Polk State College celebrates Women’s History Month

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Women's History Month

Polk State College kicked off its celebration of Women’s History Month this week and will host events at the Winter Haven and Lakeland campuses to honor and empower women.

The Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, in partnership with the Polk State College Foundation, Student Activities Boards, and S.I.S.T.E.R.S. Club, will bring students, faculty, and staff, and members of the community together for favorites including the Foundation’s Wise & Witty Women and Many Magnificent Men Luncheon.

The events planned for the month include:

A Call For Non Violence: One Billion Rising Art Exhibition

Feb. 11 – March 14 | Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Gallery

Knowing Your Worth

Speaker: Pairris Jones, Associate Director of Career Development, Florida Polytechnic University

March 4 | 12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Polk State Lakeland Student Center Dining Hall, LAC 1133

Girls Talk

March 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Polk State Winter Haven Student Center, WST 126

Sponsored by the S.I.S.T.E.R.S. Club and Winter Haven Student Activities Board.

Don’t Touch My Crown! Women’s Leadership Series to Empower and Encourage Women

Featuring Polk State President Angela Garcia Falconetti

March 19 | 12 p.m. | Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Lobby

Sponsored by the S.I.S.T.E.R.S. Club and Winter Haven Student Activities Board.

Refreshments will be provided.

Radiate Self Love

Speaker: LaQuitta Ghent, Director of Lighting Programs, Duke Energy Florida

March 20 | 12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Lobby

Lunch will be provided.

Wise & Witty Women and Many Magnificent Men Luncheon

Speaker: Stacy Pederson, Motivational Speaker

March 21 | 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Polk State Winter Haven Student Center, WST 126

March 22 | 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Polk State Lakeland Technology Building, LTB 1100

Reservations are $55 per person by March 8.

For more information, contact Kristie Peneguy at 863.297.1071 or kpeneguy@polk.edu.

For online reservations, please visit foundation.polk.edu/wwwmmm.