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GSBC Peer Groups: Tackling Industry Challenges Through Collaboration
One of GSBC’s intersession projects is completed by the members of each peer group. This project is an opportunity for collaboration and peer learning.

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.

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?

What EDI has Taught GSBC About Talent Management and Succession in Community Banks
As GSBC’s Executive Development Institute for Community Bankers® (EDI) has reached its 10-year anniversary, it’s warranted to reflect on what we’ve learned as a banking school about talent management and succession. What has helped inform these lessons are two unique aspects of GSBC’s EDI:

Strategic Topic Projects Position Community Banks for the Future
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. The key to this project is to identify actionable recommendations for the bank to respond.

Challenges in the Current Economic Environment: Viewpoints from GSBC Peer Group Projects
This past year, one of our student peer groups chose to articulate the challenges of the current economy. Here are their observations:

Technology Adoption Strategies: Viewpoints from GSBC Peer Group Projects
This past year, one of our student peer groups chose to tackle the topic of technology adoption, which they found to be critical in meeting customer expectations and maximizing employee productivity.

Succession Planning Strategies: Viewpoints from GSBC Peer Group Projects
This past year, one of our student peer groups took on the challenging topic of succession planning for their peer group project. This is a significant issue for the industry impacting all levels of leadership and corporate governance.

Employee Retention Strategies: Viewpoints from GSBC Peer Group Projects
This past year, three of our student peer groups chose to tackle the topic of employee retention. This is an issue for many businesses, but banking has its particular issues.

GSBC Adds Bolder Banking Micro-Credential to Its Curriculum
The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) is pleased to continue empowering community bankers through its newest curriculum addition: a Committed to Lead micro-credential.

2023 Alumni Association Golf Tournament
Come out and join fellow classmates, faculty, trustees, alumni and friends for a fun-filled day on the greens with a marvelous view of the Colorado Rocky Mountains!