"Reginald P. Smithers III" "remove wrote in
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Calif Bill wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Don't know what to make of this. $20,000 per semester seems cheap,
espcially when there will be over 400 "staff" for just 700 students
and faculty.

Just a cruise line gimmick, or a real educational opportunity?
From many aspects, there would be a lot more potentially learned on a
world cruise than by skimming Cliff Notes and skipping classes at East
Overshirt Junior College.....

Follows:


29,000-TON OCEAN LINER TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO FIRST OCEANGOING CAMPUS
FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WORLDWIDE

The Scholar Ship -- Multicultural Study Abroad Program -

to Make Maiden Voyage from Athens in September 2007





BALTIMORE, Feb 7, 2007 -- The Scholar Ship today announced the lease
of a 29,000-ton ocean liner that will become the first oceangoing
education program developed specifically for an international student
body. The application deadline for the September voyage is April
30.



The Scholar Ship will transform the 660-foot (201 meters) ocean liner
to accommodate 600 undergraduate and graduate students in a
multicultural academic and living environment. The ship, which will
be re-named The Scholar Ship, has 389 staterooms that can accommodate
778 students and faculty, as well as 416 crew members. Royal
Caribbean Cruises Ltd. provides funding and operational support for
The Scholar Ship.



The Scholar Ship will make its maiden voyage in September 2007 from
Piraeus (Athens), Greece and sail westward on a compelling itinerary
that includes stops in Lisbon, Portugal; Panama City, Panama;
Guayaquil, Ecuador; Papeete, Tahiti; Suva, Fiji; Sydney, Australia;
Shanghai, China; and Okinawa and Kobe, Japan. In addition to the
program's extensive onboard curriculum, each port of call provides a
distinct educational platform from which students engage in academic
field study, shore excursions, and independent travel.



"Finding a vessel we could transform into an oceangoing campus was a
unique challenge," said Michael Bonner, chief operating officer of The
Scholar Ship. "We wanted a ship with ample public space, expansive
outdoor deck areas, comfortable staterooms, and appropriately sized
rooms to conduct classes. After nearly a year of reviewing dozens of
alternatives, we found a vessel that is ideally suited for our
program. It is a classic ocean liner with a deep-draft hull, spacious
rooms and decks designed specifically for longer global voyages."



Seven highly respected international universities have collaborated on
the development of The Scholar Ship's rigorous onboard and port
programs. The Scholar Ship's Consortium of Academic Stewards includes
the University of California, Berkeley (United States), Macquarie
University (Australia), Fudan University (China), Tecnológico de
Monterrey (Mexico), Al Akhawayn University (Morocco), University of
Ghana (Sub-Saharan Africa), and Cardiff University (United Kingdom).



"The Scholar Ship's student diversity is distinctive among shipboard
study programs," said Dr. Joseph Olander, president of The Scholar
Ship and a prolific author and esteemed university president in the
U.S. and abroad. "Of the students requesting applications, the
Americas represent 36 percent of student interest, Europe/Middle East/
Africa - 44 percent and Asia Pacific - 20 percent. The faculty and
onboard staff are similarly diverse."



"The response from such a broad group of students has been
impressive," said Olander. "Our distinctive education abroad model is
catching on, in part because we provide a unique approach to immerse
students in a multicultural environment that would be virtually
impossible to create anywhere else."



Program fees are approximately USD $20,000 per semester. A two-
million dollar scholarship fund has been established for the 2007/2008
academic year to broaden the availability of this program to students
from diverse backgrounds. Scholarships will be awarded based on
academic merit and economic need.

# # # # #



For additional information, visit www.TheScholarShip.com, or email
. Telephone +1 410.962.7344

High-resolution interior and exterior images of the ship are available
upon request.



For more information, contact:





Ronald Zighelboim

The Scholar Ship



Phone: 305-298-2944



Debbie Gardner

Halstead Communications



Phone: (212) 734-2190

Michael Sheehan

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd



Phone: 305-539-6572


Hope they are better at education than the press release. Chapman
University had a ship for world wide education years ago.
http://www.chapman.edu/about/chapfac...y/history2.asp
The other program, World Campus Afloat, began in the fall of 1965 as the
Seven Seas Program. Chapman kept the program running for a decade by
renting a commercial ship that took students on study tours, some of them
around the world. Now, thanks to educational partnerships with
universities around the globe, Chapman students can choose to study
almost anywhere in the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia/New
Zealand, Europe and Latin America. Over the years, Chapman has also made
a concerted effort to bring top-notch international students and
professors to campus.







My guess is what they pay extra for gas, they make up for in professor's
salary. The cost is similar to what you would pay for a Ivy League
education

They dropped the boat years ago. Yes, the cost when daughter went there was
about $25k a year. But since they gave her a scholarship, I only had to
cough up $14.5k a year. Between two daughters education and weddings, I
could have bought a nice ACB 30' boat.