Girls participating in STEM activity.

Polk Girls In STEM Will ‘Break Barriers’ And ‘Build Bridges’

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Girls participating in STEM activity.

Fourth- to eighth-grade girls from Lake Wales schools will have the opportunity to learn Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) from female scientists at Polk State College in the Polk Girls in STEM program. Polk…

Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti poses with the District Board of Trustees during her first DBOT meeting August 28.

District Board of Trustees Appoints New Leadership

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Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti poses with the District Board of Trustees during her first DBOT meeting August 28.

Polk State College’s District Board of Trustees elected a new chairman and vice-chairman during its annual reorganization meeting Monday, which was also President Angela Garcia Falconetti’s first Board meeting. Mark Turner, who previously served as…

Students at First Flight Convocation.

Polk State College Sees Steady Increase In Enrollment

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Students at First Flight Convocation.

Fall enrollment is up this year from last at Polk State College, and a focus on engaging and retaining first-year students is to thank. Enrollment is 1.1 percent higher for the start of the 2017-18…

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First Flight Welcomes Students to Polk State College

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First Flight logo

On Friday, August 18, more than 1100 new freshmen attended Polk State’s First Flight Convocation, themed The Flavor of College. Incoming students were welcomed by the entire College community, inspired to learn interesting facts and…

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Students Soar In First-Year Experience (FYE)

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Students

Classes officially began Monday, August 21, and Polk State’s staff, faculty, and students have been gearing up for a fantastic year. An integral part of the Academic Year’s commencement is the First-Year Experience, commonly known…

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Be Prepared for Two Major Events on Monday, August 21

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Monday, August 21 is a big day for Polk State College! The fall semester is starting, with students bustling to prepare for their first day of classes. But, there is another big event taking place…

Nine Semi-Finalists for Polk State College President

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The 22-member Polk State College President Screening Committee met April 17 to reduce the list to 9 semi-finalists vying for the opportunity to be the fifth president of Polk State College. Semi-finalists will be invited…

Polk State Phi Theta Kappa: Awards, Friends, Community

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Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is the international honor society for two-year colleges. Polk State College has two chapters of Phi Theta Kappa: Xi Pi on the Winter Haven Campus and Beta Upsilon Upsilon on the…

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