
Polk State Aerospace to Be Located at Airside Center Beginning in January

A new semester will also mean a new address for Polk State College’s Aerospace Program. Since its launch in Jan. 2013, the program had been based at the Winter Haven Municipal Airport. However, with the…

Polk State Music’s John Anderson Receives Proclamation, Service Award

Polk State Professor John Anderson has been honored for his decades of dedication to music education. Anderson is coordinator of the College’s Music Department and director of choral activities. On Dec. 8, Anderson received a…

New Course Offers Students Unique Way to Learn Business

Polk State students have the chance to learn business from local leaders, alongside students from other colleges, while working to make a real-life impact on downtown Lakeland. Catapult! is a Lakeland Economic Development Council project.…

Polk State’s 109th Commencement is Dec. 12; Winter Haven City Manager Deric Feacher to Speak

Polk State College will celebrate its 109th commencement at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 at The Lakeland Center’s Jenkins Arena. The ceremony will feature a keynote address by Winter Haven native and City Manager Deric…

State Senator Speaks at Two Polk State Nursing Events

Sen. Denise Grimsley visited Polk State Winter Haven on Monday, where she spoke to area nurses about legislative issues impacting their profession and congratulated the first inductees into the College’s nursing honor society. Grimsley, R-Sebring,…

Polk State Music to Set Holiday Mood with “Tis the Season”

Polk State Music will present Tis the Season, featuring a wide array of holiday music, on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 8 at 2:30 p.m. at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts…

Polk Alumna Named Sportswoman of the Year

Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School valedictorian Ali Mann, 18, has added another credential to her name — Sportswoman of the Year. The St. John Fisher College (Rochester, N.Y.) volleyball player earned the…

Nurses from Puerto Rico Studying in Polk’s Robotic Surgery Credential Program

The fifth session of Polk State’s Robotic Surgery Credential is comprised almost entirely of nursing professors from Puerto Rico, taking the year-old program in an international direction. The Robotic Surgery Credential Program, developed through a…

Polk State Theatre Gives Special Performance of “The Fantasticks” for 400 Area Students

Polk State Theatre performed its current production, The Fantasticks, for nearly 400 area public-school students on Wednesday, giving many their first experience with a professionally staged play, and inspiring others to pursue careers in the…

Polk State EMS Student Helps Revive Man After Heart Attack

Even weeks afterward, Tim Williams still gets the chills when he thinks about the scene that unfolded at the Lakeland Family YMCA, during his shift at the check-in desk. And as he recounts the story…