Polk State Professor Cliff Bennett recently volunteered at Hillcrest Elementary in Lake Wales, where he taught second-graders about properties of matter.

Polk Professor Cliff Bennett Inspires Young Scientists

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Polk State Professor Cliff Bennett recently volunteered at Hillcrest Elementary in Lake Wales, where he taught second-graders about properties of matter.

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,”…

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Network Security Is Topic of Free Event at Polk State Clear Springs

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Stephen Gates

The Polk State College Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center will host a free event for anyone interested in learning more about network security. Guest speaker Stephen Gates, “security evangelist” for Massachusetts-based Corero Network Security, will…

About 100 students from the Heartland Educational Consortium spent Saturday at the Polk State Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center, learning about STEM degree programs and career options.

Heartland Consortium Students Visit Clear Springs

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About 100 students from the Heartland Educational Consortium spent Saturday at the Polk State Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center, learning about STEM degree programs and career options.

Instead of sleeping late or playing video games — the sort of weekend things kids their age usually do — 100 students from the Heartland Educational Consortium spent Saturday visiting Polk State’s newest center and learning about…

New Polk State Camp Will Explore Network Virtualization

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A new summer camp at Polk State College will teach high school students about the emerging trend of network virtualization, which businesses of all kinds and sizes are quickly adopting for its cost-saving possibilities. With…