Family Forges New Bonds While Taking Holocaust Literature Course at Polk State
Think “family bonding” and things like dinners, board games and movie nights probably come to mind. The Wright family of Polk City bonded in a more unusual way, during Literature of the Holocaust at Polk…
Twanna Dewdney, Two-Time Polk Grad, Uses Salon as AIDS Test Site, Place of Hope
Yes, she cuts hair and does makeup for a living, but the words “stylist” or “cosmetologist” don’t come close to describing Twanna “T-Fay” Dewdney’s work. “Advocate” is much more accurate. Dewdney, a two-time Polk State…
Polk State Partners with Saint Leo University to Give Students More Options for Higher Degrees
Polk State College has inked a new agreement with Saint Leo University that gives students more options for pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees. Saint Leo University is a liberal arts institution located in Pasco County.…
Polk State Anglers Qualify for National College Championship
John Luke Ferguson and Wesley Wise of the Polk State College Bass Fishing Team have qualified for the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship, which will take place July 31-Aug. 2 on the Chatuge Reservoir in…
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…
