
Polk State Lakeland’s SOAR Sessions to Benefit New Students

For the second consecutive year, faculty members at Polk State Lakeland have organized a series of workshops aimed at helping students successfully make the transition to college. “There are so many things about college that…

Polk State’s Roe Earns Second Invite to Clinton Global Event

Polk State College’s Eric Roe will participate in the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in Chicago later this week, where leaders from the business, nonprofit and government sectors will strategize solutions for the nation’s…

Polk State’s Roe Speaks at Florida STEM Forum

Polk State College’s Eric Roe was among the presenters at Thursday’s Florida STEM Forum, an event aimed at helping to create a more highly trained workforce. The Florida STEM Forum, which took place in Orlando,…

Three Professors Attend Florida Campus Compact STEM Institute

Three Polk State professors recently attended Florida Campus Compact’s STEM Faculty Scholars Institute, which brought together faculty from all over the state to share their best practices in STEM and service-learning. Professors Anthony Cornett, Sarah…

Polk State’s Halverson Garners Another Teacher of the Year Award

Polk State College Professor Suzanne Ramjattan Halverson has added another teaching accolade to her list of distinctions — the 2013 Teacher of the Year award from the Polk Association of Charter Schools. Halverson received her award earlier…

Professor’s Presentation on Human Goodness Finds New Audiences in Brevard County

Polk State English Professor Howard Kerner recently took his lecture on human goodness during the Holocaust to Brevard County, where he left more than 100 middle-school students inspired to show kindness and compassion to others.…

Polk State’s Halverson Receives Pair of Teacher of the Year Honors

Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Professor Suzanne Halverson has received a pair of Teacher of the Year honors, both on the county and school levels. Starting with her countywide recognition, Halverson was…

Polk State Professors Organize Science Field Experience to Bahamas

Polk State students will leave the classrooms behind this summer, fulfilling their science requirements during a first-ever field experience in the Bahamas. Polk State science professors Anthony Cornett, Logan Randolph and Natalie Whitcomb have organized…

Polk State’s Zhou to Be Published in British Mathematics Journal

Polk State Mathematics Professor Li Zhou has had another article accepted to the British journal The Mathematical Gazette. The Mathematical Gazette is a publication of The Mathematical Association. Published three times a year, its readership…

“Anna in the Tropics Audiences”: Before the Play, Get to Know Anna Karenina

Polk State Theatre will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Anna in the Tropics,” beginning Feb. 6. The play, set in 1929, interweaves the tale of Ybor City cigar workers with Leo Tolstoy’s novel “Anna Karenina.”…