Semester at Sea

On an early August morning at 5 a.m., Sarah Cosgrove, a PhD interport student from the National University of Ireland, sat in Executive Dean John Tymitz’ office and dialed back to her home country of Ireland from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. In her 10 minute interview with presenter John Murray of RTE Radio One in Ireland, Sarah shared her thoughts on the Semester at Sea program, how she feels it helps offer students a more global perspective, and how participating in this voyage has affected her studies.

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As we have been sailing on the Summer 2012 voyage, the US Supreme Ct. ruled on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Robert Powers, Professor of Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia, presents to the shipboard community on the elements of the Affordable Care Act, the problems that led to the creation of this law, and his thoughts on what will happen as a result of it being upheld. Please enjoy this engaging presentation and conversation with our shipboard community.

(audio edited by Eris Qian)

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Rami Nofal from Belmont University, Alaa Taha from Stanford University, Maysaa Ambu-Saidi from University of North Texas, Shae McPherson from Cabrini College, and Mariame Fofana from Seton Hall University lead a panel discussion to teach fellow shipmates about Islamic practice and their Muslim faith before the MV Explorer ports in Morocco, a country where Islam is the state religion. Join our shipboard community as they get a better look at the lives and faith of these five students.

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Al Calarco is the Lifelong Learners Coordinator on the Summer 2012 voyage. He is no newbie to Semester at Sea, Al has sailed around the world twice before as the Dean of Student Life in F95 and S08. In preparation for this voyage, and specifically Naples, Italy, Al started to looking into his Italian family tree, and what he found was unexpected and heartwarming. Please take a few minutes to listen to Al’s story; I believe it will brighten your day as it did mine.

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Students listen to our interport artists Chris Tilghman, author of The Right-Hand Shore and Caroline Preston, author of The Journals of Frankie Pratt, talk about their creative process and read excerpts from their books.

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In addition to regularly scheduled classes, on occasion the faculty will host what's called an Explorer Seminar. This seminar focuses on the Mediterranean as the link between Euro, African, and Middle Easter cultures. Our panelists discuss the influences that have left lasting imprints on the states surrounding this very important body of water.

Please take some time to listen to this Explorer Seminar; have a shared experience with our students, and join us on our voyage of discovery.

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Executive Dean Kenn Gaither addresses the students and welcomes them aboard. He believes this 110th voyage will be the best one yet and offers some wisdom, from his experience as a student, staff and faculty member, to ensure it will be.

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Global Studies is the only class on Semester at Sea that every student is required to take. It serves to give context to the upcoming port of call’s place in the world. Peter Sanchez, of Loyola University Chicago, is the Global Studies professor aboard the Short Term 2012 voyage. The podcast below is an excerpt from Sanchez’s Global Studies class in which he lectures on Ecuador, some theories and problems of international development and how some of those might be fixed.

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Global Studies is the only class on Semester at Sea that every student is required to take. It serves to give context to the upcoming port of call's place in the world. Peter Sanchez, of Loyola University Chicago, is the Global Studies professor aboard the Short Term 2012 voyage. The podcast below is an excerpt from Sanchez's Global Studies class in which he lectures on the history of Peru, including it's ancient civilizations and colonization.

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Global Studies is the only class on Semester at Sea that every student is required to take. It serves to give context to the upcoming port of call's place in the world. Peter Sanchez, of Loyola University Chicago, is the Global Studies professor aboard the Short Term 2012 voyage. The podcast below is an excerpt from Sanchez's Global Studies class in which he lectures on Peru, the broader context of Latin America, and some challenges in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

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