The Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence (PGSE) are five-week, publicly funded summer program for gifted high school students.
Pennsylvania Governor
The governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the head of state and head of government of the U.S. state, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth's military forces.
The governor has a duty to enforc ...
Ed Rendell
Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the 96th Mayor of Philad ...
cut funding for the PGSE program in the state's 2009-2010 budget.
Five of the programs have been privately revived and are functioning members of the National Conference of Governor's Schools as of 2014.
Programs
* The
Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences at the
Pennsylvania State University
* The
Pennsylvania Governor's School for Engineering and Technology at
Lehigh University
Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Epi ...
* The
Pennsylvania Governor's School for Global Entrepreneurship at
Lehigh University
Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Epi ...
- (renamed the Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship)
* The
at
Drexel - closed
* The
Pennsylvania Governor's School for Health Care at the
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
- (renamed the University of Pittsburgh Health Career Scholars Academy)
* The
Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences (PGSS) is now the only remaining part of the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence, a group of five-week summer programs for gifted and highly intelligent high-school students in the state ...
at
Carnegie Mellon University
* The
Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts at
Mercyhurst University
(Seize the day)
, former_names = Mercyhurst College (1926–2012)
, established =
, type = Private university
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Sisters of Mercy)
, endowment = $31.8 million
, faculty = 136 full-time
, administrat ...
- closed
* The
Pennsylvania Governor's School for Global & International Studies at the
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
* The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Excellence in Teaching at (Millersville State University) --closed
References
External links
PGSE HomepagePA School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University
Education in Pennsylvania
Gifted education
Summer schools
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