Polk Professor Cliff Bennett Inspires Young Scientists
Polk State Professor Cliff Bennett got off campus and far from his usual subject matter when he spent a recent afternoon teaching a class of second-graders in Lake Wales. “Teaching kids involves the whole community,”…
Polk’s LaTrice Moore Receives National Award for Her Work to Promote Entrepreneurship
Polk State College’s LaTrice Moore is one of two educators in the nation who have received the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship’s (NACCE) Intuit Impact Award. Moore, entrepreneurship director and professor of business administration, received…
Polk State Theatre’s Newest Hire, Mark Hartfield, Is ‘Beyond a Trifecta’
Mark Hartfield has a concise, compelling way of describing his new job at Polk State College: “I’m not just teaching tomorrow’s actors,” said Hartfield. “I’m teaching their audiences, too.” For those with even passing knowledge…
Polk State Mourns Loss of Faculty Member Janet Golden, Memorial Service Is Sept. 18
Polk State College is mourning the loss of long-serving faculty member Janet Golden. Golden, a chemistry professor at the College for 12 years, died Friday. She was 64. According to her obituary in The Ledger,…
Polk’s Phi Theta Kappa Members Bring Home Numerous Honors from Convention
Polk State’s Phi Theta Kappa chapters brought back several honors — including a top administrator award — from the organization’s recent convention. Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for two-year colleges. Polk State…
Polk State’s Lynsay McCaulley Wins Charter School Teacher of the Year
For the second consecutive year, a Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School teacher has earned the top honor from the county’s charter schools. Lynsay McCaulley was named the 2014 Teacher of the Year…
One Class, New Knowledge: How a Haircut and an Onion Can Change the Way We Argue
An education is built over time, assignment by assignment, lecture by lecture, course by course, semester by semester. Between registration and graduation, every day of a student’s education is a building block, a pivotal piece…
Professor Creates Frog Habitat in Lab, Learning Comes to Life
Like most people, Logan Randolph had often thought about what he’d do if he came into some extra cash. Unlike most people, he decided he’d spend it on poison dart frogs. Randolph got his windfall…
Polk State Mourning Loss of Longtime Art Professor Gary Baker; Celebration of Life Planned
Just weeks after honoring him for nearly four decades of service, Polk State College is mourning the loss of Art Professor Gary Baker, who died earlier this week at age 66. Baker worked at Polk…
Polk State Music’s John Anderson Receives Proclamation, Service Award
Polk State Professor John Anderson has been honored for his decades of dedication to music education. Anderson is coordinator of the College’s Music Department and director of choral activities. On Dec. 8, Anderson received a…