Polk State Unveils Innovative Partnership with Polk Transit Authority
Polk State College on Monday announced an innovative partnership with the Polk Transit Authority — one that benefits more than 20,000 and has garnered national attention. In a pair of events, Polk State College President…
Polk State Dean Also Pastor of 400-Member Tampa Church
To know Reggie Webb is to know a man of two completely different identities — or so it would seem. During the workweek, he is Polk State College’s Lakeland dean of student services. He wears…
Bartow High Students Visit Polk State’s Airside Center
Forty students from Bartow High School’s Medical and Fire Academy recently visited Polk State’s Airside Center, where they received an introduction to the College’s Health Sciences, Fire Science, and Business programs. The goal of the…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate Student Selected for Phi Theta Kappa Academic Team
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School senior Terrence Nealy will this year represent Polk State College on the Phi Theta Kappa All-Florida Academic Team. Nealy will attend the 2012 Phi Theta Kappa All-Florida Academic Team…
Summer Registration Begins April 10 at Polk State College
Registration for summer classes at Polk State starts April 10; summer classes begin May 9. Students currently enrolled at the College may register for the summer term online through the College’s Passport. Prospective new students should…
Taking Flight: Polk State Reports to the Community
This weekend Polk State will release its annual Report to the Community — the theme of which this year is “Taking Flight.” Get your advance peek here at news@polk! View the Report Online Download the…
Wise & Witty Women and Many Magnificent Men Entertains Audiences on Both Campuses
It’s time again for Wise & Witty Women and Many Magnificent Men time at Polk State College. The event, now in its sixth year, has become a community favorite. It took place on the Winter Haven…
A Philosophy Club at Polk State? Yes, and It’s Growing by the Day
It’s a Tuesday afternoon and a dozen students are fully engaged in a debate over the meanings of “fate” and “chance.” They invoke the theories of Plato, Buddha and Immanuel Kant. Voices are raised. One…
Polk State College Presents Women’s History Month Event, “Sex(ism), Identity and Intimacy”
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Polk State College will present a multimedia presentation by internationally acclaimed speaker and author Dr. Gail Dines. Dines is a professor of sociology and women’s studies at Wheelock College…
Polk State Celebrates LEED-Certified Lakeland Student Center
Polk State College will celebrate its first LEED-certified building, the Lakeland Student Center, with a plaque presentation during Monday’s meeting of the District Board of Trustees.