Sessions

The Institute’s 2025 program will consist of 12 sessions of formal instruction beginning on January 16, 2025. All sessions will meet on Roanoke College's campus from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Institute faculty are professors from Roanoke College's Department of Business Administration and Economics unless otherwise noted. 

Classes will emphasize participation and group interaction.

We will kick off the 2025 program on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, with dinner and a Networking & Team Building event.  

NETWORKING & TEAM BUILDING 

January 14, 2025
Dinner event hosted by Institute Director Sharon Gibbs
Wortmann Ballroom • Colket Center • 6:00 PM  

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, PERCEPTION & MEMORY

January 16, 2025
Dr. C. Michael Smith

 CREATING A WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MOTIVATIONAL THEORY

January 23, 2025
 Dr. Johanna Sweet

 START WITH TALENT; FINISH WITH STRENGTH

January 30, 2025
 Mrs. Meghan Jester

 DEVELOPING THE LEADER WITHIN YOU

February 6, 2025
Dr. Arnica Mulder

 THE ROLE OF TEAMWORK, TEAMS AND TEAM LEADERSHIP – PART 1 

February 13, 2025
Dr. C. Michael Smith & Mrs. Sharon Gibbs

 THE ROLE OF TEAMWORK, TEAMS AND TEAM LEADERSHIP – PART 2

February 20, 2025
Dr. C. Michael Smith & Mrs. Sharon Gibbs

 MANAGING THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL WORKPLACE

February 27, 2025
Mrs. Heather Davenport

SPRING BREAK (NO CLASS) – MARCH 6, 2025  

 MARKET-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS: WHO ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY OPERATE?

March 13, 2025
Dr. Alice Obenchain-Leeson

 CLOUD COMPUTING AND GENERATIVE AI IN BUSINESS

March 20, 2025
Mrs. Terri Fox & Mr. Randy Stubstad

 CURRENT STATUS OF THE U.S. LABOR MARKET

March 27, 2025
Dr. Alice L. Kassens

 BUSINESS ETHICS AND DECISION-MAKING

April 3, 2025
Dr. Elizabeth Parkins

ACHIEVING PERSONAL FINANCIAL SUCCESS

April 10, 2025
Dr. C. Michael Smith
            

GRADUATION BANQUET

April 15, 2025
Hosted by the Steering Committee in honor of Graduates, Sponsors and Guests
Wortmann Ballroom • Colket Center • 6:00 PM