Dr. Eric Roe Co-Authors Paper on Modern Apprenticeships

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Dr. Eric Roe, director of the Banner Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Polk State’s Corporate College, co-authored “21st Century Apprenticeship Models: A National Council for Continuing Education & Training White Paper.” The paper features development…

Polk State Professor Shares Insight on Recent Unemployment Data

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Gordon Kettle tells The Ledger that while layoffs slowed in 2011, hiring remained “anemic.” He predicts the county’s unemployment rate will drop slightly this year. Kettle was also quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the importance of…

Polk State Business Administration Professor Published

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Dr. Herb Nold’s article “Linking Knowledge Processes with Firm Performance: Organizational Culture” has been published in the Journal of Intellectual Capital. Read an abstract of the paper here.  Dr. Nold has previously been published in…

Polk State College Health Sciences Maintains Cutting Edge

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Polk State College is set to unveil a program unlike any other in the country, establishing formalized, hands-on training for nurses and technicians who participate in robot-assisted surgery. Doctors and patients are increasingly embracing less-invasive…

Student Profile: Vivian Newton, BAS Program

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Can you imagine what it would be like to enter a new country without knowing anyone or having any idea where you will live? That’s what recent Polk State graduate Vivian Newton went through when…

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