Steelcase Education Active Learning Classroom gives students resources they need to be 21st century educators
Polk State College recently unveiled its Steelcase Education Active Learning Classroom on the Lakeland Campus, giving students, faculty, staff, and representatives from other educational institutions a look at the transformed makerspace that enhances the College’s…
Polk State celebrates graduates and first Education baccalaureate class
Polk State celebrated nearly 400 graduating students, including the first Education baccalaureate class, on Thursday during the College’s 119th commencement ceremony. Graduates heard inspirational messages from Polk State President Angela Garcia Falconetti and Distinguished Alumnus…
College to close for winter break, but spring enrollment will remain underway
Polk State College will close Monday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. for winter break, but enrollment for spring 2019 will remain underway. College offices will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2, and classes will start Friday, Jan.…
Single mom overcomes “culture shock” to achieve Polk State degree
Stephanie Cooper-Stewart emigrated from Jamaica in May 2009, leaving behind a good job, her family, and everything she once knew in her home country. After nearly a year of unemployment and becoming a single mother,…
Graduating student is living American Dream with Polk State degree
Konrad Sojko dreamed of a better life in the United States for more than a decade, and on Dec. 13, the Poland native will celebrate this achievement as he receives his Associate in Arts degree…
Graduating Polk State student doesn’t plan to use degree due to illness, but finished as an example for her children
Britainny Palmer may never use her degree due to illnesses that prevent her from working, but she was determined to graduate as an example for her three children and will celebrate this accomplishment on Dec.…
Polk State faculty and staff help student overcome adversity on path to graduation
Roxane Aupont’s mother sent her to the U.S. when she was only 15 in hopes of affording her opportunities she couldn’t obtain in Haiti. Since then, Aupont has overcome abuse and homelessness to ensure that…
Eagles are always willing to lend a hand
Polk State College students are always willing to help others, especially when disaster hits. Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on October 10 with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour. It was the…
Polk State will celebrate graduation of first Education baccalaureate class at College’s 119th commencement
Polk State College’s first Education baccalaureate class will graduate on Thursday, Dec. 13, during the College’s 119th commencement ceremony, and all of the teacher candidates have accepted positions with Polk County Public Schools. Nearly 600…
Polk State College to unveil Steelcase Education Active Learning Classroom
Polk State College will unveil its Steelcase Education Active Learning Classroom on Friday, Dec. 7, at 10 a.m. on the Lakeland Campus, offering tours of the transformed makerspace that uses design and technology to boost…