Winners of Polk State Lake Wales' scavenger hunt included, from left, Nikela Sullivan, Abigail Granados, Caroline Ullman, and Victoria Granados. Not pictured is Richard Campagna.

Students Get to Know Polk State Lake Wales Through Scavenger Hunt

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Winners of Polk State Lake Wales' scavenger hunt included, from left, Nikela Sullivan, Abigail Granados, Caroline Ullman, and Victoria Granados. Not pictured is Richard Campagna.

During its Welcome Week activities, the Polk State College JD Alexander Center organized a scavenger hunt aimed at getting students to learn more about the College’s presence in Lake Wales. Students had to answer questions…

From left, Nick Swiney, Jared Houts and Kyle Town are three members of the band Trials, which will represent Polk State in the United Way's upcoming Battle of the Bands.

“Battle of the Bands” Features Polk State Entry

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From left, Nick Swiney, Jared Houts and Kyle Town are three members of the band Trials, which will represent Polk State in the United Way's upcoming Battle of the Bands.

Their name is Trials. They’re rock. They’re indie. And they’ll be reppin’ Polk State at the United Way’s upcoming Battle of the Bands. The Battle of the Bands will take place at 5:30 p.m. on…

Polk State’s Hispanic Heritage Month Events Begin Sept. 18

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Polk State’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration kicks off Sept. 18, and will include a busy slate of cross-campus events, from a volleyball game in Winter Haven to a fiesta in Lakeland. Hispanic Heritage Month is…

Volunteerism Event Offers Chance to Get Involved, Reap Benefits

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An event with Polk State connections takes place this weekend, the message of which is this: If you’re not volunteering in your community, it’s time to start. Servapalooza Polk is planned for 9 a.m. to…

Polk State recently sent its first students on a science field experience to the Bahamian island Andros. From left, students Mary Bibler, Brett Linamen, Joshua Campbell, Beth Ackerly, Jessi Shell, Biology Professor Anthony Cornett, students Amanda Arbuthnot, Michelle Shaffer, Kristiana Heath, and Lyndon, who works at Forfar, the field station where trip participants were based.

Polk’s International Summer: Students Study in Bahamas, Europe

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Polk State recently sent its first students on a science field experience to the Bahamian island Andros. From left, students Mary Bibler, Brett Linamen, Joshua Campbell, Beth Ackerly, Jessi Shell, Biology Professor Anthony Cornett, students Amanda Arbuthnot, Michelle Shaffer, Kristiana Heath, and Lyndon, who works at Forfar, the field station where trip participants were based.

It’s been an international summer at Polk State College, with students having recently traveled far from their Central Florida homes. One group of students just returned from a first-ever science field study in the Bahamas,…

The Power of Polk from an Eagle’s Eye

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When students make the choice to attend Polk State College, they not only commit to being part of the stellar student body of a prominent state college, but they also commit to being an Eagle,…

olk State Lakeland's Student Government Association will host a leadership event featuring Internship Program Coordinator Lynn Chisholm.

Polk State Lakeland Hosting Student Leadership Event

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olk State Lakeland's Student Government Association will host a leadership event featuring Internship Program Coordinator Lynn Chisholm.

Polk State Lakeland’s Student Government Association will host a leadership event for students on April 18. The event, dubbed Leadership SWAGG — Students Working to Accomplish Great Goals — will begin with a football challenge at…

Polk State Rotaract Will Be Inaugurated Thursday

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Polk State’s new Rotaract Club will have an inauguration ceremony on Thursday at noon at Garden Ballroom of Olde Towne Square, 323 3rd St. N.W., in Winter Haven. Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for…

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