Polk State Hosting Women of Ireland for Performance to Benefit Foundation
Polk State College will host a special performance by the Women of Ireland, an exciting concert that showcases the next generation of Ireland’s leading female talent. Women of Ireland takes a contemporary spin on traditional…
Polk State Music Overcomes “Changing Roster” Challenge With High Expectations
Every semester begins with the same pit-in-the-stomach feeling for Music Professor John Anderson. Between spring and summer, summer and fall, fall and spring, students graduate and new students enroll. At an institution where most students…
Polk State Voices Support for Putnam’s New Funding Proposal
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam today proposed a new revenue source for the state’s education infrastructure, a plan hailed by Polk State administrators. “Florida’s public education institutions need this funding,” said Polk State President Eileen Holden.…
Polk’s PTU Gets Attention from Automation.com
The opening of Polk State College’s Advanced Technology Center — and specifically the $1 million piece of training equipment it houses — has garnered attention from Automation.com, an online magazine for the automation industry. In an…
Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center to Host Encore Visit by Photographer Saddi Khali
The Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center will host artist Saddi Khali for an encore exhibit of original photographs inspired by the city and people of Lake Wales. Khali, a poet, author and photographer,…
109 Years of Happiness: Polk Couples Share Their Advice for Lasting Love
It’s February, the season of love, when happy couples buy chocolate and balloons and revel in the warm fuzziness of romance. But, of course, the spirit of Valentine’s Day is a fleeting thing. Real, lasting…
Class Reunion: For Early African-American Employee, Polk Was an “Oasis”
For Ulysses Johnson, Polk State College will always be an “oasis in the desert.” Johnson, 84, a lifelong resident of Winter Haven’s predominately black Florence Villa neighborhood, grew up during segregation. He went to “black”…
Network Security Is Topic of Free Event at Polk State Clear Springs
The Polk State College Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center will host a free event for anyone interested in learning more about network security. Guest speaker Stephen Gates, “security evangelist” for Massachusetts-based Corero Network Security, will…
Polk Trustee Garcia Reappointed by Gov. Rick Scott
Ricardo Garcia has been reappointed to Polk State College’s District Board of Trustees, the governor’s office announced on Friday. Garcia is owner and operator of Gulf Coast Avionics Corp. of Lakeland; Pacific Coast Avionics of…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Students Win Numerous Awards at Regional HOSA Conference
Students from Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School brought home several honors from the 2014 Regional HOSA Competition. The competition took place in late January at Ridge Career Center in Winter Haven. HOSA-Future…
