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USF Polytechnic presents Poly Preview

Posted by USF Polytechnic on Feb 3, 2012 in Education | 0 comments
Learn everything you need to know about enrolling as a freshman or transferring to the University of South Florida Polytechnic at Poly Preview on March 24 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Lakeland Technology Building at USF Poly, 3433 Winter Lake Rd., Lakeland.  Check-in begins at 8 a.m. (First 20 people to check in between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. will receive a surprise giveaway.) Engage with...
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Student wins iPad at Blue Sky open house

Student wins iPad at Blue Sky open house
Posted by USF Polytechnic on Feb 1, 2012 in Business, Education | 0 comments
Dean Bodoh, a student at Polk State College, won an iPad in a drawing at the University of South Florida Polytechnic’s Blue Sky business incubator open house in November. He is interested in entrepreneurship and would like to start a photography business. He enjoyed touring the incubator and meeting with the various companies based at Blue Sky. The event was open to any college...
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No, Evelyn Hollen, This Is The Proper Re...

Posted by LakelandLocal.com on Jan 31, 2012 in Education, Lakeland, syndicated | Comments Off
No, Evelyn Hollen, This Is The Proper Response To Lincoln’s Ranking No, Evelyn Hollen, This Is The Proper Response To Lincoln’s Ranking Get more Lakeland news and information at LakelandLocal.com
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Winter Haven Hospital partners with USF ...

Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 30, 2012 in Education, Health/Fitness | 0 comments
Winter Haven Hospital’s Center for Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Service has partnered with the University of South Florida Polytechnic’s Applied Neuroscience Lab to launch a new Memory Clinic that will offer treatment for memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, stroke and other brain injuries. The new service is based at the Center for Behavioral Health...
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Poly students collaborate with Florida P...

Poly students collaborate with Florida Presbyterian Homes residents to create multimedia compositions
Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 30, 2012 in Charity/Volunteer, Education | 0 comments
Due to their collaborative efforts with University of South Florida Polytechnic students, some Florida Presbyterian Homes residents and their families have a memory they will treasure for years to come. Florida Presbyterian Homes residents, family, and friends gathered with USF Polytechnic students in the FPH chapel for a Nov. 30 film festival showcasing the collaborative stories that...
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Gifted and Talented Institute accepting ...

Gifted and Talented Institute accepting applications for summer program
Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 30, 2012 in Education | 0 comments
The University of South Florida Polytechnic is accepting applications for the summer 2012 Central Florida Gifted and Talented Institute.  This non-residential day program runs for three consecutive weeks from July 9 to July 27 at USF Poly, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sponsored by USF Polytechnic and Polk County Public Schools, the Central Florida Gifted & Talented Institute...
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USF Poly’s Extended University offers sp...

Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 27, 2012 in Business, Education | 0 comments
The University of South Florida Polytechnic’s Extended University is now accepting applications for the following spring 2012 programs. Principles and Practices of Engineering (PE) Review. Fridays, Jan. 13 – March 16, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. (online of face-to-face). This comprehensive review seminar provides outstanding preparation for the NCEES Professional Engineering Exam for...
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USF Poly reorganization to save $1 milli...

Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 25, 2012 in Business, Education | 0 comments
In a move designed to reprioritize and remain focused on the benchmarks for independence outlined by the Board of Governors, the University of South Florida Polytechnic yesterday announced strategic changes that will increase efficiency and save approximately $1 million. “The USF Board of Trustees has identified fiscal responsibility as an important task with which I am charged,”...
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State’s School Rankings are BS. Refute i...

Posted by LakelandLocal.com on Jan 22, 2012 in Education, Lakeland, syndicated | Comments Off
State’s School Rankings are BS. Refute it. State’s School Rankings are BS. Refute it. Get more Lakeland news and information at LakelandLocal.com
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New campus includes advanced library ser...

New campus includes advanced library services designed for and by USF Polytechnic students, faculty
Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 20, 2012 in Education | 0 comments
The library planned for the University of South Florida Polytechnic’s new campus will have the learning and research features common to many university libraries, but it will also incorporate the same advanced technology, services, and settings found in the some of the best universities in the country. Poly faculty toured multiple campuses – including polytechnics – to cull the...
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USF Poly to host Educators Day Feb. 8

Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 20, 2012 in Education | 0 comments
High school guidance professionals and STEM teachers/advisors are invited to attend Educators Day on Feb. 8 at the University of South Florida Polytechnic. Held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the event will offer information on the polytechnic model, academic programs, experiential learning, the new Talent Management Center, and all the exciting opportunities USF Poly has to offer incoming...
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Polytechnic to host fourth annual RoboBa...

Polytechnic to host fourth annual RoboBattle
Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 19, 2012 in Education | 0 comments
More than 165 high-school students from throughout Florida will compete in the fourth annual USF Poly RoboBattle Feb. 4, 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Contestants include the Smoke and Mirrors team, which includes members from Lakeland, that won the world championship in 2010. The RoboBattle is a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and...
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New book co-authored by Polytechnic math...

New book co-authored by Polytechnic math education expert gives strategies for using reform math curriculum
Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 18, 2012 in Education | 0 comments
Effective and applicable teaching strategies for using a tried-and-true math curriculum is the topic of a new book co-authored by Dr. Vanessa Pitts Bannister, assistant professor of mathematics education at the University of South Florida Polytechnic. Called “Curriculum-Based Activities and Resources for Preservice Math Teachers” (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics), the...
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Human/machine interaction is core of eng...

Human/machine interaction is core of engineering psychology course at USF Polytechnic
Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 12, 2012 in Business, Education | 0 comments
– “Oh, so you counsel engineers?” “Does that mean you study how well people do in math?” These are the types of questions Dr. Lisa Jo Elliott is invariably asked when she tells someone she is an engineering psychologist, a field that has more to do with machines and technology and less to do with the psyche. It is also a profession ripe with opportunity and shown to be...
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Poly researcher presents at RFID in Defe...

Poly researcher presents at RFID in Defense and Security conference
Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 11, 2012 in Education | 0 comments
Dr. Ismail Uysal of the University of South Florida Polytechnic was a featured speaker at the RFID in Defense and Security 2011 conference Nov. 17 in Arlington, VA. Uysal is an associate professor in the College of Technology and Innovation and director of the College of Technology and Innovation Research Lab. In his presentation, Uysal discussed his role in USF Poly’s project for...
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Komen Race Online Registration Closes; L...

Komen Race Online Registration Closes; Late Registration Details
Posted by All About Breast Cancer on Jan 10, 2012 in All About Breast Cancer, Charity/Volunteer, Education, From the Publisher, Health/Fitness | 0 comments
Online Registration Needs To Close At Midnight On Wednesday The rate for registration across all events increases by $5 after this date. BUT…We will be taking “late registrations” throughout via the registration forms: Late registration opening at Tigertown, Friday, January 13, 3-7 p.m. at the Ticket Counter area.  And, also early morning Race Day, Saturday, Jan. 14...
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USF Poly’s Blue Sky business incubators ...

Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 10, 2012 in Business, Education | 0 comments
Veterans who have started—or want to start—a business can get free advice at the University of South Florida Polytechnic’s Veteran Entrepreneurs Program. It will be offered once on Jan. 18, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., at the university’s Blue Sky East business incubator, 199 Ave. B NW, Suite 240, Winter Haven, and again Jan. 19, noon to 1:30 p.m at the Blue Sky West business...
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NobleHour celebrates launch with MLK Day...

Posted by USF Polytechnic on Jan 10, 2012 in Business, Charity/Volunteer, Education | 0 comments
Web-based community engagement platform NobleHour will officially launch on Jan. 16, 2012. A client in the University of South Florida Polytechnic’s Blue Sky West business incubator, NobleHour helps foster community growth through volunteering and service learning, so it seems appropriate for its launch to fall on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. In honor of the launch and...
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PSC Professor to Discuss Upcoming Tour o...

PSC Professor to Discuss Upcoming Tour of Emerald Isle
Posted by Polk State College on Jan 9, 2012 in Education, Entertainment | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk State College’s International Circle will host an information session about Ireland, Scotland and Wales at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, in room LLC 2205 on the College’s Lakeland campus, 3425 Winter Lake Road. The presentation is intended as a primer for those accompanying Polk State Professor Dr. Kathy Nicklaus on an upcoming trip to those countries, but...
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Bok Tower Gardens Hosts Bark Tower Garde...

Bok Tower Gardens Hosts Bark Tower Gardens’ Winter Dog Day
Posted by Bok Tower Gardens on Jan 9, 2012 in Charity/Volunteer, Education, Entertainment, Organization, Pets | 0 comments
Bok Tower Gardens is going to the dogs for good cause on Saturday, January 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the Bark Tower Gardens’ Winter Dog Day. Leashed and friendly dogs will be invited to visit to help support the Humane Society of Polk County which will receive 50 percent of the event proceeds. Dog admission, including a doggie gift bag, is $5 per dog. Regular human admission...
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