Polk State Presents “Picnic,” Offers Free Preview Feb. 2
Polk State College will present “Picnic” at its Fine Arts Theatre, beginning with a free preview Feb. 2. “Picnic,” by William Inge, tells the story of a Labor Day picnic that begins as a relaxing…
Dr. Eric Roe Co-Authors Paper on Modern Apprenticeships
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…
Math Professor Li Zhou to Be Published in The College Mathematics Journal
Mathematics Professor Li Zhou will be published in The College Mathematics Journal later this year. His paper, “Viviani Polytopes and Fermat Points,” explains that if a room has the shape of an equilateral triangle, then…
Polk State College Student Wins $100 in Reading Scholarship Contest
Michael Price During the fall 2011 semester, approximately 40 Polk State College reading and/or writing preparatory students began participation in the Townsend Press Reading Scholarship Contest. Townsend Press sponsors the contest to help students reap…
Three Polk State Students to Present at Florida Collegiate Honors Conference
Three Polk State College students will make presentations at the upcoming Florida Collegiate Honors Conference – the largest number of students to do so since the College began participating in the event in 2009. The…
Polk State’s Standout Soccer Players Recognized
Women’s Soccer Coach Bill Read reports that Caitlyn Currie (Lakeland), Elena Atenza (Tampa) and Gloria Gomez (Orlando) were all recently named to the NJCAA Region 8 soccer team. Gomez also made the All-South Squad, which…
Open Gym on Lakeland Campus
Polk State College’s Lakeland Campus is now offering an open fitness room for staff, faculty and students. The room is located in LLC 2194, and is available from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays…
Polk State’s Reginal Webb Coordinates Essay Contest
Reginal Webb, dean of student services on the Lakeland campus, handled the judging of essays in the countywide MLK Essay Challenge for students in Polk’s K-12 schools. Read more of this story in The Ledger.
Polk State Cheerleading Takes First Place at Jamfest
Members of the squad deserve a big high-five for their winning performance at Jamfest in Tampa on Jan. 21. Watch them doing their thing in this YouTube video.
ELITE Participants Introduced at DBOT Meeting
The new ELITE Ambassadors were introduced at the January District Board of Trustees meeting. They include Carol Toney, Jennifer Fiorenza, Carlos Parra, Simmi Johnson and Claudy Fenelon. The Ambassadors will be embarking upon their Legislative…
