Polk State Honors Orlando Nightclub Shooting Victims During Pair of Events
More than 150 students, employees and community leaders gathered at Polk State’s Lakeland and Winter Haven campuses on Monday to honor the victims of last week’s Orlando nightclub shooting. “It is important that we take…
Show Your Polk Pride by Standing with Orlando
The month of June is LGBT Pride month — a time when we should be celebrating diversity and demonstrating our love and acceptance of all of the members of our community. Instead, we are grieving…
Putting College Within Reach: Polk State Lakeland SALO Hosts 100 Elementary Students
More than 100 fifth-graders from Haines City’s Sandhill Elementary recently visited Polk State Lakeland, as part of a program the Student Activities and Leadership Office developed five years ago to get young kids thinking about their college options. “Having…
Polk State Professor Teaches, Inspires Girls During STEM Workshop
She was there to teach fourth- and fifth-grade girls about water quality, but Polk State Earth Science Professor Natalie Whitcomb aimed to impart a bigger lesson during a Saturday morning workshop on the shores of…
Migrant Worker Turned Polk State Graduate: “I Knew I was Going to Be Someone One Day”
There were days when a 6-year-old Leonel Navarrete, new to the U.S. and surrounded by English-speaking classmates, felt lonely. There were days when a teenage Navarrete, having worked all day picking or planting, was so…
Polk State’s 114th Commencement Ceremony Is May 5; Class Includes First Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Science Graduates
Polk State College’s 114th commencement ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. on May 5 at The Lakeland Center. Among those earning degrees will be the first two graduates of Polk State’s Bachelor of Science…
Polk State Voices of the People Concert Series Concludes 2015-16 with “Reconstructing Beauty” on April 2
Polk State’s Voices of the People concert series will conclude its 2015-16 season with “Reconstructing Beauty” at 7 p.m. on April 2 at the Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center, 1099 State Road 60 East.…
Polk State Voices of the People Concert Series Continues with “Masterworks and Showpieces” on March 20
“Masterworks and Showpieces,” the next performance in Polk State College’s Voices of the People concert series, will take place at 5 p.m. on March 20 at Bok Tower Gardens’ Pinewood Estate, 1151 Tower Blvd., in…
Polk State Aerospace Honored at Lakeland Mayor’s Breakfast
Polk State Aerospace was honored during Tuesday’s 3rd Annual Lakeland Mayor’s Breakfast at SUN ‘n FUN for its contributions to aviation education and industry. More than 200 attendees were on hand to hear Lakeland Mayor…
Polk State Mourns Former Trustee Neriah Roberts
Neriah Roberts, who served as a member of Polk State’s District Board of Trustees for 12 years, and who is described as a trailblazer, mentor, selfless friend, and tireless advocate of education and his community,…