Teachers credit Polk State for skills, ability to adapt to online teaching
Educators and students across Polk County and the nation have settled into the online teaching and learning environment through the COVID-19 public health emergency. Graduates of Polk State College’s Elementary Education Program have shared that…
Polk State Respiratory Care students & grads prepared to save lives
Polk State College’s Health Sciences programs prepare students for the frontline and in just one week, Respiratory Care seniors will be graduating and taking the next step to becoming the healthcare professionals local hospitals need.…
Guide to online tutoring at Polk State
Polk State students have the advantage of online tutoring and support even though campuses and centers remain closed. “When courses went fully online due to COVID-19, we wanted to make sure that students wouldn’t miss…
Guide to online learning at Polk State
While Polk State already offered many online classes, the coronavirus pandemic caused the College to shift all classes to a remote learning environment for the foreseeable future. Some of Polk State’s courses include a combination…
Polk State Radiography “is still here and still strong,” preparing students for the frontline
Polk State College’s Health Sciences programs maintain longstanding reputations of excellence and have trained many of Polk County’s healthcare professionals. This may be more critical than ever during the COVID-19 public health emergency, with Polk…
Polk State Nursing’s Marianne Thomas remembered for her “nurse’s soul”
For 22 years, Marianne Thomas served Polk State College’s Nursing Department, undoubtedly impacting the lives of many – from her students to practicing nurses, to their patients and families. Thomas, who retired in August 2019,…
College provides remote test proctoring to all Polk State students
Polk State College resumed classes online and operations remotely on Monday, March 30. As students continue to be advised not to visit the College’s campuses and centers until further notice to help prevent the spread…
Polk State College faculty and staff come together and get creative to continue instruction online through COVID-19
As Polk State College moves to an online learning environment for the remainder of the 2020 Spring Semester to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, faculty and staff have partnered and are taking innovative approaches…
Acclaimed writer John Yamrus to speak at Polk State College on March 12
As part of its new Visiting Writers Program, the Polk State College Creative Writing Club will host nationally-known writer John Yamrus on March 12 from noon to 1 p.m. on the Lakeland Campus at 3425…
POLKcast: The Writing Studio and grammar jokes with Rebecka Ramos
In this episode of POLKcast, Professor Rebecka Ramos entertains some grammar jokes and shares about Polk State College’s The Writing Studio — a valuable tutoring resource for students to receive assistance from the College’s dedicated…