Polk State a Finalist for Bellwether Award
Polk State College has been selected from 250 applicants from across the nation as a finalist for the Community College Futures Assembly’s Bellwether Award. The Community College Futures Assembly, sponsored by the Institute of Higher…
Polk State Honored for Service-Learning Initiatives
Polk State College was recently honored for its service-learning initiatives, in which students use what they’re learning in the classroom to make an impact in their community. The College received Florida Campus Compact’s Campus-Community Partnership…
Polk State Collegiate High Schools to Host Information Sessions
Polk State College’s pair of public, charter collegiate high schools will offer several information sessions for prospective students. Students at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School in Winter Haven and Polk State Lakeland…
Polk Pianist Gets “Second Chance,” Pursues Dream at USF
Christy Sallee didn’t take a direct route or follow a conventional timetable in studying music at the university level. But she got there nonetheless, and Polk State helped her along the way. Sallee is Polk…
Professor Saves Family From House Fire
What would you do if you woke up in the middle of the night and saw your neighbor’s house engulfed in flames? Would you risk your life to save the inhabitants? Well Mark Mershon, an…
Interview with Lamar Sessoms
Lamar Sessoms is a US Veteran and a very interesting student at Polk State College. He currently takes classes in Digital Media Technology and always has something interesting to say. We interviewed him during the…
Drink Red (Brandon, Mo, Dario, Katherine)
Brandon Hosegood, Mo McCourt, Dario Perez, and Katherine Lehman collaborate on this project about responsible drinking. Funny stuff. The project was done in DIG2030C Digital Video and Sound taught by Dr. Gregory Johnson at Polk…
No College (Conrad, Ashley, Tracy)
Conrad Berganza, Ashley Bramwell, and Tracy Sloan collaborate to create a short ad about college. They undertook this project as part of the final requirements in DIG2030C Digital Video and Sound at Polk State College.…
Polk State’s McLeod Leaves Legacy of Public Art
Polk State’s Ann McLeod, who even in her final days was planning for the expansion of the College’s public-art collection, died in Auburndale on Dec. 25, 2012. She was 73. McLeod retired from Polk State…
Polk State EMS Again Surpasses State on Paramedic Exam
Polk State’s Emergency Medical Services program has once again outperformed the rest of the state on Florida’s paramedic certification exam. The College’s pass rate among students who took the exam late last year is 100…