From Practical to Inspirational: Current Students Share Advice for Incoming Freshmen
The start of Polk State’s fall semester is just a few weeks away, and across the county, members of the incoming freshmen class are waiting, wondering, and maybe even worrying … what is college really…
Virginia Davidson, Early Music Faculty Member: “It’s Incredible What Has Happened at Polk State”
Born in a Winter Haven grove house, Virginia Davidson always dreamed of making music, but never that music would take her so far. Now 86, Davidson had her first piano recital at age 5. She…
Polk State Grad Finds Fulfillment Each Day in Work as Paramedic
Two pivotal years and a Polk State degree set Margaret Orozco on a path she never thought possible, and in following it, she’s found fulfillment she never could have imagined. “I love coming to work,” said…
Bookstore Link Now Live in College’s Passport
Students registering for fall classes will now see a link in Passport that takes them to the College’s online bookstore. Earlier this year, the College contracted with Barnes & Noble College for management of its…
First Time in Florida: Exhibit of Work Created in Life’s Direst Circumstances to Open at Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center on July 21
There are paintings that had been stuffed under a bed in a homeless shelter, ink drawings created in the back of an abandoned gas station, other pieces that had been thumbtacked to the walls of…
Smoking Now Limited to Polk State Parking Lots
Students returning to Polk State Winter Haven this fall will notice a big change in where it’s OK to smoke — or more specifically, where it’s not. Earlier this year, the Polk State Winter Haven Student…
Polk State Student Makes Club History with Win at National Competition
For the first time, a Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate student has placed first in a national competition for aspiring health professionals. In late June, HOSA (Health Occupations Student Association) held its annual National…
Meet the Officers: Polk State Lakeland SGA President Chris Ly, VP Otis Wilson
The Student Government Association is the official representative of Polk State College students. The SGA acts as a liaison between students and administrators, organizes campus activities, and represents students in statewide organizations and legislative issues…
Value Your Supervisor, and Work Like Someone Who Doesn’t Need One!
So there’s this person at internships and in workplaces who is called a supervisor. The supervisor is responsible for making sure that everything gets done as it should. In many work environments, people choose not…
Polk State Students Bring Home Top-10 Finishes from National Phi Beta Lambda Conference
Members of Polk State College’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda captured a handful of top-10 finishes at the organization’s recent National Leadership Conference. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) is the nation’s oldest…
