“Moonchildren” Takes Polk State Stage Feb. 5-8, 12-15
Next up in Polk State Theatre’s comedy-themed 2014-15 season is “Moonchildren,” a 1972 Broadway hit about eight college students living together during the mid-1960s. As college students are wont to do, the characters engage in…
Polk State College Hosts Statewide Medical Transcription Event
The Polk State Airside Center recently hosted the 2015 Annual Kick-Off Meeting for the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI-FL), a professional association for medical transcriptionists. More than 25 professionals, as well as students studying…
Polk State Center for Public Safety to Open in 2016, Will House Criminal Justice, EMS, Fire Science and Public Safety Institute
Polk State’s physical footprint will expand yet again with the Center for Public Safety, scheduled to open in January 2016. The Polk State Center for Public Safety will be located at 1251 Jim Keene Blvd.…
Polk State Leads State in Graduate Hires, Salaries
Graduates of Polk State College’s Associate in Science degree programs earn more money in their first year of employment than graduates of any other public college in the state, a recently released report shows. Between…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School Students Place First in FBLA District Competition
Several Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School students earned first-place finishes at the recent Future Business Leaders of America District Leadership Conference. They include: Taylor Ellis, Lakeland, first place in Accounting I Allen Oommen, Lakeland,…
He’s Never in the Spotlight, James Sharp Has Played Important Role at Fine Arts Theatre for 27 Years
In the world of theatre, it’s the actors and directors who get their names illuminated on the marquee, who get to bask in the spotlight at the end of each show. Always in the shadows…
Polk State’s Collegiate High Schools Hosting Information Sessions for Prospective Students
Polk State’s collegiate high schools will host information sessions for prospective students in February. Students at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School in Winter Haven and Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School fulfill…
Polk State-Trained Paramedic: “The Patient Always Comes First”
Gov. Rick Scott has declared Jan. 5-9 First Responder Appreciation Week. Polk State College commends and thanks all those working in the public safety field. Here, News@Polk highlights Jared vanHoek, a firefighter/paramedic with Polk County…
American Heritage Troop Visits Polk State Aerospace Program
For their first-ever field trip, members of American Heritage Girls Troop 2101 visited Polk State’s Aerospace program Monday night. The takeaway? Little girls can grow up to be anything they want to be — even…
Commencement Countdown: Graduating Means Keeping Promises, Getting Ahead, Reaching Goals
Polk State College will celebrate its 111th commencement ceremony Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at The Lakeland Center. As graduation nears, News@Polk will profile graduates to learn more about the paths they took to the commencement…