Sophomore Night: Baseball sophomores reflect on Polk State careers ahead of final home game
Come Wednesday night, 13 Polk State Baseball sophomores will take Bing Tyus Yard for the final time. The Eagles will celebrate Sophomore Night before playing host to Hillsborough Community College. The sophomores have varying stories…
OTA students help with stress relief in time for exams
As final exams approach, Polk State College students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program want their fellow students to do something critically important – relax. Each year, students from the program take part in…
Clay shooting event connects Polk State athletes and donors
Polk State College student-athletes had the opportunity to meet some of the donors who support them on Friday at the John R. Alexander Memorial Clays Classic. The sponsoring Polk State Foundation reached its goal of…
National award highlights Polk State’s outstanding student leadership & activities
Polk State College’s Student Activities and Leadership Office and the student leaders behind SALO’s awesomeness were recently honored with a national award, highlighting the College’s robust student life and the opportunities available to students at…
Polk State students and faculty to be surveyed on college experience
What constitutes quality in the community college experience? Research shows that for many groups of students, the more actively engaged they are the more likely they are to learn, to persist with their studies, and…
Black History Month celebrations are underway at Polk State
Polk State College is hosting a variety of virtual events in honor of Black History Month. The series of events kicked off in January with the College’s 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Virtual…
Polk State’s 2021-2022 Report to Community showcases success
Polk State College’s annual Report to Community highlights the successes of students, the hard work of faculty and staff, and the support the College receives from the community each year. The 2021 annual report is…
Polk State Volleyball soars to nationals
Polk State Volleyball will travel to the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Division I Volleyball Championship in Hutchinson, Kansas, next week to face off against the top teams in the nation. The team’s success,…
Students can participate in Virtual Student Center and small campus events this fall
Polk State College’s Student Activities and Leadership Office, better known as SALO, has a diverse and exciting calendar of events for the Fall 2021 Semester, including a wide selection of activities through the Virtual Student…
APPLY NOW: Federal relief funds make education possible for Polk State students
Emergency financial aid grants awarded through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) are keeping Polk State College students on track to achieving their higher education goals by covering the cost of their classes, and…