Polk State College Health Sciences Maintains Cutting Edge
Polk State College is set to unveil a program unlike any other in the country, establishing formalized, hands-on training for nurses and technicians who participate in robot-assisted surgery. Doctors and patients are increasingly embracing less-invasive…
Polk State College to Host Jazz Great Wynton Marsalis
Polk State College will proudly host jazz phenomenon Wynton Marsalis at a March 8 event on the Winter Haven campus. Marsalis will be accompanied by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at the performance, planned…
Polk State’s FallFest Celebrates 25 Years
After 25 years of staging its popular FallFest, Polk State College knows what attendees want and love: crafts, entertainment and pumpkins. This year, the College will offer all that and more when FallFest comes to…
Friday Event: Charter High School at Polk State Celebrates New Winter Haven Home
Polk State College will unveil its newest building on the Winter Haven campus on Friday, September 30, at 9:30 a.m. at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School. The…
College Mourns Loss of Polk State’s “#1 Fan”
Words alone can not express the grief the Polk State family feels. Dean Lyle will not be forgotten, and his family and loved ones remain in our hearts… Charles (“Charlie”) Norman Lyle II (August 21,…
Local Charter School Announces Expansion at Polk State College
This week’s meeting of the Polk State College District Board of Trustees included an encouraging announcement by Bridget Fetter, principal of Polk State’s Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School. According to Fetter, the Polk County…
Polk State College Celebrates Women’s History Month in March: Nationally-Acclaimed Speakers at Both Campuses
This year’s Women’s History Month celebration at Polk State College highlights three critically-acclaimed guest speakers in addition to many fun, exciting activities for students and the community. Inspired by her own challenges and experiences, Christine…
Gospel Icon Delores “Mom” Winans Headlines Polk State College Black History Month Finale
Just weeks after hosting world-famous Maya Angelou at a sold-out, standing-room only event, Polk State College welcomes another legend to its Winter Haven campus. Delores “Mom” Winans, matriarch of Detroit’s renowned gospel-music family, will be…
Polk State College Honors African American Artists James Denmark And Kent McAllister With Gallery Reception
As part of Polk State College’s month-long celebration of Black History Month, a reception honoring African-American artists James Denmark and Kent McAllister will be held Monday, February 7, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in the…
The Polk State College Foundation and the Women’s Resource Center Proudly Present an Evening with Maya Angelou to a Sellout Crowd
The Polk State College Foundation and the Women’s Resource Center are sponsoring “An Evening Conversation” with Dr. Maya Angelou, “a remarkable Renaissance woman” who has been hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary…