Resources available for Polk State students and community members facing food insecurity
Polk State College offers resources for students who are experiencing food insecurity. Two key programs, My Brother’s Keeper and Polk Pantry, accept donations year-round and provide discreet and confidential assistance to students by offering food…
Polk State collegiate high schools to hold info sessions for 2026-27
With application dates around the corner for Polk State College’s collegiate high schools, information sessions will be held over the next several months for parents and prospective students. Polk State’s three charter high schools allow…
Polk State Student Services closed Oct. 31 for training
Polk State College’s Student Services Office will be closed on Friday, Oct. 31 as members of the department take part in a mandatory office retreat and training. While the department will be closed for in-person…
Professor of Biology Anthony Cornett elected as President of Faculty Senate
Polk State College’s Faculty Senate recently elected Professor of Biology Anthony Cornett as its President. A faculty member in the Winter Haven Science Department since 2011, Cornett has served as a steadfast member of Faculty…
Polk State Education Program creates textbook donation initiative
For college students nationwide, textbooks can be a major cost. For students in Polk State College’s Education Program, there may be a solution. Education Program Director Victoria Carlock began her tenure during the Summer 2025…
POLKcast: Haunted houses and spooky conversations
This spooky season, Polk State College’s Winter Haven Campus Library transformed into a haunted house crawling with cryptids, creatures and folklore, all in support of student clubs. The Art Club, Book Club and International Circle…
Canvas is back online after Amazon Web Services outage
UPDATE OCTOBER 20, 7:55 P.M. Canvas is back online after an Amazon Web Services outage. ORIGINAL POST OCTOBER 20, 9:46 A.M. An Amazon Web Services outage is impacting major websites, including Canvas. You can follow…
Polk State receives historic NSF grant to bolster STEM opportunities
Thanks to a historic grant, Polk State College is on the verge of taking its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum to a whole new level. For the first time in the College’s history,…
Internet restored on Lakeland Campus
UPDATE October 16, 2025, 10:48 p.m. Internet at Polk State Lakeland Campus has been restored. Classes and operations to resume as normal on Friday, October 17, 2025. ORIGINAL POST Polk State’s Lakeland Campus is currently…
AgriPolk: Polk State launches new pathway to careers in agriculture
Polk State College has launched an initiative to connect students ripe with passion for agriculture to higher education and workforce training that will lead to rewarding careers. AgriPolk combines the transferable Associate in Arts (AA)…
