January 20, 2012: The 108th voyage of Semester at Sea departed Nassau, Bahamas today after a one-day delay. The voyage includes a learning community of 570 undergraduate students, 79 lifelong learners, 38 faculty, and 32 staff. The spring voyage will visit 11 countries around the world in 104 days. Stay connected to the voyage through the current voyage blog, which will feature updates, videos, slideshows, profiles, and more.

Semester at Sea is the premier global shipboard study abroad program. Part of our commitment to excellence is ensuring that each year the program continues to improve. Gifts to the SAS Annual Fund make that possible. Every tax-deductible gift - no matter the size - makes a dramatic difference and helps provide the unique life-changing experience every student deserves. The SAS Annual Fund directly supports the strategic priorities of the Institute of Shipboard Education/Semester at Sea Board of Trustees. Please consider building a legacy for tomorrow by donating to Semester at Sea today. Click here to make your gift before December 31, 2011!

The FY 2011 ISE Year in Review describes the accomplishments of the 501(c)3 Institute for Shipboard Education from June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. This Year in Review showcases the ways that ISE accomplishes its global education mission through six strategic goal areas, its programs and leadership, and the Honor Roll of Donors.

Semester at Sea is pleased to announce the first two recipients of the newly created Tom Joyner Foundation (TJF) scholarship. Inita Knox and Kelsey Riley have received full scholarships for the Semester at Sea Spring 2012 voyage around the world. The TJF scholarships are merit-based awards for students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's) who wish to expand their worldview through Semester at Sea's unique global education program. Read more >>

Please be advised that our servers will be offline for scheduled maintenance this Friday, November 18 at 7 a.m. (ET). As a result, the online SAS application, giving form, inquiry form, course and field program listings, PDF documents on the Enrichment Voyages web pages, and MyVoyage portal will not be accessible. Please be sure to log out of MyVoyage in advance of 7 a.m. to avoid any conflicts with your account. All server-based applications will be upgraded and ready for your transactions on Saturday, November 19. Please address questions to [This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots; you need JavaScript enabled to view it] or 800.854.0195. Thank you for your understanding.

Semester at Sea has teamed up with The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton to increase the scope of AFSA's international education activities for America's students. Read more >>

Eight students from the United States and abroad have received the Semester at Sea Spring 2012 Presidential Scholarship awarded by the Institute for Shipboard Education. The full scholarships are awarded based on academic merit and quality of an applicant's proposal to broaden their global perspective through the unique SAS multiple-country program. Presidential Scholars receive the largest financial commitment from ISE-full scholarships that cover tuition, room, and board. Read more about the Spring 2012 Presidential Scholarships recipients and their achievements. {More»}

The first voyage of Semester at Sea (what was then known as the University of Seven Seas) sailed out of New York City on October 22, 1963. Join your Semester at Sea, World Campus Afloat, and University of Seven Seas shipmates around the world in celebrating 48 years of shipboard education this Founders Day 2011. We invite you to learn more about ways to mark this important milestone, attend alumni events, and brush up on the history of shipboard education. Wherever you are in the world, email us your celebration photos to [This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots; you need JavaScript enabled to view it] !

Renowned circus performer Barry Lubin, who will join Semester at Sea's Fall 2012 voyage as artist in residence, mentioned his upcoming voyage in the Sept. 20 edition of the New York Times (Read story). Lubin, who performed as the clown "Grandma" with the Big Apple Circus for nearly three decades, will join the faculty appointed by Academic Dean LaVahn Hoh, a national circus expert and historian at the University of Virginia.

The 2011 Semester at Sea viewbook is now available online. Flip through the 62-page full-color publication, learn more about our destinations, send it to a friend, post it to your social networks, and print out the specific pages that interest you. Find out why Semester at Sea is the program of choice for more than 55,000 alumni worldwide through alumni testimonials and personal profiles from recent voyagers. Semester at Sea: Your Once-in-a-Lifetime is Now!