Shipboard Life
Embarking The MV Explorer For The First Time
Living on a ship is a foreign experience to most of us. Each Semester at Sea voyage, a new group of students experience the (sometimes literal) ups and downs and new found challenges of studying, attending class, eating, exercising, walking down a hallway and everything else inherently different aboard a ship. [...]
The Short Term 2012 Voyage By The Numbers
Today is a momentous occasion because it marks the beginning of Short-Term 2012 and the 109th voyage of Semester at Sea. The MV Explorer is ready to hit the high seas, the faculty and staff are prepped and ready to teach and most importantly, the students have boarded and are eager to begin their voyage of [...]
Our Floating Academical Village
Thomas Jefferson’s ideal educational setting was summed up by his use of the phrase “Academical Village”. He saw value in professors and students living and working in close proximity to each other because he knew that learning could extend well beyond the classroom to spontaneous conversations and daily interaction.
Use Google+ as your handheld travel journal
Google+ offers a new option for Semester at Sea participants looking for travel journal solutions.
Alumna Visits Explorer and Recalls ’73 Voyage
Sandra Johnson Owen, Semester at Sea, class of ’73. She still considers the voyage the turning point of her life.
The ship was all of metal, the cabins reminiscent of cargo containers, with foldup bunks. After the first month, the food was less than appetizing. Students even helped clean the ship from time to time. “We [...]
Getting Social in the Middle of the Amazon River
Semester at Sea has an active and generous online community in social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. We are working on ways to engage them even while the ship is at sea.
Alumni Sail Again
Institute for Shipboard Education VP of Development and Alumni Affairs, Megan Murphy, describes her opportunity to sail again as part of the 2010 reunion voyage with fellow shipmates from her original voyage.