Polk State Bass Fishing Team wins college invitational, qualifies for national championship
Polk State College’s Bass Fishing Team won the top spot in the Florida BASS Nation College Invitational and is moving on to the national championship. Kyle Stafford, who graduated in May with his Polk State…
Virtual Student Center kicks off summer activities
While Polk State College’s classes remain online due to the public health emergency, opportunities still abound for students to connect through the Student Activities and Leadership Office’s (SALO) Virtual Student Center which has kicked off…
Graduating Gateway student accelerates her dream to law career at Polk State
Giselle Mason is a familiar face on Polk State College’s campuses, but it wasn’t long ago that she was the “new kid” at Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School, having moved from…
Graduating student says Polk State is not only a college, it’s also a place to grow
Isabella Diaz’s journey to her degree has not been easy, but it has been filled with people who have provided help when she needed it and opportunities that will undoubtedly aid in her future endeavors.…
Polk State students, President & DBOT Vice Chair connect virtually to discuss challenges & solutions
Polk State College’s student leaders, President Angela Garcia Falconetti, and District Board of Trustees Vice Chair Cindy Hartley Ross connected in a Zoom web conference meeting Wednesday to discuss challenges to the online learning environment…
Polk State SALO keeps students engaged through Virtual Student Center
Polk State College’s Student Activities and Leadership Office (SALO) has not slowed down during the College’s move to the online learning environment. Students quickly brainstormed creative ways to keep their peers connected in the online…
Polk State College students share advice and motivation for their peers
As Polk State College students successfully completed the first week of the fully online learning environment to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, they took to social media to connect and share some words of…
Welcome Back Week
To start the spring semester, Polk State students enjoyed a variety of Welcome Back Week events Jan. 13-16, 2020, on the Lakeland and Winter Haven campuses.
Polk State celebrates 121st graduating class
Polk State College celebrated nearly 1,200 students who qualified to participate in the 121st commencement Dec. 12, 2019, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. More than 550 graduates, families and friends, and guests who attended…
Polk State students meet Polk County delegates in Tallahassee ahead of 2020 Legislative Session
Polk State College students connected with members of the Polk County Legislative Delegation in Tallahassee ahead of the 2020 Legislative Session to share the critical importance of investing in student services such as advising, as…