Fall Convocation for Faculty and Staff
Polk State faculty and staff kicked off the new academic year at the 2014 Fall Convocation Aug. 13 on the Winter Haven campus.
Polk State Aerospace Student Spent Summer in Competitive JetBlue Internship Program
A Polk State Aerospace student will have to rewrite his resume after spending summer vacation as an intern with JetBlue Airways. “I can put on my resume that I worked for one of the country’s…
Polk State Hosting Free Events on Possibilities of 3-D Printing
The possibilities of 3-D printing will be the topic of three special events this month at Polk State College. In 3-D printing, digital files are “printed” into three-dimensional objects — anything from rocket engine parts for…
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…
