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All About Student Assistant Grants
Today is the deadline for Fall 2022 Voyagers to apply for a Student Assistant grant worth $4,000! Student assistants are expected to work two hours a day while at sea. […]
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How to Fund your Semester at Sea Voyage!
Funding a Semester at Sea voyage is a topic that comes up often when prospective students are considering their study abroad options. Studying abroad, visiting over 10 countries, earning college […]
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Let’s Celebrate Semester at Sea Alumna on this International Women’s Day!
International Women’s Day is a globally recognized day to celebrate all the achievements done by women whether it be social, economic, cultural, or political. This day is a time to […]
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State of the Institute on the Homecoming Voyage
President and CEO Dr. Scott Marshall (Faculty, Spring 2017) addresses changes on recent voyages, five reasons why we are here, our focus on the future, major goals, and our collective optimism […]
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In Remembrance of Ozelle Krukowski
Semester at Sea is saddened to share the passing of a longtime friend and employee of the program, Ozelle Krukowski. Ozelle was a vibrant member of the Semester at Sea […]
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Marketing Class visits Shakespeare Theatre in Gdańsk
“Marketing is more than advertising through images … it’s about giving people what they really want,” mused Fall 2019 Voyager Chyven Gadin from the University of Oklahoma at the end […]
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Entrepreneurship in Action: Moroccan Business Owners Exchange Ideas with Voyagers
For their final field class of the voyage, students enrolled in Colorado State University Professor Chris Blocker’s product design class spent the day networking and collaborating with six Moroccan entrepreneurs […]
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From Bean to Bar: Exploring the Origins of Fair Trade Chocolate in Ghana
Ghana is the second largest producer of cacao in the world, behind Ivory Coast, which provided Semester at Sea students an excellent opportunity to see the process of chocolate production […]
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Exploring the Economic and Environmental Impact of Aquaculture on the Mekong River
Sometimes called the “rice bowl of Vietnam,” the Mekong River and Mekong Delta have served as a source for food and livelihood in Southeast Asia for centuries. Traditionally, local farmers […]
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Voyagers find ways to give back to community in Ghana
Many of Semester at Sea’s programs in Ghana focused on connecting with locals and students did just that. Between homestays and service visits to local social enterprises, voyagers took the […]
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How one Fall 2017 faculty member stays connected
Semester at Sea Faculty Member Professor Shauhin Talesh has been busier than usual during the latest leg of the Fall 2017 Voyage. In addition to teaching courses in business and sociology, […]
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Fall 2017 Voyagers set to explore China
Voyagers aboard the MV World Odyssey celebrated Thanksgiving the best way possible—by arriving in Shanghai to start Fall 2017’s six-day stay in China. Shanghai, the tenth port of the Fall […]
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Grappling with Globalization in Ghana
In Ghana, internationally recognizable products are advertised on billboards that tower over street vendors selling plantain chips to passing cars. Mitsubishi dealerships nestle next to pockmarked roads, and luxury condos […]
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Social Entrepreneurship from Serengetee and Semester at Sea
A fistful of fabric, $3,000, and the experience of sailing around the world. That’s all Jeff Steitz and Ryan Westberg, students on the Fall 2011 Voyage of Semester at Sea, […]
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Spring 2017 uses voyage to help build on careers
As the Spring 2017 Voyage draws to a close, many students are looking towards a future after Semester at Sea. While voyagers can expect to finish the journey with new friends […]