Sessions
2024 Institute Program for Key Managers
The Institute’s 2024 program will consist of twelve sessions of formal instruction beginning on January 18, 2024. All sessions will meet on the Roanoke College campus from 6:30 – 9:00 PM. Institute faculty are professors from the Roanoke College Department of Business Administration and Economics unless otherwise noted.
Classes will emphasize participation and group interaction.
We will kick off the 2024 program on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 with dinner and a Networking & Team Building event.
NETWORKING & TEAM BUILDING
January 16, 2024
Dinner event hosted by Institute Director, Sharon Gibbs
Wortmann Ballroom • 6:00 PM
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, PERCEPTION & MEMORY
January 18, 2024
Dr. C. Michael Smith
CREATING A WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MOTIVATIONAL THEORY
January 25, 2024
Dr. Johanna Sweet
MANAGING THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL WORKPLACE USING MOTIVATIONAL THEORY
February 1, 2024
Mrs. Heather Davenport
DEVELOPING THE LEADER WITHIN YOU
February 8, 2024
Ms. Arnica Mulder
THE ROLE OF TEAMWORK, TEAMS AND TEAM LEADERSHIP – PART 1
February 15, 2024
Dr. C. Michael Smith & Mrs. Sharon Gibbs
THE ROLE OF TEAMWORK, TEAMS AND TEAM LEADERSHIP – PART 2
February 22, 2024
Dr. C. Michael Smith & Mrs. Sharon Gibbs
LEADING SUCCESSFUL TEAMS
February 29, 2024
Mr. Thomas Rambo & Mr. Joseph Mills
SPRING BREAK – MARCH 7, 2024
MARKET ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS: WHO ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY OPERATE?
March 14, 2024
Dr. Alice Obenchain-Leeson
COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION AND SECURITY FOR BUSINESS IN THE CLOUD
March 21, 2024
Mrs. Terri Fox & Mr. Randy Stubstad
CURRENT STATUS OF THE U.S. LABOR MARKET
March 28, 2024
Dr. Alice L. Kassens
BUSINESS ETHICS AND DECISION-MAKING
April 4, 2024
Dr. Elizabeth Parkins
ACHIEVING PERSONAL FINANCIAL SUCCESS
April 11, 2024
Dr. C. Michael Smith
GRADUATION BANQUET
April 16, 2024
Hosted by the Steering Committee in honor of Graduates, Sponsors and Spouses
Wortmann Ballroom – Colket Center • 6:00 PM