Polk State Students to Travel to South Africa for Golden Key Conference
It’s been an international year at Polk State College — and it’s not over yet. In recent months, students have studied in the Bahamas and Europe, and now another group is preparing to travel to Cape…
Polk State Students Achieve Two National Rankings at Phi Beta Lambda Conference
Members of Polk State College’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda achieved two top-10 rankings at the organization’s recent National Leadership Conference. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) is the nation’s oldest and largest…
Polk State Student Wins New Supply Chain Management Scholarship
Polk State’s Kathy Frey went head-to-head with students from two major universities, and emerged as the clear standout for a new supply chain management scholarship. Frey, a resident of Lakeland studying in the College’s Supply…
Polk’s Urbina Overcomes, Sees “Sunrises” in Her Future
Christina Urbina describes the life she led up until a few years ago as standing in the ocean, right where the waves break, and getting knocked down over and over again. She dropped out of…
At Polk State, “Small Business Week” is 52 Weeks a Year
With the approach of National Small Business Week, Polk State is reminding local entrepreneurs that it has numerous resources available to help them turn their ideas into viable ventures. “At Polk State, Small Business Week…
At 67, Graduate Set to Begin New Life Based on Love of Teaching
Tonight, at 67 years old, David Jones will cross the Polk State commencement stage and begin a new life. Behind him, he’ll leave a career based in materialism, in which everything hinged on closing the…
Polk State Student Cassi Graham Graduating, But Still Refuses to Stop
For five years now, Cassi Graham has followed a simple mantra: Don’t stop. Even as she became a single mother, struggling each day to work, raise her daughter and attend classes at Polk State College,…
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