Electricity restored at Polk State Lakeland Campus
UPDATE TUESDAY, JULY 23, AT 11:45 A.M.
Electricity has been restored at the Polk State Lakeland Campus after a temporary outage Tuesday morning.
Face-to-face classes on the Lakeland Campus will not be taking place for the remainder of the day. Students are encouraged to check Canvas and communicate with their professors. Online and hybrid classes are unaffected; however, students should always check Canvas for communication from their instructors.
Student Services staff are also working remotely on Tuesday due to impacts of the power outage.
Individuals who planned to come to Lakeland Campus for assistance with registration, advising, or financial aid should visit the Winter Haven Campus at 999 Ave. H N.E. between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Assistance is also available by email and phone:
- Admission assistance is available by email based on the first letter of last name (A-M: admissionsa@polk.eduand N-Z: admissionsz@polk.edu) or by calling 863.297.1000.
- General assistance is available by emailing registrar@polk.edu, calling 863.297.1000, or messaging the webchat in the bottom left corner of the polk.edu/admission-aid page.
- Assistance specific to registering for Fall 2024 Semester classes in the Polk Portal is available by emailing FallRegistration24@polk.edu.
- Advising is available by email based on the first letter of last name (A-M: onlineadvisinga@polk.eduand N-Z: onlineadvisingz@polk.edu) or by calling 863.297.1000.
- Financial aid assistance is available by emailing financialaid@polk.edu, calling 863.297.1004, or messaging the webchat in the bottom left corner of the polk.edu/admission-aid page.
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School and Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School offices are closed Tuesday, but staff members are working remotely. Individuals who need to contact the schools can email Gateway Principal Meesha Downing-Townsend at MDowning@polk.edu and Lakeland Collegiate Principal Rick Jeffries at RJeffries@polk.edu.
Students are encouraged to monitor polk.edu and the College’s social media accounts for updates.
ORIGINAL POST TUESDAY, JULY 23, AT 8:33 A.M.
Polk State Lakeland Campus is currently without power due to a damaged transformer. Lakeland Electric is working to address the issue but power is not expected to be restored until Tuesday afternoon.
Face-to-face classes that were scheduled on the Lakeland Campus on Tuesday, July 23, are canceled. Students are encouraged to check in Canvas for further communication from their professors. Online and hybrid classes are unaffected; however, students should always check in Canvas for any additional information from their instructors.
Individuals who planned to come to Lakeland Campus for assistance with registration, advising, or financial aid should visit the Winter Haven Campus at 999 Ave. H N.E. between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Assistance is also available by email and phone:
- Admission assistance is available by email based on the first letter of last name (A-M: admissionsa@polk.edu and N-Z: admissionsz@polk.edu) or by calling 863.297.1000.
- General assistance is available by emailing registrar@polk.edu, calling 863.297.1000, or messaging the webchat in the bottom left corner of the polk.edu/admission-aid page.
- Assistance specific to registering for Fall 2024 Semester classes in the Polk Portal is available by emailing FallRegistration24@polk.edu.
- Advising is available by email based on the first letter of last name (A-M: onlineadvisinga@polk.eduand N-Z: onlineadvisingz@polk.edu) or by calling 863.297.1000.
- Financial aid assistance is available by emailing financialaid@polk.edu, calling 863.297.1004, or messaging the webchat in the bottom left corner of the polk.edu/admission-aid page.
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School and Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School offices are closed Tuesday, but staff members are working remotely. Individuals who need to contact the schools can email Gateway Principal Meesha Downing-Townsend at MDowning@polk.edu and Lakeland Collegiate Principal Rick Jeffries at RJeffries@polk.edu.
Students are encouraged to monitor polk.edu and the College’s social media accounts for updates.