Polk State’s Voices of the People Concert Series to Feature Pianist Byron Marc Sean on Dec. 5
Polk State College’s Voices of the People concert series continues with a performance featuring the music of Schubert, Schumann and Chopin. The concert will take place Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Polk State…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Student Sends Message With Yearbook Cover
Shedner Agenor knows what will happen to Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School’s 2015-16 yearbook. For a few weeks, he and his classmates will pore over it, carrying it with them everywhere, signing…
Polk State Center for Public Safety to Redefine First-Responder Training; Opening Jan. 8
When it opens in January, the Polk State Center for Public Safety will include a 3,600-square-foot training area, complete with mock storefronts and jail cell, and a movable wall system for creating new, ever more…
Polk State Celebrates International Education Week Nov. 16-20
Polk State will celebrate International Education Week through Nov. 20. International Education Week is a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote programs that prepare American…
Battle of the Sexes Volleyball Game
Polk State faculty, staff, administration, and students played in the United Way Battle of the Sexes volleyball game Nov. 12 on the Winter Haven campus. The fun event helped promote and raise awareness of Polk…
Accreditation Team Invites Public Comment on Polk State Kenneth C. Thompson Institute of Public Safety
The Polk State College Kenneth C. Thompson Institute of Public Safety (KCTIPS) is scheduled for an assessment as part of a program to achieve reaccreditation verifying it meets professional standards. Administered by the Commission…
25 Years Later, A Phone Call Reunites a Surgeon and a Patient
Two days before Veterans Day, Polk State Biology Professor Dr. Tony Rizzo’s office phone rang. He was about to head into class. He didn’t have much time to spare. But he picked it up anyway.…
Polk State Mourns EMS Instructor Brian Prince; Services are Saturday, Nov. 14
Services for Robert “Brian” Prince, a Polk State College EMS adjunct instructor, will take place Saturday at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of George Jenkins High School, 6000 Lakeland Highlands Road in Lakeland. Prince died…
Polk State Theatre to Perform “Little Women: The Musical” Nov. 12-15 and 19-22
Polk State Theatre will continue its 2015-16 season with a little known, but highly entertaining, musical version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic, “Little Women.” “This is going to be ‘Little Women’ as you’ve never seen…
Polk State Dedicates Bing Tyus Yard in Honor of Longtime Coach, Athletic Director
In 1983, as Polk State’s newly hired baseball coach, it was Bing Tyus’ job to tend the field. He spent hours on end every week, mowing and fertilizing, sodding and watering. He remembers his…
