In the Bahamas, Polk State Students Learn About Art, Biology — and Life
During their weeklong study-abroad experience in the Bahamas, 11 Polk State College students earned credits in art and biology. The most important things they learned, however, may be those that have no place on their…
Polk State Website Attacked, No Personal Data Compromised but Safety Urged
At 8:10 a.m. on July 23, 2015, Polk State College became aware of malware on our website, www.polk.edu . Polk State College does its best to protect our customers and we immediately contacted our outside service…
Polk State Nursing Student Has Letter to the Editor Published
A Polk State College Nursing student’s letter to the editor, in which she urged healthcare providers to talk with their patients about skin cancer, was recently published in The Ledger. Kristen Mahlan is a registered…
Polk State Theatre Students Honored by Theatre Winter Haven
Several Polk State Theatre students were among the honorees at Theatre Winter Haven’s 45th Annual Pierrot Awards last month. The awards recognize excellence in a variety of categories, from acting to set design, during Theatre…
Meet the Officers: Polk State Winter Haven’s Student Activities Board
The Student Activities Board (SAB) is a student-led organization funded through student activities and services fees. The SAB is in charge of planning campus events to encourage social engagement and multicultural awareness. The Lakeland and…
Polk State Mourns Math Professor Carolyn Horseman, Who Spent Final Weeks Doing What She Loved — Teaching
Polk State College is mourning Carolyn Horseman, a dedicated educator who taught until the last weeks of her life. Horseman, 68, died Sunday. According to her obituary in The Ledger, Horseman was a native of…
Polk State Students Bring Back a Trio of Honors from Phi Beta Lambda Nationals
Three Polk State College students placed in Phi Beta Lambda’s National Leadership Conference. More than 1,600 students from across the nation competed at the conference, which took place June 24-27 in Chicago. Participants competed in…
Five Questions With Jenn Bish: Dispelling the Mystery and Explaining the Moneymaking Potential of Supply Chain Management
Polk State’s Jenn Bish is the first to admit that most people have no idea what she’s talking about when she tells them she oversees the Associate in Science in Supply Chain Management degree program.…
Five Questions With Mary Ann Murdoch: How Everyone, Even Professors and Students, Can Incorporate Yoga Into Their Lives
Those who are less familiar with yoga may think of it merely as exercise that people do while in a specific location, during a specific period of time, and while wearing a specific type of…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate Brings Home Honors from National HOSA Conference
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School brought home numerous honors from the HOSA National Leadership Conference late last month in Anaheim, Calif. HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) is a national organization…
