student year is listed separately to show the appropriate courses that a student may complete during the school session. For elective courses, there additional options to choose from that are not listed below. Please see the full listing of GSBC course descriptions for all elective options.
For Computer Based Education (CBE) students, please refer to the 2010 Schedule of CBE Courses for the classes you are required to complete prior to arriving to the school session. CBE students will arrive on campus Sunday of the second week and will have the same second week schedule as shown below. Students may chose the CBE option for years one and two, but must be on campus the full two weeks for year three.
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS-SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Week 1
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6:00am-7:45am |
Breakfast in the cafeteria |
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8:00am-9:30am |
Asset & Liability Management I-Core |
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9:30am-9:50am |
Break/Networking Time |
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9:50am-11:20am |
Commercial Lending (Level 1 or Level 2)-Core |
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11:30am-12:45pm |
Lunch in the cafeteria |
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1:00pm-2:30pm |
Bank Financial Analysis (Level 1 or Level 2)-Core |
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2:30pm-2:50pm |
Break/Networking Time |
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2:50pm-4:20pm |
Economics for Community Bankers-Core |
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4:30pm-5:30pm |
A Critique of the Banking Crisis, Tim Koch, GSBC President
(Optional Presentation) |
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5:30pm-6:30pm |
Dinner in the cafeteria |
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Evening |
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities |
Week 2
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6:30am-7:45am |
Breakfast in the cafeteria |
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8:00am-9:30am |
Marketing-Core |
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9:30am-9:50am |
Break/Networking Time |
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9:50am-11:20am |
Business Law-Core |
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11:30am-12:45pm |
Lunch in the cafeteria |
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1:00pm-2:30pm |
Myers-Briggs to Better Understand Yourself & Others-Core |
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2:30pm-2:50pm |
Break/Networking Time |
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2:50pm-4:20pm |
How to Make the Retail Bank Work for You-Core |
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5:30pm-6:30pm |
Dinner in the cafeteria |
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Evening |
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities |
SECOND YEAR STUDENTS-SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Week 1
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6:30am-7:45am |
Breakfast in the cafeteria |
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8:00am-9:30am |
Asset & Liability Management II (Level 1 or Level 2)-Core |
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9:30am-9:50am |
Break/Networking Time |
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9:50am-11:20am |
Understanding Your Firm's Corporate Culture-Core |
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11:30am-12:45pm |
Lunch in the cafeteria |
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1:00pm-2:30pm |
Strategic Planning-Elective |
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2:30pm-2:50pm |
Break/Networking Time |
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2:50pm-4:20pm |
Commercial Real Estate Lending-Elective |
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4:30pm-5:30pm |
A Critique of the Banking Crisis, Tim Koch, GSBC President
(Optional Presentation) |
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5:30pm-6:30pm |
Dinner in the cafeteria |
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Evening |
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities |
Week 2
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6:30am-7:45am |
Breakfast in the cafeteria |
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8:00am-9:30am |
Banking Small Business-Core |
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9:30am-9:50am |
Break/Networking Time |
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9:50am-11:20am |
Loan Portfolio Management-Core |
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11:30am-12:45pm |
Lunch in the cafeteria |
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1:00pm-2:30pm |
A CEO's Perspective on Bank Management-Elective |
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2:30pm-2:50pm |
Break/Networking Time |
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2:50pm-4:20pm |
Loan Workouts-Elective |
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5:30pm-6:30pm |
Dinner in the cafeteria |
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Evening |
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities |
THIRD YEAR STUDENTS-SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Week 1
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6:30am-7:45am |
Breakfast in the cafeteria |
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7:30am-9:30am |
Bank Management Simulation-Core |
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9:30am-9:50am |
Break/Networking Time |
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9:50am-11:20am |
Bank Management Simulation-Core |
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11:30am-12:45pm |
Lunch in the cafeteria |
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1:00pm-2:30pm |
Agricultural Credit-Elective |
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2:30pm-2:50pm |
Break/Networking Time |
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2:50pm-4:20pm |
EQ Not IQ: The Key to Leadership-Elective |
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4:30pm-5:30pm |
Faculty Panel Discussion: Strategies for Improved Performance
(Optional Presentation) |
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5:30pm-6:30pm |
Dinner in the cafeteria |
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Evening |
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities |
Week 2
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6:30am-7:45am |
Breakfast in the cafeteria |
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8:00am-9:30am |
Working with the Regulators-Core |
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9:30am-9:50am |
Break/Networking Time |
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9:50am-11:20am |
Bank Management Simulation-Core |
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11:30am-12:45pm |
Lunch in the cafeteria |
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1:00pm-2:30pm |
High Performance Community Banking-Elective |
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2:30pm-2:50pm |
Break/Networking Time |
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2:50pm-4:20pm |
Difficult Conversations-Elective |
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5:30pm-6:30pm |
Dinner in the cafeteria |
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Evening |
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities |
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