Aerospace Alumnus Learned More Than Flying Planes
Aaron Poidevin remembers the first time he thought he wanted to be a pilot. He was at MacDill’s Airfest. He was 8. “I was a kid watching airplanes doing tricks in the sky – of…
Academic Advisor Gives Students Choices About Their Education
College is incredibly exciting, but can also be difficult to navigate. Polk State College’s academic advisors make huge differences in the lives of students every day, not only by ensuring that they enroll in the…
Polk Girls In Science: Collaborative Effort Opens Eyes To Career Possibilities
Girls from Janie Howard Wilson Elementary and Bok Academy excitedly huddled around science lab tables at Polk State College on a recent Saturday to participate in a variety of Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Engineering (STEM)…
Creative Writing Club To Host Florida Poet Laureate
Polk State College’s Creative Writing Club will host a special guest on February 1 in the Lakeland Student Center – Florida Poet Laureate Peter Meinke. He is only the fourth poet laureate in the history…
Collegiate High Schools No. 1 In State For Graduation Rates
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate and Lakeland Collegiate high schools rank No. 1 out of 448 public high schools in Florida for four-year graduation rates. Gov. Rick Scott recently notified Polk State College’s charter…
Law Enforcement Academy Recruits To Hold Event For Dustin Ramsey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Through the Dustin Ramsey Memorial Scholarship Fund, Ramsey is memorialized as a talented leader who, even in dire circumstances, remained a resilient and determined fighter. Ramsey was a law enforcement recruit at the Polk State…
USF Advisor Provides Pathways For Polk State Students
When students become a part of the Eagle family at Polk State College, they also have the opportunity to become Bulls or Knights in training. Through the College’s partnerships with University of South Florida’s FUSE…
President, District Board Of Trustees Meet With Legislators, Advocate For Students
Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti and members of the District Board of Trustees recently gathered in Tallahassee to meet with representatives from the Florida College System’s 27 other institutions, as well as engage…
Five Questions With Music, Humanities Professor Ben Pila
Julliard-trained guitarist Ben Pila joined Polk State in 2014 as a Music instructor, but this is his first semester as a full-time professor teaching Humanities. This new responsibility isn’t slowing Pila down, though. He has…
Alumnus, Academic Advisor Gives Back To “Institution That Gave So Much To Me”
College is incredibly exciting, but can also be difficult to navigate. Polk State College’s academic advisors make huge differences in the lives of students every day, not only by ensuring that they enroll in the…