Polk State Student Gonzalo Gutierrez Named Newman Civic Fellow
Polk State College is proud to announce that baccalaureate student, Gonzalo Gutierrez, has been named a 2017 Newman Civic Fellow. Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education,…
Commencement Countdown: They Traveled Thousands of Miles to Be One Step Closer to Their Dreams
Polk County might seem like a strange place to find natives of Tanzania and India. However, on December 14, two young women will cross the stage at The Lakeland Center, miles from where they were…
Polk State’s Herb Nold Publishes Articles on Critical-Thinking Techniques, Management Education
Polk State Business Professor Herb Nold has added two more publishing accomplishments to his curriculum vitae. Nold’s articles “Using Critical Thinking Teaching Methods to Increase Student Success” and “Key Management Capabilities at Low, Mid,…
Florida Chamber of Commerce Global Outreach Director: Education Is Key to Competing in International Economy
During a presentation at Polk State Lakeland on Friday afternoon, Florida Chamber of Commerce Global Outreach Director Alice Ancona expounded higher education’s role in building a workforce equipped to compete in the state’s increasingly international…
Bachelor’s Degree Student and Business Owner: “I Would Not Be Who I Am Today Without Polk State”
Polk State College’s history is filled with stories of people who have changed their lives through the power of higher education. But few of those stories can compare with that of Sha’Kia Young. Hers…
Five Questions With Herbert Nold: In Modern Business World, Adaptability Is the Key to Success
On his curriculum vitae, Polk State Business Professor Herbert Nold describes his research interests as such: “interpreting the organizational culture and dynamics needed to integrate diverse functional disciplines into a cohesive unit to improve performance…
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…
Four From Polk State to Compete at National Phi Beta Lambda Conference
Four members of Polk State College’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda will compete at the national conference in Chicago in June. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) is the nation’s oldest and largest…
From Polk State to Harvard? Recent Grad Proves It Is Possible
A recent Polk State grad will continue his college education at Harvard University. Josh Burgin, who graduated with his Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management degree in December, has been accepted to Harvard’s…
Commencement Countdown: Graduating Means Keeping Promises, Getting Ahead, Reaching Goals
Polk State College will celebrate its 111th commencement ceremony Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at The Lakeland Center. As graduation nears, News@Polk will profile graduates to learn more about the paths they took to the commencement…