Polk’s Digital Media Students to Showcase Work, Including Film ‘Cantastic’
Students studying in Polk State College’s Digital Media Technology degree program will showcase their work — from photos to video clips to, as the grand finale, a short film — during an event that begins…
Polk State Hosting Youth Baseball Camp
Polk State College’s 2013 Youth Camp and Al Corbeil Baseball Camp will take place in June. Camp participants will practice all the game’s fundamentals — hitting, fielding, throwing, bunting, base running and pitching. Campers will…
Polk State Hosting Elite Volleyball Camp
Polk State’s title-winning volleyball coaches will share their expertise with players ages 9-18 during the College’s 2013 Elite Volleyball Camp this summer. The camp will emphasize game fundamentals, with drills to build both physical and…
Polk State’s 108th Commencement is May 7, Largest of Its Kind in College History
Polk State College will celebrate its 108th commencement at 6:30 p.m. on May 7 at The Lakeland Center. A total of 927 students qualify to march during the ceremony, making it the largest single-term graduation…
Professor’s Presentation on Human Goodness Finds New Audiences in Brevard County
Polk State English Professor Howard Kerner recently took his lecture on human goodness during the Holocaust to Brevard County, where he left more than 100 middle-school students inspired to show kindness and compassion to others.…
Polk State to Host Information Sessions for New High School
Polk State College will host a series of information sessions for those interested in attending its new Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School. Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School…
Experience, Hard Work Helped Eagle Land Capitol Internship
Polk State student Alexander Price is in the final days of a life-changing internship at the state Capitol, working in the office of Rep. John Wood. Price, 20, graduated with his Associate in Arts from…
Hidden Talents: Athletic Director Bing Tyus Grows His Love for Landscaping
As Polk State’s longtime Athletic Director, Bing Tyus is known to many as “the sports guy.” And yes, he can rattle off all sorts of sports facts and stats, memories and minutiae. Spend a little…
The Power of Polk from an Eagle’s Eye
When students make the choice to attend Polk State College, they not only commit to being part of the stellar student body of a prominent state college, but they also commit to being an Eagle,…
Rescue Chief Shane Reynolds Eager to ‘Give Back’ to Polk State
It wasn’t that long ago that Shane Reynolds was studying to be an air conditioning technician, a field he didn’t love but that would pay the bills. Today, he’s the recently promoted rescue chief of…
