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Annual School Session Curriculum

GSBC Builds Community Bank Leaders

GSBC’s curriculum transforms community bankers into community bank leaders by:

  • Providing the essentials from which a solid education is built
  • Building leaders who make differences in their banks and communities
  • Fostering readiness by providing the tools to think critically and act innovatively

Curriculum Design

GSBC organizes its Annual School Session curriculum around four banking competencies. These competencies are represented in core and elective courses throughout the 25-month program:

  1. Financial Management & Strategy
  2. Innovation & Engagement
  3. Leadership & Culture
  4. Lending

Core & Elective Courses

Core courses are taught in each student year and represent a balance of the four competencies above. Students can expect to engage in a broad and all-encompassing banking curriculum through core courses taught throughout their GSBC experience.

Elective courses are selected by students beginning in their first year and may represent a variety of competencies depending on students’ and sponsoring institutions’ desires for their experience. Students are not required to select any one specific mix of competencies while choosing their electives.

All curriculum elements, including courses, intersession research projects and evening presentations focus on current issues affecting community banks and provide direct takeaways to enhance organizational performance. Curriculum is subject to change.

Curriculum by Student Year

Review a list of courses, read their descriptions and learn about the expert faculty that teach them for each student year at GSBC.

Special Programming

Pre-Session Webinars

Kick off your GSBC experience with required pre-session webinars that set the stage for everything that follows. You’ll gain timely insight from industry experts, faculty members and fellow students while building a stronger understanding of the forces shaping banking today. These sessions ensure you arrive prepared, confident and ready to get the most out of the Annual School Session.

 

Committed to Lead Micro-Credential

The future of community banking requires bold leaders—leaders who think and act critically and creatively to solve problems in their customers’ and communities’ best interest. GSBC is pleased to continue empowering community bankers through the Committed to Lead micro-credential, available to second- and third-year GSBC students.

Keynote Presentations

Three powerhouse student-body presentations are scheduled during the 2025 Session to fuel our students’ transformational GSBC experience:

  • Monday, July 20: Dream Big, Dream Like a Champion with Former Nebraska Volleyball Head Coach John Cook
  • Wednesday, July 23: Independent Community Bankers Association of America’s ThinkTECH Showcase
  • Tuesday, July 28: Stablecoin, Blockchain and AI panel discussion with Becky Buhr, Ali Nejadmalayeri, Sheila Noll, David Peterson and Kyle Thomas
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