Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Voyages Now Open! Semester at Sea is looking ahead and planning for the future, and the time is ripe for students to do the same! Applications are now open for the Fall 2022...

Virtual Ship Tour: Staying Fit on the MV World Odyssey Curious to know more about the MV World Odyssey and life at sea? Join Erica, Semester at Sea Regional Director of University Relations for the Central Plains states, as she...

Spring 2021 Voyage Update After careful consideration and consultation with key partners, Semester at Sea has made the difficult decision to cancel the Spring 2021 Voyage. We continually seek guidance from the CDC, WHO,...

State of the Institute Q&A session Last week, ISE President and CEO Dr. Scott Marshall provided an update to alumni, friends, and prospective voyagers about the status of Semester at Sea, the importance of our mission,...

State of the Institute President and CEO Dr. Scott Marshall (Faculty, Spring 2017) presents additional perspectives about the status of Semester at Sea, the importance of our mission, difficult decisions recently made by leadership,...

A Message to the Semester at Sea Community More than anything, Semester at Sea is a community, during the voyage and long after. Because of the intense interest from alumni and friends of the program about how Semester...

Announcement of New ISE President and CEO Gary Ransdell, President of the Institute for Shipboard Education and Semester at Sea, will retire from his post on May 31, 2020. Dr. Ransdell and his leadership were celebrated by...

Fall 2020 Voyage Update In order to allow for global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the modified Fall 2020 program was scheduled to begin with online course instruction and continue with a condensed Semester...

Monthly Donor Highlight: Dr. Bob Weigl Semester at Sea’s monthly donor highlight series continues with a longtime Semester at Sea faculty member who championed diversity on the ship and cross-cultural understanding in-country. Dr. Bob Weigl, who...

Spring 2020 Voyage: Resources to Help Voyagers Travel Home We’d like to reinforce the advisories of the CDC, U.S. State Department, WHO, and President Trump’s proclamation and the recent declaration of state of national emergency, which have informed the actions of organizations across the U.S....

Spring 2020 Voyage: Disembarkation Update (3-12-20) Within the last 24 hours, President Trump issued a presidential proclamation that suspends entry to the U.S. for all non-U.S. citizens arriving from certain European countries, the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic,...