Polk State & BayCare launch externship for faculty to bring best practices to the classroom
In a collaborative effort to ensure that Polk State Nursing’s training remains relevant to the clinical experience, BayCare and Polk State have launched an externship program for faculty to work at the bedside and bring…
Polk State College to celebrate 129th Commencement in December
Polk State College will celebrate its 129th class during its Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. For the Fall 2023 Commencement Ceremony, 1,304 graduates qualify…
Polk State’s first Research Marathon gives students help they need
For three hours, help on just about every subject was available for Polk State College students. The first-ever Research Marathon was a pilot endeavor held at the Library on the Lakeland Campus on Friday, Oct.…
Equipment donation from University of Tampa gives Polk State science students an edge
With a recent equipment donation from the University of Tampa, Polk State College will be able to give students in upper-level science classes invaluable hands-on instruction. The Science Department received a gas chromatograph. The large…
Polk State alum lands job in Business Information Technology shortly after graduation
Less than a semester after graduating from Polk State College, Dominic Jenkins landed a job in his chosen field. He received his Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management with a concentration in Business…
Collaborative effort brings WFA renovations to life
The first part of renovations to Polk State College’s Winter Haven Fine Arts (WFA) Building on the Winter Haven Campus is complete, signifying significant progress for a project that stakeholders call a collaborative effort and…
Polk State receives International Distance Learning Award
The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented Polk State College’s Director of Learning Technology and Online Education Cody Moyer with an International Distance Learning Award in the leadership category for higher education. The USDLA…
Polk State Education students become published writers
Students in the Polk State College Education Program received the exciting news that their research and writing would be published in the Florida Association of Science Teachers Journal before they even graduated with their Bachelor…
Polk State College, Bellwether finalist presents at Community Colleges Future Assembly
Polk State College faculty and staff presented at the Community Colleges Future Assembly in February in San Antonio, where Polk State was recognized as one of 10 national finalists for the prestigious Bellwether Award in…
Polk State’s Open Educational Resources save students $2.5 million
More than 25,000 Polk State students have saved $2.5 million in textbook costs thanks to faculty and staff who have worked to implement Open Educational Resources in College courses. Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching,…