Out-of-State Tuition Waiver Programs for Veterans, Undocumented Immigrants Now in Effect
The start of July also brought the start of two new out-of-state tuition waiver programs that will dramatically reduce costs for veterans and undocumented immigrants. The Congressman C.W. Bill Young Veteran Tuition Waiver Program went…
Polk State Warns Public Against Opening Emails from Polkedu.org
Polk State College is warning the public not to open emails from the domain polkedu.org. This domain is not associated with Polk State College and is being used in an ongoing scam. Emails from the…
Student Share Their “Fave” Parts of Polk State
Fall registration is underway, and we know that there are lots of people out there, contemplating applying to Polk State, but worried that it won’t be right for them. To find out what real-life Polk…
New Food Service Vendor Coming to Polk State Student Centers
New food service is coming to the student centers of Polk State’s Lakeland and Winter Haven campuses. For six years, Pinellas Park-based Oasis Refreshment Systems Inc., has held the contract for food service at the…
Polk Dean Focused on Accessibility: “We Have to Help Students See Themselves Here”
For Polk State’s Sylvester Little, education — literally overnight — saved him from poverty. In the decades since, he’s helped countless students believe in their own potential, achieve their goals, and transform their lives. He’ll continue…
Polk State Hires New Associate Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs
Polk State College has hired Tamara Sakagawa as its associate vice president of communications and public affairs. Sakagawa’s first day of work at Polk will be July 7. To her new position, Sakagawa brings more…
Fall Semester Brings New Deadline to Add Classes, Requirement to Declare Transfer Intentions
Polk State students should be aware of two important changes to the registration process that go into effect this fall. The first is a new deadline to add classes. Fall classes begin Aug. 18. In…
Update: Two Golf Carts Stolen from Polk State Winter Haven Campus Recovered, Arrest Made
The Winter Haven Police Department has made an arrest in the theft of two golf carts from Polk State’s Winter Haven campus, and both golf carts have been recovered. A suspect in the thefts was…
“A Little Bit Helps a Lot”: My Brother’s Keeper Marks Second Anniversary
It was in a physics class that Giuseppe Torregrossa sat, wondering not about matter and energy, but about where he would get his next meal. “I was praying to God about what to do,” said…
Polk Wins Statewide Competition for Efforts to Unite Educational Institutions, Manufacturing Industry
Polk State College has garnered statewide recognition for an innovative approach to manufacturing education that brings schools and employers to the same table. Earlier this year, the MAF Center for Advanced Manufacturing Excellence, a Tallahassee-based…
