Student Services Retreat
Members of the Student Services staff met May 30 at the Polk State Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center in Bartow for the 2014 “We are Family” retreat to discuss plans for the coming academic year.
Polk State’s High School Graduations are May 31, June 2 and 3
Each of Polk State College’s three high schools will celebrate their commencement ceremonies in the coming week. Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School will be the first to graduate its Class of 2014.…
Polk State Open Houses are June 3, 5
Polk State College will host two Open House events for prospective students. The first event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 3 at the in room LTB 1100 at Polk State Lakeland,…
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College High School Will Graduate First Class June 2
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College will graduate its first class — consisting of nine students who might otherwise have never finished high school — at 6:30 p.m. on June 2 at the Polk State Lakeland…
Three Years After She Spoke on Campus, Polk State Mourns Maya Angelou
Three years after she spoke to a sold-out audience at Polk State Winter Haven’s Fine Arts Theatre, famed poet, author, actress, playwright and civil-rights activist Maya Angelou has died. News reports early Wednesday said Angelou…
Holiday Has New Meaning: Polk State Students Thank Service Members on Memorial Day
For many, the meaning of Memorial Day is no deeper than backyard barbecues and sales at the mall. Not for members of Polk State Lakeland’s Black Student Union — especially not after Monday. While they…
Polk State Athletes Volunteer at State Special Olympics
Twenty-four volunteers from Polk State — a mixture of incoming and returning soccer players, coaches and parents — assisted at the Florida Special Olympics State Summer Games earlier this month at the ESPN Wide World…
Polk’s Phi Theta Kappa Members Bring Home Numerous Honors from Convention
Polk State’s Phi Theta Kappa chapters brought back several honors — including a top administrator award — from the organization’s recent convention. Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for two-year colleges. Polk State…
“Father of EMS” Makes Textbook Come to Life for Polk Students
An education is built over time, assignment by assignment, lecture by lecture, course by course, semester by semester. Between registration and graduation, every day of a student’s education is a building block, a pivotal piece…
At Polk, Kimberly Myers Finds the Fuel for Her Dream of Becoming a Scientist
For as long as she can remember, Kimberly Myers has wanted to be a scientist. For nearly as long, she has heard the many reasons why she’ll never be one. She’s not smart enough. She’s…
