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2011

May 2011

May 19, 2011
Marissa D'Amato: Lessons learned around the world
By Marissa D'Amato / Around the World and Back Since January I have always planned in my mind how I would write my last column in the Record, concluding my thoughts about Semester at Sea. I didn't know what I would be experiencing, understanding, ...

May 19, 2011
Today's youth capable of achieving peace, Archbishop Tutu says
Tutu and his wife recently participated in Semester at Sea, a study abroad program where students live on a ship and travel for a semester, with 600 college students. Some of the students he met worked to combat child slavery in Ghana, which another ...

May 19, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Around the World and Back
Marissa D'Amato, a 2009 graduate of Georgetown High School, spent the last several months traveling the world with the Semester at Sea program, and sharing thoughts on her adventures through her

May 6, 2011
Marissa D'Amato: Back to 'regular' life in US
By Marissa D'Amato / Around the World and Back As I write this, I am working my last work-study shift on Semester at Sea. Everyone around me is hustling and bustling, packing all of their belongings, declaring their custom and immigration forms, ...

May 1, 2011
The Quad News
Callahan gained this new perspective on life after she spent a semester at sea during her sophomore year of college. Callahan is a history major from Rhode ...

April 2011

Apr 30, 2011
James Doti: Chapman carries on legacy of entrepreneurism
The highly touted "Semester-at-Sea" academic program, the only such program in the world, was founded by Chapman University as "World Campus Afloat" in the mid-1960s to give American students the opportunity to have an international educational...

April 29
Memories of intrepid adventures ripple through Chapman’s history. (PDF, pg36)
In Chapman University’s 150-year history, few programs have been as visible, farreaching and impactful as Semester at Sea.

Apr 28, 2011
Marissa D'Amato: Epiphanies in the Pacific
Something like the Semester at Sea can stand the test of time and positively reshape who you once were, for the better The past few days have been extremely tough; knowing that this day (Saturday April 16) was coming and we would be arriving in Hawaii. ...

February 2011

February 17, 2011
Rocky Student Meets Archbishop at Sea
A semester of college doesn't usually bring to mind three months on a cruise ship, but for students participating in the Semester at Sea program, it's a reality.

February 24, 2011
It’s all about the climb
Throughout the past month that I have been on board Semester at Sea, I have began to realize that it’s not about where I end up in my travels; it’s about the journey I endured to achieve these ultimate destinations.

February 17, 2011
A piece of my heart in Accra
Spending the past week in Ghana has taught me a lot about myself; who I was, who I am, and who I am in the process of becoming.

February 14, 2011
Tony Buzzelli: It All Adds Up
Tony Buzzelli is arguably one of L.A.’s most successful executives, yet he is barely even an Angeleno.

February 11, 2011
Getting immersed in Ghana
Whu hu ti seng? That means, “How are you?” in Twi, one of the primary languages spoken in Ghana.

February 3, 2011
A religious experience in Rio
The past five days have led me all around the country of Brazil and it has been the most amazing and fulfilling few days of my life.

January 2011

January 27, 2011
Reflecting on the Amazon River
This week I am writing to you from a place a bit different than the last.

January 25, 2011
U.S. Embassy Visits with Semester at Sea Students
From January 20-23, U.S. General Consul to Brazil, Marie Damour; the wife of the Ambassador to Brazil, Mrs. Guisela Shannon; and other top embassy diplomats visited with the Semester At Sea program as it slowly traveled up the Amazon River to Manaus.

January 20, 2011
Cornell grad envisions hospitality home for youths
If Ben Justus has his way, underprivileged children around the world will help the hospitality industry fill its growing need for employees.

January 20, 2011
Island insights into American life
Greetings from Dominica, our first stop for the Semester at Sea!

January 17, 2011
Meet Marissa D’Amato, the Record's newest columnist
Starting Jan. 20, 2009 GMHS graduate Marissa D'Amato’s column, “Around the World and Back,” will appear regularly in The Georgetown Record and WickedLocalGeorgetown.com as she travels the globe with the Semester at Sea.

January 4, 2011
Glenwood Springs doctor returns from round-the-world adventure
Just home from a four-month voyage as the ship's doctor for the Semester at Sea program, Glenwood Springs native Dr. Chris Tonozzi is glad to be back on terra firma for a time, but there are undoubtedly more world travel adventures in the offing for this physician and his family.