With Push From Polk State, Alumnus Has Built His Life on Music
On any given day, you might find Jordan Burks leading his Auburndale Central Elementary students in a discussion on the future of music. Or tutoring the most musically inclined of those students after school. Or…
Polk State Student Awarded Coca-Cola Leader of Promise Scholarship
Polk State student Slade Fernandes has won the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship through Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges. He is the first from the College to ever win the…
Polk State Theatre Kicks Off Love-Filled Season with “Pride & Prejudice”
Polk State Theatre will kick off its love-themed season with the Jane Austen classic Pride & Prejudice. The show will run Oct. 2-5 and 9-12 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre, 999…
Now Representing Polk State Music: The Fource of Attraction
Beautiful music is made every day within the classrooms of Polk State Music — just stroll down the hall of the Winter Haven Fine Arts building some time, and you’ll hear it for yourself. But…
Mosaic Contributes $75,000 to Polk State Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center
The Mosaic Company has presented $75,000 to the Polk State College Foundation to benefit the College’s new Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center. Mosaic’s gift will support high-tech capital needs associated with the opening and ongoing…
Dispatches from South Africa
Polk State students Melissa Altamirano, Janis Davis Jones, Joshua Moore and Debra White, as well as Business Professor and Golden Key International Honour Society Adviser Herb Nold recently traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, to…
Polk State Receives $1.6 Million Department of Labor Grant
Polk State College has been awarded $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Labor as part of a multimillion-dollar, nationwide grant program aimed at preparing workers in growing industries. Earlier this week, Secretary of Labor…
Polk State Medical Imaging Programs to Host Open House
Polk State College will host an open house for its medical imaging programs at 5 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the Polk State Airside Center, 3515 Aviation Drive, in Lakeland. During the open house, prospective…
This Season, Polk State Theatre’s Posters are True Works of Art
If you’ve noticed the posters and fliers around campus previewing Polk State Theatre’s upcoming season, then you’ve also noticed there’s a lot more to them than just dates and times. To promote its 2013-14 season,…
Polk State Approved to Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Sciences
Polk State College has received approval for its fourth baccalaureate degree, the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Sciences. The State Board of Education on Tuesday granted unanimous approval for the new degree. The College plans…