Dr. Eric Roe Co-Authors Paper on Modern Apprenticeships
Dr. Eric Roe, director of the Banner Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Polk State’s Corporate College, co-authored “21st Century Apprenticeship Models: A National Council for Continuing Education & Training White Paper.” The paper features development…
Math Professor Li Zhou to Be Published in The College Mathematics Journal
Mathematics Professor Li Zhou will be published in The College Mathematics Journal later this year. His paper, “Viviani Polytopes and Fermat Points,” explains that if a room has the shape of an equilateral triangle, then…
Polk State College Student Wins $100 in Reading Scholarship Contest
Michael Price During the fall 2011 semester, approximately 40 Polk State College reading and/or writing preparatory students began participation in the Townsend Press Reading Scholarship Contest. Townsend Press sponsors the contest to help students reap…
Polk State’s Standout Soccer Players Recognized
Women’s Soccer Coach Bill Read reports that Caitlyn Currie (Lakeland), Elena Atenza (Tampa) and Gloria Gomez (Orlando) were all recently named to the NJCAA Region 8 soccer team. Gomez also made the All-South Squad, which…
Open Gym on Lakeland Campus
Polk State College’s Lakeland Campus is now offering an open fitness room for staff, faculty and students. The room is located in LLC 2194, and is available from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays…
Polk State’s Reginal Webb Coordinates Essay Contest
Reginal Webb, dean of student services on the Lakeland campus, handled the judging of essays in the countywide MLK Essay Challenge for students in Polk’s K-12 schools. Read more of this story in The Ledger.
ELITE Participants Introduced at DBOT Meeting
The new ELITE Ambassadors were introduced at the January District Board of Trustees meeting. They include Carol Toney, Jennifer Fiorenza, Carlos Parra, Simmi Johnson and Claudy Fenelon. The Ambassadors will be embarking upon their Legislative…
College Donates Soccer Uniforms to Children in Haiti
Earlier this month, the College donated about 100 soccer uniforms, more than 50 backpacks and several warm-up outfits to Pascal Millien, a professional soccer player who runs A Millien Dreams Foundation in Leogane, Haiti. The…
Polk State Professor Shares Insight on Recent Unemployment Data
Gordon Kettle tells The Ledger that while layoffs slowed in 2011, hiring remained “anemic.” He predicts the county’s unemployment rate will drop slightly this year. Kettle was also quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the importance of…
Polk State’s Naomi Boyer Investigates Career Academies in Nashville
Dr. Boyer found that Nashville’s career academies are succeeding because they have the support of local political leaders. Polk County is trying to get the word out about its own career academies. Read more in…