Polk State students, President & DBOT Vice Chair connect virtually to discuss challenges & solutions
Polk State College’s student leaders, President Angela Garcia Falconetti, and District Board of Trustees Vice Chair Cindy Hartley Ross connected in a Zoom web conference meeting Wednesday to discuss challenges to the online learning environment…
Polk State partners with Winter Haven, Haines City to offer more access to Wi-Fi
Because some students may have trouble accessing reliable internet at home, Polk State College has partnered with Winter Haven and Haines City officials to set up or boost wireless-access points in various public parking lots…
Polk State SALO keeps students engaged through Virtual Student Center
Polk State College’s Student Activities and Leadership Office (SALO) has not slowed down during the College’s move to the online learning environment. Students quickly brainstormed creative ways to keep their peers connected in the online…
Summer 2020 enrollment is open at Polk State College
Enrollment is open at Polk State College for the Summer 2020 Semester, which will be fully online to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The semester will begin on May 6. Currently enrolled students are…
Polk State College students share advice and motivation for their peers
As Polk State College students successfully completed the first week of the fully online learning environment to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, they took to social media to connect and share some words of…
Polk State Nursing application period postponed
Polk State College has delayed the application period for the Nursing Program as it continues to monitor and respond to COVID-19. The application period that was originally scheduled from May 15 through May 31 is…
Summer 2020 priority and dual enrollment registration begins at Polk State College
Enrollment for the Summer 2020 Semester at Polk State College begins today, April 6, with priority and dual enrollment registration. Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the semester will be fully online. The semester…
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,…
Polk State College provides resources to cope with stress and barriers to learning
Fear and anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic can be overwhelming, but coping with stress makes individuals, the people they care about, and the community stronger. Polk State College’s Director of Disability and Counseling Services Kimberly…
Polk State College operations to continue remotely through safer-at-home order
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a statewide safer-at-home order Wednesday afternoon that will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2020, and will expire on Thursday, April 30, 2020, to help prevent the spread…