Media Relations

The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children will host its 20th Biennial World Conference, "Celebrating Giftedness and Creativity," August 10-14, 2013, at the Galt House Hotel and Conference Center in Louisville, KY.

Hayden Isenberg and Kamrin Green, both of Bowling Green and the Warren County Public School district, will have their published works showcased at the SOKY Book Fest Children’s Day on Friday (April 19).

Watch this brief video to find out why gifted education is the right thing to do! Gifted Education Week in Kentucky is February 17-23.

Last month The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University hosted a delegation of 14 educators from Saudi Arabia who were sent to Bowling Green by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education to learn about gifted education.

A celebration was held Sept. 24 for the Gatton Academy's number one ranking by Newsweek magazine. Here are remarks from Governor Steve Beshear, Center for Gifted Studies Board member Charles Zimmerman and Gatton Academy student David Brown.

The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science ranked as America's best public school in Newsweek's 2012 ranking. Executive Director Dr. Julia Roberts talks with CEC about the academy and issues affecting gifted education.

The middle schoolers visited WKU to attend the Kentucky Recognition Ceremony for the Duke Talent Identification Program. The event honored students for scoring at or above the average for college-bound seniors on one or more sections of the ACT or SAT.

As hundreds of balloons filled the sky over Gary A. Ransdell Hall, the dreams of just as many children went with them. A balloon release celebration marked the end Super Saturdays and the beginning of Gifted Education Week in Kentucky, Feb. 19-25, 2012.

The Center for Gifted Studies proudly presents our first Aiming Sky High balloon release 3:15 p.m. Saturday, February 18, in the lobby of Gary Ransdell Hall.

WKU has received a $500,000 challenge grant from the James Graham Brown Foundation in support of the i4 Initiative, a new campus project emphasizing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Kentucky.