Polk State Music Instructor to Perform at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
Just months after garnering national attention for his performance during Pope Francis’ inaugural visit to the United States, Polk State Music adjunct professor Benjamin Pila will perform at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pila’s concert…
Bigger and Better Every Year: Polk State’s Jewel of the Ridge Jazz Festival Begins April 6
Polk State College’s third annual Jewel of the Ridge Jazz Festival takes place April 6-10, and will once again offer free performances from world-renowned talents. “When we launched Jewel of the Ridge, we set out…
Panama Academic/Trade Mission: Scouting Opportunities for Local Businesses
Polk State’s trip to Panama has been described as an academic/trade mission. The first of those two adjectives is easy to grasp: students learned about international business by meeting with Panamanian firms and touring the Panama…
Panama Adventure: Punctuality, Formality Just Some of the Differences Between Doing Business in Panama and the States
Polk State’s students are in Panama to business — and they came prepared to do so. During their stay in Panama, students are on a fact-finding mission to develop a presentation they’ll give to the…
Polk State Voices of the People Concert Series Concludes 2015-16 with “Reconstructing Beauty” on April 2
Polk State’s Voices of the People concert series will conclude its 2015-16 season with “Reconstructing Beauty” at 7 p.m. on April 2 at the Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center, 1099 State Road 60 East.…
Panama Adventure: “Academic/Trade Mission” Teaching Students Complexities of International Business
Polk State Business Professor Herb Nold describes this trip to Panama as an academic/trade mission — and for good reason. Nold is leading a group of three Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management students during…
Day 3: “I Did It!”
For her fellow travelers, the half-mile walk to a waterfall in the Panamanian jungle was just a quick, easy hike. For Ketsia Diaz, it was a chance to prove to herself, and everyone else, that…
Day 3: A Tribe and Lessons In Empathy
Today, the jungle. While the Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management students, rested from the previous day’s adventure on the Panama Canal, headed for a tour of Panama City, another group of…
Day 2: The Panama Canal and Plans for International Expansion
The second day of Polk State’s Panamanian adventure began with early-morning transit from the City of Knowledge to the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. The travelers boarded their ferry at 7:30 a.m. and spent…
Panama Adventure Day 1: Exhaustion to Excitement
It was an early morning for a group of Polk State business students and employees bound for Panama on Friday. Still blurry-eyed, the travelers arrived at the Orlando International Airport around 4:45 a.m., gathering at…
