Governor's School East
Campus of Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

Governor's School of North Carolina has two campuses.  Governor's School East took place at Saint Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, North Carolina from 1978 through 1999.  Beginning in 2000, the home of Governor's School East has been at Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina.   You can find other Governor's School information on our What Is GS? page.   

3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607-5298
Tel: 919.760.8600  Fax: 919.760.2828

Map of Meredith College campus
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1978-1999 Campus of
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Laurinburg, North Carolina

November 10, 1999

Memorandum

Due to the need for exanded sumer services at St. Andrews Presyterian College, the college and the Department of Public Instruction jointly concluded that it was necessary to bring the 21 year relationship to an end, and to relocate Governor's School East beginning with the summer of 2000. I am pleased to announce that the Department of Public Instruction had accepted the invitation of Meredith College to host Governor's School East beginning with the upcoming session.

Letters were sent to the president of the following institutions of higher education in eastern North Carolina to investigate their interest in hosting Governor's School East: Elizabeth City State University, East Carolina University, University of NC-Wilmington, Fayetteville State University, NC State University, NC Wesleyan College, Mt. Olive College, Shaw University, St. Augustine College, Meredith College, Methodist College, and Peace College. The two institutions that expressed interest were Meredith College and UNC-Wilmington. Visits were made to each campus and the details were discussed. A letter of invitation was received from Dr. Maureen Hartford, President of Meredith College. After close examination of the existing summer academic program and the commitments already made for the use of the campus, UNC-Wilmington determined that the school would be unable to host Governor's School East.

We are grateful for the interest Dr. Hartford and her staff have expressed in having Governor's School East at Meredith College. The college has much to offer GSE, as does the Raleigh community. We look forward to working out the details of the move, and we are anxious for the Board of Governors to visit the campus. We anticipate introducing Dr. Hartford at the our meeting after the first of the year. As you know, the presidents of the host institutions serve as ex-officio members of the Board of Governors.