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…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School Student Places in FBLA National Conference
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School is celebrating another strong showing at the Future Business Leaders of America’s National Leadership Conference. More than 8,500 students from across the nation competed at the conference, which took…
Polk State Alumna Who Made Local Law Enforcement History Returns to Campus to Teach
A Polk State College alumna, who earlier this year became the highest-ranking sworn female law enforcement officer in Polk County Sheriff’s Office history, has returned to campus to teach criminal justice students. Polk County Sheriff’s…
Polk State ELITE Program Awards First Legacy Scholarship
Polk State’s ELITE Educational Leadership Enhancement Program has awarded its first scholarship to student Eric Ardito, who described the award as “humbling” and “an honor.” Ardito, 20, a resident of Winter Haven who is pursuing…
Five Questions With Matt Lenihan: How Polk State and the College Alliance for Advanced Manufacturing Are Helping an Industry Evolve
Matthew Lenihan is based at the Polk State Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center, but you won’t find him there most days. He’s usually on the road, meeting with manufacturers across the Tampa Bay region to…
Polk State Student Helps Develop Energy Alternatives in China
A Polk State student who plans to dedicate his career to helping the environment recently traveled to China, where he toured a controversial dam and brainstormed energy alternatives with like-minded students from around the world.…
Winter Haven Church Pledges $10,000 to Polk State’s My Brother’s Keeper
Polk State College’s My Brother’s Keeper has received a $10,000 pledge from Winter Haven’s Hope Presbyterian Church. It is the largest monetary donation in My Brother’s Keeper’s three-year history. “I am ecstatic, absolutely, positively ecstatic,”…
