PA+Governor's+Schools

January 6, 2011:

Health Care:

. Students may only apply during their sophomore or junior year of high school. The application process is rigorous and should be started in November. BHS due date Feb. 8, 2011 (2/15/11) See Mr. Guenther for additional information, insight and guidance in the application process.
 * The University of Pittsburgh Health Career Scholars Academy,** formerly the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Health Care, is a four week program held in June and July for 110 students who are interested in learning more about health care and health care careers. The program focuses on exposing students to the health care delivery system, learning about the variety of careers available in the field of health care, understanding current issues in health care, and incorporating what they learn ino a medical profession.

Business: **Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship** (click on High School Program) - Sponsored by Lehigh University's Iacocca Institute.

A former Pennsylvania Governor’s School, the Global Entrepreneurship program (PSGE) was established in 2001 and is a unique and experiential learning environment at Lehigh University. The purpose of the PSGE program is to expose students to the topics of entrepreneurship, globalization, team building, project management, leadership and working within a culturally diverse environment and to ignite the students’ spirit of creativity, innovation and learning. The applied curriculum includes core and elective courses, entrepreneurial exchanges with leaders from business and industry, global exchanges, country presentations by international interns, business excursions to New York City, Philadelphia and Harrisburg, team projects with local business partners, and a variety of other interactive experiences and activities.

The program is open to all current high school sophomores and juniors (ages 15-18).

The application process is rigorous and should be started in November. BHS due date Feb. 8, 2011 (2/15/11) See Mr. Guenther for additional information, insight and guidance in the application process.



- Abridged presentation, from 2008, regarding program and application process.