Professional Development Day
Polk State’s annual Professional Development Day took place April 15. During the daylong event, employees learned, laughed, and showed off their Polk State pride.
Polk State Music Presents “Dancing and Swinging” on April 28
Polk State Music will present “Dancing and Swinging” at 7 p.m. on April 28 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre, 999 Ave. H N.E. “There will be plenty of excitement and energy,”…
Determined, Kind and Bright: Polk State Mourns Professor Bane Cheek
Retired Polk State Biology Professor Bane Cheek, who spent over 20 years challenging his students and instilling in them respect for the environment, died Friday. He was 55. According to his obituary in The Ledger,…
Four Polk State Students Named to All-Florida Academic Teams
Four Polk State College students were honored at Thursday’s Florida College System All-Florida Academic Team Awards. At the event in Tampa, the Florida College System, comprised of Polk State and 27 other public colleges,…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate Senior Signs Golf Scholarship
Breana Thompson, a senior at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School, has accepted a golf scholarship from Webber International University in Babson Park. Thompson played on the Winter Haven High School women’s…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Stands Out at State HOSA Conference
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School has once again brought home honors from the Florida Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Leadership Conference. The Florida HOSA Leadership Conference took place April 14-17 in…
Polk State Student Government Association Brings Home Honors from District Conference
Polk State’s Student Government Association received several honors at the Florida College System Student Government Association Year-End Conference earlier this month in St. Petersburg. Among the awards received: Justin Epps, a resident of Polk…
Polk State’s Beta Upsilon Upsilon Members Celebrate Numerous Honors Earned in 2015-16
Polk State Lakeland’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges, is celebrating numerous awards earned during the 2015-16 academic year. “Every year, our students rise to the challenges PTK…
Polk State Music’s Pops Concert is April 23, New Ensembles to Make Their Debut
Polk State Music will present its Pops Concert at 7 p.m. on April 23 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre, 999 Ave. H N.E. “This is going to be a fun,…
Five Questions with Howard Kerner: Reflecting on 25 Years of Teaching Interpersonal Relationships
A quarter century ago, Polk State English Professor Howard Kerner quietly launched Interpersonal Relationships, hopeful that a dozen or so students might register for a course about communication, trust, and ultimately, love. Kerner filled…
