Bank School Class of 2025
Bank School Class Schedule & Descriptions
Technology, Payments & Cybersecurity
Technology now touches every aspect of banking. To lead a bank effectively and confidently into the future, it is critical that one can leverage and manage technology in a rapidly changing environment, separating hype from reality and aligning the bank’s technology plans with its strategic goals. This class will help students learn the strategic application of technology in a banking environment, how the payments system is evolving, and the importance of risk management and cybersecurity, in specific banking areas and enterprise wide.
Performance Management
Being regarded as a good manager can take you a long way in any organization. Conversely, being viewed as a weak manager can be limiting to a career. This course will provide the practical tools and methods needed to effectively lead and supervise others to maximum performance.
Bank Financial Management II
The Bank Financial Management II course will build off the basics you learned in Bank Financial Management I and will cover how to understand balance sheet management, how interest rate risk can impact a bank, and the regulatory requirements for managing interest rate risk. The course will also provide a primer on managing the financial components of a bank using the BankExec simulation.
Effective Negotiations
This course equips bankers with a practical process to use in influencing others and negotiating agreements, both inside and outside the bank. Students will use examples from their own banks in identifying interests, developing workable options, and conducting real life negotiations.
Credit Portfolio Management
This course will explore the function and impact of key risk management controls necessary to support commercial lending and credit risk management activities of commercial banks. Topics will include the historical causes of bank failures, the credit related risks assumed by commercial banks, and the function of key risk controls relative to asset quality and bank profitability. Approaches and techniques to examine the key risk management controls will be explored with specific focus on managing the loan portfolio and the commercial loan decisioning process.
Bank School Convocation
The Virtual Bank School Convocation will take place on Tuesday, July 16th at 1:30 p.m. During this Zoom meeting, VBA staff will walk through all of the Bank School logistics and answer any questions you may have. You will also hear from the third-year class officers about two of the social activities and how you can support a local non-profit.
Zoom Information for the 2024 Bank School Convocation
Join the Bank School Convocation here.
- Meeting ID: 810 9261 2938
- Passcode: 107233
You can view the recording of the Bank School Convocation here.
Passcode: #31f?Gx+
Class Materials
Please note the password for all class materials is “BankSchool2024″
Download a Bank School Notes Page template Here
bank financial management – brad schwartz
credit portfolio management – gary higgins
Please review the Fictional MLR and Sea Harvest cases prior to the first day of class.
Spreads FY01 - FY03 - Sea Harvest
Sea Harvest Inc. Case Overview
Material Loss Case Team Report Template
Sea Harvest Team Report Template
Credit Portfolio Management Outline
effective negotiations – richard coughlan
Please think of a recent negotiation that did not turn out as well as you had hoped and bring that with you to class the first day.
performance management – kerry sauley
VBA Performance Outline Second Year
technology, payments & cybersecurity – jimmy sawyers
Technology, Payments & Cybersecurity Slides
Important Parking Information
Parking at Darden: With other groups in house and the new hotel, parking is limited at Darden. With that we have developed the following plan for students during the week of Bank School.
- Sunday, July 21: All 1st and 3rd year students will park in the parking garage at Darden.
- Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26: All students will park at John Paul Jones Arena in the South Lot. The John Paul Jones Arena is located at 295 Massie Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903. The South Lot is located on the corner of Massie and Copeley Roads (see here for a map indicating where you park.) Directions to JPJ can be found here. Shuttle buses will run each morning and each afternoon between the South Lot and Darden. Please note – you may have a few minutes wait as buses transport people, but they will be running a continuous loop. Shuttle times for each day can be found on your curriculum schedule here.
Social Event Parking: We have two evening social events at The Omni during the week of Bank School – Sunday’s Welcome Reception and on Thursday’s Third Year Class Party. For students staying at the Omni, you will access the parking as normal with your room key. For students who are staying at another hotel or are commuting, you will collect a parking ticket when entering the parking garage at the Omni. At the event’s check-in, ask for a parking voucher to use when exiting the garage.
Class Officer Contact Information
President
Ashley Mizelle
TowneBank
Vice President
Maggie Andrea
United Bank
Secretary
Rosa Coffey
Bank of Botetourt
Treasurer
Eboni Lee
Benchmark Community Bank
Bank School Newsletters
- June 25th Newsletter
- July 2nd Newsletter
- July 9th Newsletter
- July 16th Newsletter
- July 19th Newsletter
- July 21st Newsletter
- July 22nd Newsletter
- July 23rd Newsletter
- July 24th Newsletter
- July 25th Newsletter
- July 26th Newsletter
Bank School Photo Contest
Social Schedule
SUNDAY, july 21 – Welcome reception
Network with your classmates and VBA staff, register for the third year charity event, pick up your name badge, and enjoy some networking before heading off to dinner at a restaurant of your choice!
monday, july 22 – class night
Join other members of the second year class, your VBA staff liaison, Michele Dunn, and second year class faculty at Rockfish Brewing Company on Preston Ave. You can learn more about Rockfish Brewing Company here. Please note that food and beverage costs are on your own.
tuesday, july 23 – third year class charity event
This year, the class of 2024 will be raising money and gathering donations for the Autism Sanctuary. Join students, faculty and staff for a night of fun at Random Row Brewing Company. Click here to purchase a ticket. The ticket price includes a donation to the Autism Sanctuary and two drink tickets. Bites will be available for purchase from Two Brothers Southwestern Grill food truck.
Also, we will be taking a class picture so be sure to wear your class t-shirt that you will receive on Monday!
The Autism Sanctuary also accepts items that allow it to create an inclusive, engaging space for all to learn, grow, and belong in nature! At Sunday’s Welcome Reception, the 3rd year class will be collecting the following items to deliver to the organization while at Bank School.
- Anything gardening-related (including tools, gloves, seeds, etc.)
- Outdoor games and activities
- Sensory-based materials or games
- Classroom materials
- Office supplies
- New printer
The organization has also created an Amazon wish list where you can purchase items and have them shipped directly to them – the wish list can be accessed here: Autism Sanctuary Donation Wish List.
thursday, july 25 – third year class party
Join the class of 2024 on Thursday night for the Third Year Class Party at The Omni Hotel, Jefferson Ballroom. The theme of this event is a Hawaiian Luau so be sure to pack your best Hawaiian Luau attire! All Bank School students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend this free event. The best dressed will receive the Big Kahuna award for their effort!
VBA Staff Contact Information
Class Liaisons
- 1st Year Class Liaison: Monica McDearmon (804) 363-9347
- 2nd Year Class Liaison: Michele Dunn (804) 347-4169
- 3rd Year Class Liasion & BankExec: Gabby Bond (757) 561-3072
- Bank School Support: Chandler Owdom (804) 839-8420
Bank School Management & Oversight
- Kristen Reid (804) 467-6193
- Bruce Whitehurst (804) 241-3223