Topic: Education
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Meet Fall 2017 Academic Dean John Olienyk
John Olienyk is no stranger to Semester at Sea, or education abroad. After retiring from 37 years of service at Colorado State University, traveling and teaching in over 60 countries […]
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P.F. Kluge challenges Fall 2017 to travel thoughtfully
Fall 2017 faculty member P.F. Kluge has a lifetime of travel experience, and almost every place he’s been, he’s written about. “I’ve traveled a lot. I was a longtime contributing […]
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Professor Preview — Dr. Robert Smith
Hands-on learning, with real-world application. It’s the basis of every Semester at Sea Voyage, and Fall 2017 Voyagers stand to benefit from from having Dr. Robert Smith’s unique combination of teaching and […]
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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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Professor Preview – Meet Paul Doherty
Faculty on the Fall 2017 voyage of Semester at Sea, Paul Doherty is a professor in the Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology department at Colorado State University. He is excited […]
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Spring 2017 in Morocco
The MV World Odyssey’s final port of call during the Spring 2017 Voyage was the last of three African countries on the itinerary, Morocco. With so much to explore, voyagers had the […]
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Spring 2017 calls on Morocco
Marhabaan from Morocco! The MV World Odyssey arrived in Casablanca at 0700 on Tuesday, April 11. Casablanca is the second to last port of call for the Spring ’17 voyage. […]
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Dean Robert Kling on pushing boundaries
For, Dr. Robert Kling, his time aboard the MV World Odyssey is not his first experience working and exploring abroad. Kling, an Associate Professor of Economics at Colorado State University, […]
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Spring 2017 partners with local organizations in Ghana
Voyagers aboard the MV World Odyssey just spent four days exploring Ghana, and in addition to catching some stunning scenery and absorbing as much culture as they could, students also spent time learning about […]
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Meet Spring 2017 Executive Dean Dan Garvey
Spring 2017 Executive Dean Dan Garvey, currently voyaging for the sixth time, has been through a lifetime’s worth of accomplishments while exploring with Semester at Sea. Not only has he traveled the […]
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Spring 2017 set to explore Ghana
Hello from Ghana! The MV World Odyssey arrived in Tema at 0700 on Saturday, March 31. Tema, located in Southeast Ghana, is not far from Ghana’s capital of Accra. Accra is […]
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Scholarship recipient Maureen Ocholla encourages diversity
From a children’s home in Nairobi, Kenya to a cabin aboard the MV World Odyssey, International Student Advancement Scholarship recipient Maureen Ocholla has an incredible story—one she is determined […]
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Professor Quillmann studies seas with help from students
Just as a Jane Goodall surrounded herself with chimpanzees to further her research, Dr. Ursula Quillmann of Colorado State University is immersing herself in her subject matter. Quillmann is gathering aquatic samples […]
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Textiles class weaves together a view of Myanmar
A day of browsing fabric shops, markets, galleries, and pagodas exposed Spring 2017 Voyagers to a fresh perspective on life and art in Myanmar/Burma. Students in Professor May Littrell’s Historic Textiles class started their […]
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Field Program works with local village in Myanmar
Bagan, located in the heart of Myanmar/Burma, is home to the most dense concentration of Buddhist temples in the world. A region filled with ancient man-made wonders, Bagan is facing age-old […]
