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View All NewsFY 2022 Annual Report Now Online
Alumni and friends of Semester at Sea, we are pleased to share with you our Annual Report for fiscal year 2022. It was a period of many accomplishments, thanks to...
Fall 2022 Voyage temporarily diverts to support vessel in distress
On Monday, October 10 at 0900 ship time, a current Semester at Sea voyager alerted the captain and crew of the MV World Odyssey to the presence of a small...
What It Means To Be A Conscious Traveler
As students walked down the gangway in Morocco, our second port-of-call, there were mixed feelings. Some were ecstatic to set foot in an unfamiliar place, while others were anxious for...
ISE President to Chair Forum on Sustainability Solutions
ISE President to chair 2nd American Greentech and Decarbonizing Shipping Forum in Miami Scott Marshall, president and CEO of the Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE), will chair the American Greentech...
Student Stories: First Impressions, Self Reflections
Semester at Sea has begun, and the energy has been frenetic and exhilarating. We have now spent a few days aboard the MV World Odyssey, which has become a microcosm...
Fall 2022 Voyage: By the Numbers
Semester at Sea’s Fall 2022 Voyage (the 130th) successfully arrived in their fist port of call of Lisbon, Portugal, on Friday, September 16. Voyagers will have five days in-country to...
Meet the Fall 2022 Executive and Academic Deans
On every Semester at Sea voyage, the leadership qualities exemplified by the executive leadership team are vital aspects of setting the tone for our shipboard community. This semester, Executive...
Fall 2022 Voyage has set sail to Portugal!
Semester at Sea departs on first fall voyage since 2019, sailing to 11 countries on 3 continents AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS Semester at Sea’s “floating college”, The MV World Odyssey, embarked...
State of the Institute — Fall 2022
We are pleased to share the State of the Institute from ISE President and CEO Dr. Scott Marshall. Our team is eager to embark an excited and energetic community on...
Student Stories: A Letter to My Younger Self
There once was a little girl who grew up in a farm town of 5,000 people in rural Wisconsin. She would sit on the floor and play with a globe...
Student Stories: Not Like the Movies
I grew up in the era of movies like “Mamma Mia,” “Letters to Juliet,” “Eat, Pray, Love,” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” I watched these film characters, plagued by...
Student Stories: A Novel-Worthy Adventure
Something important to understand about me is that I have never had any stories of my own. My entire life has been defined by the stories of others. What can...
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