Polk Receives Statewide Innovation Award for The Fantasticks
Polk State Theatre’s recent production of The Fantasticks has received two awards from the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA). Polk State Theatre staged The Fantasticks in November, as the second show of its love-themed 2013-14…
Polk State Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications Beginning Feb. 1
The Polk State College Foundation will accept scholarship applications from Feb. 1 through March 15. This year, the Foundation will award more than $700,000 in endowed scholarships. Scholarships are available for students already attending the…
Polk-Authored Paper Wins Award from Southern Association for Institutional Research
Polk State’s Peter Usinger has won the 2013 Best Paper award from the Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR). SAIR provides colleges and universities a centralized source of information and discussion on institutional research, with…
Polk State Actors Gain Cultural Awareness, Empathy Through “Brighton Beach Memoirs”
Weeks ago, what Alainna Whatley knew of Jewish culture and tradition had mostly come from the The Nanny, the 1990s sitcom starring Fran Drescher, who rattled one-liners in a thick, nasally New York accent. Then…
Kathleen Students Visit Polk to Learn About Law Enforcement Careers
Polk State College hosted students from Kathleen High School’s Criminal Justice Academy on Jan. 24, for a day of real-life insight into the field of law enforcement. During the day, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office…
Heartland Consortium Students Visit Clear Springs
Instead of sleeping late or playing video games — the sort of weekend things kids their age usually do — 100 students from the Heartland Educational Consortium spent Saturday visiting Polk State’s newest center and learning about…
Polk State Hosting LEGO Competition
Polk State Winter Haven will host the Central Florida Regional FIRST LEGO League Tornado Tournament. The event will take place on Feb. 1 at the Polk State Winter Haven Health Center, 999 Ave. H N.E.…
Polk State Collegiate High Schools to Host Information Sessions in February
Polk State’s collegiate high schools will host information sessions for prospective students in February. Students at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School in Winter Haven and Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School fulfill…
Class Reunion: For 1967 Grad, Life Changed When He Went to Polk
Fifty years ago, Carl Caldwell was working at a citrus packing plant in Dundee. At the end of his shift, or before his feet touched the floor in the morning, or over dinner, he would…
Polk Nursing Student Published in First-Of-Its-Kind Textbook
A Polk State student’s work is included in a recently published textbook by two leading nursing theorists. Tamara King, a Lakeland resident studying toward her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, is among the contributors to…
