Polk State’s First-Year Experience fosters friendship & mentorship
Polk State College’s First-Year Experience is a comprehensive onboarding program that provides first-time-in-college students with robust resources including success coaching and career exploration, and for Associate in Arts students specifically, the First-Year Seminar course. For…
Polk State students and faculty to be surveyed on college experience
What constitutes quality in the community college experience? Research shows that for many groups of students, the more actively engaged they are the more likely they are to learn, to persist with their studies, and…
Nearly 600 Polk State classes participating in First Day Access Textbook Savings Program
Polk State College has partnered with Barnes and Noble as well as numerous textbook publishers to offer the First Day Access Textbook Savings Program, a program that provides students with reduced-price course materials on the…
Polk State’s 2021-2022 Report to Community showcases success
Polk State College’s annual Report to Community highlights the successes of students, the hard work of faculty and staff, and the support the College receives from the community each year. The 2021 annual report is…
Polk State Respiratory alum returns as Clinical Education Coordinator to train future RTs
Jordan Emro is a proud alum of Polk State College’s Respiratory Care Program and enjoyed nearly a decade working in the clinical setting before she felt called to return to the College full time. Emro…
Polk State Foundation funds tech for Nursing students
The Polk State College Foundation recently funded technology including laptops and scanners used at area hospitals for the Polk State Nursing Program. This investment enhances the Nursing Program’s simulation experience for students, specifically in the…
Polk State Math Professor Alexandros Dimitriadis remembered for big personality, even bigger commitment to the College
Alexandros Dimitriadis used the saying, “I’m not yelling, I’m just Greek” to calm his students and colleagues who may have been overwhelmed by his “larger-than-life presence.” He was passionate, outspoken, gregarious, and “pretty intense” at…
Polk State Education’s Mary Stowers dedicated life to uplifting others
Mary Stowers dedicated her life to uplifting others by motivating them to reach their fullest potential and supporting them in their pursuits. She was a source of knowledge and positivity for both her students and…
Polk State, Instituto Tecnológico de Merida partnership funded by 100K Strong in the Americas grant
The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund has selected Polk State College and Mexico’s Instituto Tecnológico de Merida (ITM) to receive a grant from the U.S-Mexico Innovation Fund Competition for Financial Inclusion and Agricultural…
Polk State Theatre didn’t skip a beat through COVID-19 & looks forward to upcoming season
While theatres were closed across the nation, Polk State Theatre was proactively designing protocols and putting health precautions in place to get students back on the stage as quickly and safely as possible. And audiences,…