Polk State’s Roe Speaks at National Defense Manufacturing Conference
Polk State College’s Eric Roe recently spoke at the 2012 Defense Manufacturing Conference in Orlando. Roe, director of the Advanced Manufacturing Talent Development Institute at Polk State College, presented during the National Defense Industry Association…
Polk State’s Rhodes Part of National Fellowship Program
Polk State Math Professor Jim Rhodes is participating in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ Project ACCESS program, a fellowship for professionals in their first years of teaching math on the college level. Rhodes…
Polk State’s Morris Enters Second Year Leading Mathematics Association
Polk State Mathematics Professor Penny Morris is entering her second year as president of the Florida Two-Year College Mathematics Association. The FTYCMA is a nonprofit association that encourages the development of effective mathematics programs, provides…
Polk State Professor Honored on International Stage
Polk State Professor of Mathematics Carolyn Horseman has received the International Conference on College Teaching and Learning’s Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology. Horseman received the award earlier this year, but was…
Polk State College Showcases Hospital Partnership at National Event
Polk State College showcased its partnership with Winter Haven Hospital’s robotic surgery team at the recent Association of Community College Trustees Leadership Congress in Boston. The Washington, D.C.-based ACCT is a nonprofit organization that…
Polk State’s Roe, Drake Published
Polk State’s Eric Roe and Howard Drake have co-authored an article for Catalyst, the official publication of the National Council for Continuing Education and Training. The article is titled “For-Credit and Non-Credit Collaboration and Crossover:…
Polk State’s Gary Baker Honored for Reaching 35-Year Milestone
The longest-serving employee honored at Polk State’s annual convocation this week was art professor Gary Baker, who in his 35-year career has inspired countless aspiring artists, encouraging them to always see the possibilities in their…
Polk State Professors Organize to Help New Students with Transition to College Life
Being new to college is not easy. There are schedules to balance, campuses to navigate, and high expectations to meet — and it can all be frustrating, intimidating and downright scary. A program launching at…
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 Business Professor Presents, Publishes Research
Polk State College Business Professor Herbert Nold presented at the 12th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations in Chicago from July 6-8, 2012. Nold’s presentation was titled, “Using Knowledge Processes to Improve…