
Polk’s Summer Monroe Finishes Third at International Science Fair

Polk State College has another international science fair winner to its name. Summer Monroe, a senior at Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School, recently placed third in the microbiology category of the Intel International Science…

Sheriff Judd at Graduate Polk Breakfast: “Recognize the Value of Education”

Polk State College on Tuesday hosted business leaders from across the county to deliver a single message: Encourage your employees to attain higher education. The breakfast event at Polk State Winter Haven’s Student Center was…

Polk State Trustees Approve Furr & Wegman as Design Firm for Center for Public Safety

Polk State College’s District Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved Lakeland-based Furr & Wegman Architects, P.A., as the design firm for its Center for Public Safety. The selection continues a partnership between the firm…
POLKcast: Polk State Baseball alum becomes Survivor star [transcript]
00:00:00.060 –> 00:00:03.240 Are you ever on the street and people recognize you from the show? Hey, 00:00:03.240 –> 00:00:05.360 you’re Chris from Survivor. How often does that happen? 00:00:05.690 –> 00:00:09.400 It…

Summer Monroe Having International Adventure at Intel Science Fair

Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School student Summer Monroe is currently competing in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. Monroe’s project, a bandage that uses copper and a material called Sharklet, which…

Polk State Offering Art Scholarships; Deadline is June 19

Polk State has art scholarships available for Fall 2013. To apply for a scholarship, interested students should contact an art professor prior to registering for classes and paying any fees. Polk’s art professors and their…

Three Professors Attend Florida Campus Compact STEM Institute

Three Polk State professors recently attended Florida Campus Compact’s STEM Faculty Scholars Institute, which brought together faculty from all over the state to share their best practices in STEM and service-learning. Professors Anthony Cornett, Sarah…

Polk State Open Houses are June 10, 13

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 10 in the Lakeland Technology Building (LTB) at Polk State Lakeland,…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate Hosts Fifth-Graders for Day of STEM Fun
If the fifth-graders visiting Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School on Wednesday thought science was all about boring textbooks and scary test questions, they certainly don’t anymore. During their morning visit to the…

Polk State’s Coffey Covers State Baseball Tournament

Polk State Sports Information Coordinator Lisa Coffey, a seasoned sports reporter with more than 20 years experience, recently lent her talents to the Florida College System Activities Association, covering the state’s junior-college baseball tournament. Coffey…