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<i>Failure to help the gifted child is a societal tragedy, the extent of which is difficult to measure but which
is surely great. How can we measure the sonata unwritten, the curative drug undiscovered, the absence of
political insight? They are the difference between what we are and what we could be as a society.</i>
--- James J. Gallagher
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Although The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University is a major center for gifted and talented
education in the United States, we want to become a preeminent, comprehensive international center. The
vision for The Center is two fold. One, we want to enhance our national leadership position in advocating for
appropriate educational opportunities for gifted children. And two, we want that leadership position to be
enhanced by providing comprehensive services which address the cognitive and social-emotional needs of children
and young people who are gifted and talented. Realize that children may be gifted and talented in various ways
-- intellectually, academically, creatively, and/or in leadership or in the visual and/or performing arts.
Through services provided by The Center, the quality of life will be dramatically improved for gifted children, youth, and adults across the Commonwealth and the nation.
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Educational services for gifted children, their parents, and teachers have been offered by Western Kentucky
University for eighteen years, having been designed and implemented under the direction of Dr. Julia Roberts.
In June, 1989, the Board of Regents at Western Kentucky University created The Center for Gifted Studies as a
unit within the university, providing an umbrella organization for services for gifted children, parents, and
teachers which have been offered annually since 1981.
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In short, we are committed to encouraging excellence by providing educational opportunities and resources to
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For more information, contact The Center for Gifted Studies by phone (270) 745-6323, fax (270) 745-6279, or e-mail <a href="mailto:gifted@wku.edu">gifted@wku.edu</a>.
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