Campus cafes reopening March 20, app makes preordering easy
With food service returning to Polk State College’s Lakeland and Winter Haven campuses, the Canteen Connect and Pay app allows students and employees to order prepaid meals for pickup or scan items on their devices.…
Lifelong best friends and teammates to continue playing career for Polk State Soccer
Since virtually the age of 5, best friends Peyton Battilla and Dylan Fernandez have been soccer teammates. That trend will continue in the fall at Polk State College. Both seniors at Polk State’s collegiate high…
Food service returns to Polk State campuses starting March 20
Food service is returning to Polk State College’s student centers on the Lakeland and Winter Haven campuses starting on March 20 with affordable breakfast and lunch options. The cafes will be open Monday through Thursday…
After 17 years in the kitchen, Polk State grad finds career at the College
For Solomon Neas, it has been a long journey to work in his desired field, but after more than 17 years in the culinary industry, he has returned to his alma mater. Neas, 34, began…
Polk State’s collegiate high schools invite students, parents to info sessions
Polk State College’s three collegiate high schools have joined efforts to recruit and admit students for the 2023-2024 Academic Year, starting with the opening of a single application for Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate…
Polk State Education grad finds ‘home’ where she interned at Chain of Lakes Elementary
Returning to school after nearly a decade with a family and a full-time job can be scary. Kimberly McBride added that the scariest part is wondering whether one will achieve their career goals after graduation.…
Polk State teams with Everbridge to enhance campus safety
In a continued effort to ensure the safety of students, faculty, and staff, Polk State College is partnering with mass notification system Everbridge to provide important alert notifications as they happen and allow those on…
Center for Human Simulation brings Polk State Health Sciences to forefront
Through significant investment, including grant funding, Polk State College took another big step toward meeting workforce demand, primarily in health sciences, with the Nov. 18 grand opening of the Center for Human Simulation. The Center…
Sheriff’s deputy pursues dream of flying for law enforcement at Polk State Aerospace
Odalys Hurtado describes one of her biggest challenges as being a petite female in the law enforcement profession, but her ambition is greater than her stature, inspiring her to become a pilot so that she…
Polk State Education grad “finally passed” reading certification, becomes intensive reading teacher & role model for students
Lauren Lightsey teaches intensive reading at Lake Wales High School, where she can relate firsthand to her students because she, too, struggled with mastering the reading curriculum. She completed the Educator Preparation Institute at Polk…