Polk State College to hold two graduation ceremonies Thursday in Lakeland
Polk State College will host its 128th commencement with two ceremonies on Thursday.
Where and when?
Polk State will hold ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.
Graduates have been notified of their assigned ceremonies by email. They are each allotted six tickets. Tickets are not needed for graduates or attendees 2 years old or younger.
The ceremony will be live-streamed at www.polk.edu/academics/graduation.
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Who is graduating?
Polk State will confer degrees upon 1,140 students. While 89% are Polk County residents, others reside in Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina, the school said in a news release.
Of that total, 201 will receive diplomas from Polk State’s six baccalaureate degree programs.
The youngest graduates are 16 and the oldest are 61.
Who is speaking?
The ceremonies will include remarks from Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti, Spring 2023 distinguished alumnus Bo Boyte and Polk State district board of trustees Immediate Past Chair Ashley Bell Barnett.
Boyte, vice president of commercial banking for Bank of Central Florida, played baseball for Polk State before graduating in 1994. He later received a degree in agribusiness management from the University of Florida and worked for his family’s agriculture business.
Bell Barnett has served the Polk State College district board of trustees since her appointment in 2018. She has also served the Polk State College Foundation Board in leadership roles including development chair, treasurer and vice-chair.
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