Destroyer Media graphic designer wowing Polk County with her work is Polk State trained
A typical day for Ella Sexson is, well, not so typical as a graphic designer for Destroyer Media & Marketing. At the time of her interview with Polk State News, she was planning to spend…
Mom, son & daughter attending Polk State in person & online receive same great education
Tania Chandler and her son, Michael Garcia, are enjoying their Intro to Digital Media class at Polk State College in the hybrid format, which mixes online learning with face-to-face time in the classroom. Meanwhile, Chandler’s…
Pandemic brings three generations to Polk State Digital Media
Katelin Downing is pursuing an Associate in Science in Digital Media Technology degree at Polk State College, where she now has the company of her aunt and grandmother in their Intro to Digital Media class.…
What do classes look like during the pandemic at Polk State? Digital Media explains
Polk State College offers a variety of hybrid classes, but what does “hybrid” really mean? Students, faculty, and staff with the College’s Digital Media Technology Program share what the mix of classroom and online learning…
Polk State Students to Share Their Talents During Art in Transit Week
Art in Transit week kicks off April 13, and Polk State students will be out and about, sharing their talents with bus riders across the county. Art in Transit is a weeklong program to encourage…
Films to Photos: Digital Media Technology Program Hosts Annual Student Showcase on May 10
Polk State’s Digital Media Technology program will host its second annual Digital Media Student Showcase at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, in room LTB 1100 on the Lakeland campus. During the event, students will…
Memorial Planned for Alumnus
The students and faculty of Polk State’s Digital Media Technology program have planned a gathering to honor student Vernon Aguirre, who died in late June after sustaining injuries in a fall. The gathering will take…
College Community Shocked, Saddened by Loss of Student Vernon Aguirre
Vernon Aguirre, who came to Polk State to pursue a second career as a filmmaker and became a student-leader whose impact transcended campus boundaries, died Saturday after sustaining injuries in a fall. The loss was…
Polk’s Digital Media Students to Showcase Work, Including Film ‘Cantastic’
Students studying in Polk State College’s Digital Media Technology degree program will showcase their work — from photos to video clips to, as the grand finale, a short film — during an event that begins…
Annalisa Harris Interviews Ursula Bernstein
Annalisa Harris interviews her grandmother, Ursula Bernstein, who was born in Germany and migrated to the United States at five years old. Annalisa is enrolled in the Digital Media Technology department at Polk State College.…