Polk State Nursing Students, Faculty Receive Honors at State Convention
Members of Polk State College’s chapter of the Florida Nursing Students Association recently returned from the organization’s state convention — and they brought numerous distinctions home with them. The 58th annual FNSA convention took place…
Polk State Aerospace Director Tells Kids: The Sky Is the Limit
Polk State Aerospace’s Eric Crump recently led a paper airplane contest for schoolchildren, but the real lesson of the day was much bigger than folding wings or weighing down the nose with a paperclip. “I…
Polk State Trustees Conclude Year With Good News
Polk State College’s District Board of Trustees worked through a busy agenda at its November meeting, hearing an impressive report from one of its charter high schools, appointing members of a new advisory board, and…
Polk State’s Lakeland Cabaret to Perform ‘The Poe Project: A Midnight Dreary’
The debut season of Polk State’s Lakeland Cabaret continues later this month with “The Poe Project: A Midnight Dreary,” dramatic readings of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. “It’s going to be a night of…
Upcoming Performance at Polk State Makes Statement With Poetry, Music
An upcoming performance at Polk State will use both poetry and music to illuminate the power creativity has to thrive even in the most oppressive of circumstances. Presented by the College’s Philosophy Club and SALO…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Students Raise $947 in Penny Harvest
More than $947 — all in change — will benefit local good causes, thanks to the efforts of students at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School. Each year, the school’s Leadership Cadre, a…
Polk State Aerospace to Launch in January
Polk State College’s Aerospace Program will launch in January to meet the needs of local students seeking careers in the ever-growing field of aviation. This new program will lead to an associate’s degree in Professional…
Local Theatre Professionals Lending Expertise to “Richard III”
Polk State Theatre’s upcoming production of “Richard III” is the biggest and most elaborate in its history, and local set and lighting experts are lending their expertise to ensure it’s one audiences will remember…
Play With Emotion: Student Transforms from Musician to Performer at Polk State
Casey Howard doesn’t know where she’d be today if it weren’t for a keyboard her family bought when she was just a toddler. She’d had just been diagnosed with what would later be identified as…
Philosophy Debate
There will be a philosophy debate November 13, 2012 in LTB 1308 at 4 pm. Our digital media students will be recording this event using multiple cameras and studio lighting. We will do a practice run…