Julia Link Roberts

@jlrgifted

Executive Director of The Gatton Academy and The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University. Advocate for students who need challenge.

Bowling Green, KY

Joined April 2016

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jul 21

Seven weeks of summer camps hosted by The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU. Lots of learning, friendship, and fun! @WKUCEBS @wku @GiftedStudies @GattonAcademy @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted

jlrgifted's tweet image. Seven weeks of summer camps hosted by The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU. Lots of learning, friendship, and fun! @WKUCEBS @wku @GiftedStudies @GattonAcademy @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jul 14

Three weeks of learning, friends, and fun at VAMPY 25 sponsored by The Center for Gifted Studies! @NAGCGIFTED @WKUCEBS @wku @GattonAcademy @KAGEgifted

jlrgifted's tweet image. Three weeks of learning, friends, and fun at VAMPY 25 sponsored by The Center for Gifted Studies! @NAGCGIFTED @WKUCEBS @wku @GattonAcademy @KAGEgifted

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jul 9

A defense for a very well done specialist project. @WKUCEBS @wku @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted @GiftedStudies @GattonAcademy

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jul 1

VAMPY brings middle and high school students to campus for three weeks of learning, fun, and friends. @WKUCEBS @wku @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted @KASAEdLeader lanereport.com/182230/2025/06…

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jun 26

Summer Camp for Academically Talented (SCATS) teachers. What a special crew! @wku @WKUCEBS @GattonAcademy @GiftedStudies @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted

jlrgifted's tweet image. Summer Camp for Academically Talented (SCATS) teachers. What a special crew! @wku @WKUCEBS @GattonAcademy @GiftedStudies @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jun 26

Teachers for the Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS) were terrific .

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jun 24

The Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS) brought together 110 6th-8th graders for two weeks of learning, fun, and friends. @wku @WKUCEBS @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted @GattonAcademy @GiftedStudies

jlrgifted's tweet image. The Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS) brought together 110 6th-8th graders for two weeks of learning, fun, and friends. @wku @WKUCEBS @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted @GattonAcademy @GiftedStudies

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jun 19

Wendy Behrens and I were co-editors of this special issue of Gifted Child Today which focuses on Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). Happy to see the issue arrive in my mailbox! @wku @WKUCEBS @GattonAcademy @GiftedStudies @NAGC @KAGEgifted

jlrgifted's tweet image. Wendy Behrens and I were co-editors of this special issue of Gifted Child Today which focuses on Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). Happy to see the issue arrive in my mailbox! @wku @WKUCEBS @GattonAcademy @GiftedStudies @NAGC @KAGEgifted

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jun 18

Celebrating National Mascot Day with oour WKU mascot Big Red! @wku @WKUCEBS @GiftedStudies

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Jun 7

WKU celebrates having six Boren Scholars. wku.edu/osd/news/index…

jlrgifted's tweet card. For the second year in a row, WKU is a Top Performing Institution of Boren Awards, a Department of Defense National Security Education Program initiative, with six Scholars awarded $25,000 each for...

Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · May 30

Robert Duvall delivered the address and put medals on almost 200 4th-8th graders. 16 7th and 8th graders had an ACT score of 29 or higher! Our young people are ready to learn at advanced levels. @WKUCEBS @wku @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted @GattonAcademy @GiftedStudies

jlrgifted's tweet image. Robert Duvall delivered the address and put medals on almost 200 4th-8th graders. 16 7th and 8th graders had an ACT score of 29 or higher! Our young people are ready to learn at advanced levels. @WKUCEBS @wku @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted @GattonAcademy @GiftedStudies

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · May 11

What a wonderful day for The Gatton Academy - graduating the 18th class and celebrating this wonderful gift! @GiftedStudies @GattonAcademy @wku @NAGCGIFTED wbko.com/2025/05/11/wku…

jlrgifted's tweet card. The Gatton Foundation gifted $5.25 million to WKU's Gatton Academy to help support future students research efforts and study abroad trips.

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Apr 30

The signing of HB190, an act relating to Advanced Educational Opportunities! @WKUCEBS @wku @GiftedStudies @GattonAcademy @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted

jlrgifted's tweet image. The signing of HB190, an act relating to Advanced Educational Opportunities! @WKUCEBS @wku @GiftedStudies @GattonAcademy @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Apr 28

WKU’s School of Media & Communication has earned first place in the 2024-2025 Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program — the 30th time WKU has received this honor in the past 36 years. WKU will receive a $10,000 award. @GiftedStudies

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Apr 23

Congratulations, Hasan!

HHasan Akdeniz@H_Akdenzz · Apr 21

What a day! I delivered the Creative Problem-Solving session for gifted teachers and gave a speech about the importance of creativity and how to nurture it during Creativity and Innovation Day! #Creativity #Teacherdevelopment #Innovation #CreativeProblemSolving #GiftedEducation

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Apr 16

Honored with this award. @NAGCGIFTED @KAGE @GattonAcademy @GiftedStudies wku.edu/news/articles/…

jlrgifted's tweet card. Dr. Julia L. Roberts, Professor of Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University (WKU), has been named one of 10 recipients of the prestigious 2025 Conference USA Faculty Achievement Award.

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Apr 14

Celebrating the defense of Courtney Warren's specialist project. @GiftedStudies @GattonAcademy @NAGCGIFTED @WKUCEBS @WKUPsychology @KAGEgifted

jlrgifted's tweet image. Celebrating the defense of Courtney Warren's specialist project. @GiftedStudies @GattonAcademy @NAGCGIFTED @WKUCEBS @WKUPsychology @KAGEgifted

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Mar 28

HB190 relating to advanced educational opportunities passed the Kentucky Senate today, and it is on the way to Govenor Beshear. @WKUCEBS @wku @GiftedStudies @GattonAcademy @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Mar 26

So happy to have Jonathan Plucker, Julian Stanley Professor at Johns Hopkins University, at WKU as the Wedge Family Distinguished Scholar last night. @WKUCEBS @wku @NAGCGIFTED @KAGE @PrichardCom

jlrgifted's tweet image. So happy to have Jonathan Plucker, Julian Stanley Professor at Johns Hopkins University, at WKU as the Wedge Family Distinguished Scholar last night. @WKUCEBS @wku @NAGCGIFTED @KAGE @PrichardCom

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Julia Link Roberts@jlrgifted · Mar 22

Mark your calendar to come Tuesday to hear Jonathan Plucker talk about New Developments in Advanced Learning. @WKUCEBS @WKU @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted @GattonAcademy

jlrgifted's tweet image. Mark your calendar to come Tuesday to hear Jonathan Plucker talk about New Developments in Advanced Learning. @WKUCEBS @WKU @NAGCGIFTED @KAGEgifted @GattonAcademy

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