
Polk State Graduates Include 18 from Honors Program

Polk State College will graduate 18 students from its Honors Program at its upcoming commencement ceremony. The Honors Program offers smaller, more rigorous classes, field trips, priority registration and numerous scholarship opportunities. To qualify for…

Polk State to Graduate First Class from Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

History will be made at Polk State’s 107th commencement ceremony, when the College will graduate the first class of students from its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The College launched the degree — often…

Polk State Honors Students Present Work at Academic Showcase

The hard work of Polk State Honors Program students was on display Friday during the Fall Academic Showcase. Each semester, students in the Honors Program present work they’ve completed either for class or simply out…

Polk State Music’s Holiday Concerts Influenced by Hollywood, Nigeria

Concertgoers would normally be hard-pressed to find an event that includes music from the movie “Home Alone,” a traditional Nigerian song, and holiday classics — but that’s just what they’ll enjoy at two upcoming Polk…

Polk State Nursing Students, Faculty Receive Honors at State Convention

Members of Polk State College’s chapter of the Florida Nursing Students Association recently returned from the organization’s state convention — and they brought numerous distinctions home with them. The 58th annual FNSA convention took place…

Polk State Aerospace Director Tells Kids: The Sky Is the Limit

Polk State Aerospace’s Eric Crump recently led a paper airplane contest for schoolchildren, but the real lesson of the day was much bigger than folding wings or weighing down the nose with a paperclip. “I…

Polk State Trustees Conclude Year With Good News

Polk State College’s District Board of Trustees worked through a busy agenda at its November meeting, hearing an impressive report from one of its charter high schools, appointing members of a new advisory board, and…

Polk State’s Lakeland Cabaret to Perform ‘The Poe Project: A Midnight Dreary’

The debut season of Polk State’s Lakeland Cabaret continues later this month with “The Poe Project: A Midnight Dreary,” dramatic readings of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. “It’s going to be a night of…

Upcoming Performance at Polk State Makes Statement With Poetry, Music

An upcoming performance at Polk State will use both poetry and music to illuminate the power creativity has to thrive even in the most oppressive of circumstances. Presented by the College’s Philosophy Club and SALO…

Polk State Chain of Lakes Students Raise $947 in Penny Harvest

More than $947 — all in change — will benefit local good causes, thanks to the efforts of students at Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School. Each year, the school’s Leadership Cadre, a…