Centre is a proud partner and host of the Governor's Scholars Program
Welcome to the Governor’s Scholars Program at Centre College 2025. We are committed to the academic and personal growth of Kentucky’s next generation of civic and economic leaders. GSP at Centre provides the ideal balance of a strong liberal arts program with a full co-curricular and residential life experience.
Please remember that all times are in the Eastern Time Zone.
Sunday, June 29, has been designated as Family Day, the day you are invited to return to Centre College to visit with your scholar.
Scholars will not be able to leave campus without the authorization of parents/guardians. If your scholar is planning to leave campus on Family Day with someone other than a parent/legal guardian, please let us know in advance, and in writing, the name of that person and their relationship to the scholar. You may inform us of your intentions by emailing us at gsp@centre.edu.
In the event you are unable to visit with your scholar on Family Day, we have planned a day of activities for those scholars who will remain on campus.
Pick-up time for scholars begins at 8:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, June 29.
If at all possible, that scholars should be picked up by 10:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, June 29. If that is not possible, we will provide for them until you are able to arrive.
Please note that no meals will be served on campus on Family Day. Scholars must return to campus by 10:00 p.m. EST in time for a mandatory hall meeting.
We look forward to seeing you on campus again and will be happy to answer any questions that may arise by e-mail at gsp@centre.edu or by phone at 859.238.5955.
8:00 a.m. EST Pick up scholar on their residential hall.
10:00 p.m. EST scholar returns and family departs (strictly enforced).
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The Governor’s Scholars Program began in the summer of 1983 as an academic enrichment program to meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s 230 highest-achieving rising seniors. A year after its founding, The New York Times called it “an educational utopia.” Since that time, it has grown in both numbers and prestige. This summer, approximately 1050 scholars will spend five weeks on one of three GSP host campuses: Centre College in Danville, Morehead State University in Morehead, and Murray State University in Murray.
The mission of the Governor’s Scholars Program is to enhance Kentucky’s next generation of civic and economic leaders. This is accomplished by providing intellectual and personal growth in a challenging, non-traditional program whose curriculum and philosophy is rooted in the rich tradition of the liberal arts. The Program empowers students to think more creatively than they are able to do in a regular classroom setting, to collaborate with each other and their teachers, and to take an integrative, rather than a narrowly disciplined, approach to problems and issues.
| Day of the week | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday – Friday | 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday-Sunday | 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
One of the most important aspects of the Program is the opportunity for the student to become an active member in a living/learning environment – an opportunity that offers the freedom to grow and develop as an individual and that will demand the exercise of responsibilities that accompany and ensure that freedom. The student will be expected to contribute to the community and to interact with fellow students, faculty, and staff in building a cooperative, stimulating, and productive “community of scholars.”
The curriculum will be supplemented and enriched by community experiences, residential life programming, and other opportunities to engage with the community outside of the classroom.
Learning Environment Residence Life Danville Community
Mailing Address:
Governor’s Scholars Program Office
Brockman Commons Lobby
Centre College
600 West Walnut Street
Danville, KY 40422
For package drop off at the GSP office, put the following address into GPS: 141 South Beatty Ave
Office & Telephone Numbers:
Telephone: 859.238.5955
Fax: 859.238.5774
Email: gsp@centre.edu
Emergency Telephone: (859) 236-4357 (HELP) on evenings & weekends
Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – Noon
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
(Eastern Standard Time)
All telephone calls to scholars should go to their personal phones. Cell phones can be used in residence hall dorm rooms. In case of emergency, please contact the Governor’s Scholars Program campus office during daytime hours, Monday through Friday, and the College Department of Public Safety (859) 236-4357 (HELP) after hours and on weekends.
The curriculum provides opportunities to develop both general and specific intellectual skills and talents through student participation in the following:
Focus Area-Courses that will allow a student to pursue a topic in-depth as a member of a small group stressing the development of ideas in the chosen discipline, with the option of additional independent study. Focus Areas meet daily for one and a half to two hours. For a complete listing of Focus Areas offered, see the GSP website.
General Studies- Classes the emphasize inquiry, service-learning, community leadership, and resolution development.
Leadership Seminar- This leadership seminar, co-led by a Resident Advisor and by a faculty member, meets daily for one and a half to two hours. It stresses issues of personal development faced by scholars, including values, interpersonal relationships, career choices, and maximizing the value of their senior year in high school.
GSP-Centre photos will be linked in a google drive which all scholars and families will have access to. Photos will be uploaded daily by 5:00 p.m. on Monday-Friday.
Hayley Hoffman's Journalism & Mass Media focus area publishes a GSP-Centre newspaper every Wednesday. Click the link below to learn more about on-campus sports, scholar podcasts, and recent event updates!
Click the link below to go to the state GSP site where you can order GSP merchandise from our online store!
Scholars must bring their own medications and doctors’ instructions. Scholars may want to bring some basic medicines (e.g., ibuprofen or an antihistamine) with them in order to treat very minor illnesses. Scholars may keep medications in their own rooms.
Routine medical concerns may be treated by nursing services provided by Bluegrass Immediate Care or First Care Clinic (a small fee may be applicable). As appropriate, scholars will be treated for major injuries and illnesses at Ephraim McDowell Hospital, located near the Centre College Campus.
Scholars who need allergy shots will inform their Resident Advisor to have arrangements made.
The library will be open for use during the summer.
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
All meals will be served in Cowan Dining Hall, located in the Campus Center.
Monday – Friday
Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Dinner: 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday
Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Lunch: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Dinner: 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
The Centre fitness center will be open for the GSP community this summer during the following times:
Monday – Friday
12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The fitness center will not be open for use on Saturday and Sunday.
*the gym will be closed on June 19th, July 3rd, and July 4th*
There will be no visitors on campus unless for Family Day. Sunday, June 29th is the day we set aside for parents and family members to visit the campus, see their children, and take their scholar off campus. Scholars may leave campus with their families from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. that day if they wish. Requests to keep scholars overnight (either Saturday or Sunday evening) will not be honored.
Transportation to the following local religious services in Danville will be provided to scholars:
Southland Christian Church (Non-Denominational)
Our Savior Lutheran Church (Lutheran)
Danville Church of Christ (Church of Christ)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Presbyterian Church of Danville (Presbyterian)
First Baptist Church (Baptist)
Third Street Methodist Church (Methodist)
Danville Church of God (Church of God)
New Life Pentecostal Church of God (Pentecostal)
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Roman Catholic)
Other faith opportunities will be available upon scholar request.
Postal services are also available at Centre College.
The Centre Post Office hours:
Monday – Friday
Morning hours: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Afternoon hours: 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Your campus address is:
Scholar’s Name
c/o Governor’s Scholars Program
Centre College
600 West Walnut Street
Danville, KY 40422
*Do not include your mailbox number in your address*
There is banking available on campus. Checks up to $75 may be cashed at the Business Office (Horky House). Your GSP ID card is required. No two-party checks will be cashed. There is also an ATM located in the Campus Center.
Scholars will be charged $50.00 for losing a room key during the program or not returning the room key at the end of the program. For security reasons, each time a key is lost, the key core on the door must be changed. The charge of $50.00 each time a key is lost or not returned helps defray this replacement cost. A lost ID card will be replaced at a $25.00 charge.
Students who completed Kentucky’s Governor’s Scholars Program will be recognized with an automatic GSP Scholarship worth $140,000 ($35,000 annually for each of your four years of study) upon admission to Centre. The GSP Scholarship cannot be stacked on top of other general merit scholarships, but we encourage Scholars to explore our premier and special scholarship options for more specialized offerings. These separate scholarship deadlines range from November 15th to January 15th.
The Governor’s Scholar Program matches Centre’s brand promise: to provide a supportive community and a flexible, personal academic path to a meaningful life and career.