Polk State Professor Tapped to Lead State Association
The Florida Nurses Association (FNA) has just elected Dr. Mavra Kear, Ph.D., ARNP, BC, to lead the organization as its President for the next two years. Kear, a professor of nursing at Polk State College,…
Polk State Soars!
This week Polk State College launched a new brand. To casual observers, the most superficial component of that launch — a suite of dynamic new logos and a disciplined approach to the organization’s visual identity…
Branding: Polk State College Announces 2 Events
On Thursday morning, Dr. Eileen Holden, President of Polk State College, will make identical presentations to gatherings of College faculty, staff and friends regarding the future of Polk State College. The announcement follows an extensive…
Polk State Celebrates Baseball Success
A great year for Polk State College athletics just got a little better: earlier this week at the Polk County Sports All-Sports Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet in Lakeland, the Polk State College baseball…
Polk State’s Clancey Tapped to Lead National Council
Rob Clancey, an administrator at Polk State College, has been elected President-elect of the National Council for Continuing Education and Training for the 2011-2012 term. Clancey has served as Director of Polk State’s Corporate College…
Board Chair Praises Holden
As she often reminded her colleagues: “If it’s good for all of us, it’s good for each of us. And it it’s good for each of us, it’s good for the state.” Those of us…
Polk State Cleared to Launch B.S. in Nursing
Officials at Polk State College hailed a unanimous decision today by the Florida Board of Education, clearing the way for the school to offer a B.S. degree in nursing, with courses to begin in August.…
College Mourns Loss of Polk State’s “#1 Fan”
Words alone can not express the grief the Polk State family feels. Dean Lyle will not be forgotten, and his family and loved ones remain in our hearts… Charles (“Charlie”) Norman Lyle II (August 21,…
Local Charter School Announces Expansion at Polk State College
This week’s meeting of the Polk State College District Board of Trustees included an encouraging announcement by Bridget Fetter, principal of Polk State’s Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School. According to Fetter, the Polk County…
President’s Houston Trip Sharpens Focus
With a service area the size of a small state, the President of Polk State College is expected to log a lot of miles, but this month Dr. Eileen Holden covered more ground than usual.…
