Aspiring Doctors Get Head Start in Polk State Scholarobotic Academy
Annika Mulaney is only a sophomore in high school, with years to go before she’ll take a seat in a university classroom and open her first medical school textbook. But this summer she’s already taking…
Polk State EMS Students Among the State’s Best on Exams
To look at it in terms of time and money, it doesn’t make much sense for Jeanette Perez to study in Polk State College’s Emergency Medical Services program. The round-trip commute from her east-Orlando home…
Police Explorers Visit Polk State
More than 60 high-school students were on Polk State’s Winter Haven campus Friday morning, learning about what the College has to offer as they pursue careers in law enforcement. The students are participants in Explorers…
Polk State Theatre Readies for “Landmark Season”
Four years ago, Paul Carbonell stood on the stage of Polk State’s Fine Arts Theatre, and saw possibilities stretching before him like the rows of multicolored seats in the cool auditorium. This was a department,…
Dedicated Nurse Inspires New Scholarship at Polk State
A new Polk State College Foundation scholarship honors the legacy of a nurse who practiced with unfailing empathy, and will benefit those who aspire to join her profession. The Rosemary M. Odum, RN Scholarship will…
Professor’s “Literature of the Holocaust” Forever Changes Lives
Howard Kerner, like all of us, has no escape from constant reminders of cruelty in this world. Victimized children. Senseless murders. Wartime violence. They are found with every tap of the remote, click of the…
Polk State Facility Receives LEED Gold Certification
Polk State has received its second LEED certification through the U.S. Green Building Council — and this time it’s gold. Polk State recently received notice that its newly constructed Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate…
Polk State’s Rob Clancey to Lead National Organization
Polk State College’s Rob Clancey is now putting his expertise in workforce development to use on a national level, serving as president of the National Council for Continuing Education and Training. The Columbus, Ohio-based NCCET…
Polk State’s New Robotic Surgery Credential Now Accepting Participants
Polk State College is now accepting participants to the first session of its Robotic Surgery Credential Program, a program unlike any other in the world. “This is truly a unique opportunity. Nothing else like it…
Polk State Receives State Approval to Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Today Polk State College received unanimous approval from the State Board of Education to offer a bachelor of science degree in Criminal Justice and will now move forward to launch the program in the fall.…