Polytech gets a booster club
PHOTO BY JEFF ROSLOW
Former state Sen. JD Alexander said forming a place where STEM education can advance in Florida would be good for Polk County, Florida and the nation Thursday at a press conference.
PHOTO BY JEFF ROSLOW
Polk County Commissioner Bob English speaks with Cliff Otto, the president of Saddle Creek Corp., Thursday prior to a press conference announcing that 70 business leaders have formed a group to help Florida Polytech find success quickly as it becomes Florida's 12th public university.
PHOTO BY JEFF ROSLOW
Alice Hunt speaks at a press conference Thursday. Behind her (from left) are Cliff Otto, Victor Story and Ingram Leedy, who are on a committee of business leaders seeking to help Florida Polytech University form smoothly in Polk County.
Florida Polytechnic University may not have much now — staff, students or enough money to build the campus that is currently under way — but it has supporters.
At least 70, mostly Polk County, businesspeople have banded together to form Florida Poly Vision and had a press conference near its campus Thursday to kick off what was called a booster club.
