In Odyssey, students develop their skills in writing and critical analysis and at the same time find their unique voice. Excerpts of student work—prose, poetry, and essays—are published in the monthly Oracle journal, along with colorful photos from class. Students read aloud from the Oracle in class, building their confidence in speaking, while also learning more about their fellow classmates.
“Thanks to the Odyssey Project, I am learning that I can write stories that can make people feel, look, think, and give emotional responses. By just writing about simple things in my life—my child, my mom, and myself—I’m able to grow as a person and as a writer.”
Bruce Moore, Odyssey ‘18
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Class of 2024
Class of 2023
Year 20, Issue 1, September 7, 2022: Welcome, Class of 2023!
Year 20, Issue 2, September 14, 2022: Introducing the Class of 2023!
Year 20, Issue 3, October 19, 2022: Conquering Campus
Year 20, Issue 4, November 16, 2022: Odyssey Reflections
Year 20, Issue 5, December 14, 2022: Women of Courage
Year 20, Issue 6, January 25, 2023: Making a Case for Semester Two
Year 20, Issue 7, February 1, 2023: Special Freedom Edition
Year 20, Issue 8, February 15, 2023: Odyssey Love
Year 20, Issue 9, April 5, 2023: Powerful Poetry and Prose
Year 20, Issue 10, April 29, 2023: Voices and Visions
Year 20, Issue 11, May 3, 2023: Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2023
Class of 2022
Year 19, Issue 1, September 8, 2021: Welcome, Class of 2022!
Year 19, Issue 2, September 15, 2021: Introducing the Class of 2022!
Year 19, Issue 3: September 29, 2021: Embarking on an Odyssey
Year 19, Issue 4: October 20, 2021: Odyssey Reflections
Year 19, Issue 5: November 17, 2021: Musings, Metaphors, and Moments
Year 19, Issue 6: December 15, 2021: Women of Courage
Year 19, Issue 7: January 26, 2022: Making a Case for Semester Two
Year 19, Issue 8: February 2022: Odyssey Love
Class of 2021
Year 18, Issue 1, September 2, 2020: Welcome, Class of 2021!
Year 18, Issue 2, September 16, 2020: Introducing the Class of 2021!
Special Edition, September 30, 2020: Why Vote?
Year 18, Issue 4: October 14, 2020: Embarking on an Odyssey
Year 18, Issue 5; October 28, 2020: Exploring the Arts
Year 18, Issue 6; November 18, 2020: Fall Reflections
Year 18, Issue 7: December 9 ,2020: Women of Courage
Year 18, Issue 8: January, 27, 2021: Making a Case for Second Semester
Year 18, Issue 9: February 2021: Odyssey Love
Year 18, Issue 10: March 2021: Voices and Visions
Year 18, Issue 11: April 2021: Odyssey Oracle
Year 18, Issue 12: May 2021: Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2021
Class of 2020
Year 17, Issue 1, September 4, 2019: Welcome, Class of 2020!
Year 17, Issue 2, September 11, 2019: Introducing the Class of 2020
Year 17, Issue 3, October 2, 2019: Conquering Campus
Year 17, Issue 4, October 23, 2019: Odyssey Reflections
Year 17, Issue 5, November 13, 2019: Odyssey Moments
Year 17, Issue 6, December 4, 2019: Women of Courage
Year 17, Issue 7, December 11, 2019: Celebrating the Semester
Year 17, Issue 8, January 22, 2020: Making A Case for Second Semester
Year 17, Issue 9, February 5, 2020: Love and Dreams
Year 17, Issue 10, February 26, 2020: Special Hamilton Edition
Year 17, Issue 11: March 11, 2020: Exploring the Arts
Class of 2019
Year 16, Issue 10, April 24, 2019: Celebrating the Journey
Year 16, Issue 9, March 27, 2019: Being Dramatic and Poetic
Year 16, Issue 8, February 20, 2019: Odyssey Reflections
Year 16, Issue 7, January 23, 2019: The Journey Continues
Year 16, Issue 6, December 12, 2018: Women of Courage
Year 16, Issue 5, November 7, 2018
Year 16, Issue 4, October 17, 2018: Odyssey Moments
Year 16, Issue 3, October 3, 2018: Conquering Campus
Year 16, Issue 2, September 12, 2018: Introducing the Class of 2019
Year 16, Issue 1, September 5, 2018: Welcome, Class of 2019!
Class of 2018
Year 15, Issue 8, April 4, 2018: Being Dramatic
Year 15, Issue 7, February 28, 2018: Odyssey Classmates
Year 15, Issue 6, January 24, 2018: The Odyssey Continues
Year 15, Issue 5, December 13, 2017: Women of Courage
Year 15, Issue 4, November 8, 2017: Odyssey Moments
Year 15, Issue 3, October 4, 2017: Conquering Campus
Year 15, Issue 2, September 13, 2017: Introducing the Class of 2018
Year 15, Issue 1, September 6, 2017: Welcome, Class of 2018!
Class of 2017
Year 14, Issue 9: April 19, 2017: Celebrating the Journey
Year 14, Issue 8: March 15, 2017: Exploring the Arts
Year 14, Issue 7: February 15, 2017: Odyssey Oracle
Year 14, Issue 6, January 18, 2017: The Odyssey Continues
Year 14, Issue 5, December 14, 2016: Women of Courage
Year 14, Issue 4, November 16, 2016
Year 14, Issue 3, October 19, 2016: Conquering Campus
Year 14, Issue 1, September 14, 2016: Welcome, Class of 2017!
Class of 2016
Year 13, Issue 10, April 20, 2016: Celebrating Odyssey
Year 13, Issue 9, March 16, 2016: Creating at the Chazen
Year 13, Issue 8, February 10, 2016: I Love…
Year 13, Issue 7, January 20, 2016
Year 13, Issue 6, December 16, 2015: Women of Courage
Year 13, Issue 5, November 18, 2015
Year 13, Issue 4, November 4, 2015: Night of the Living Humanities
Year 13, Issue 3, October 7, 2015: Conquering Campus
Year 13, Issue 2, September 16, 2015: Introducing the Class of 2016
Year 13, Issue 1, September 9, 2015: Welcome, Class of 2016!
Class of 2015
Year 12, Issue 14, April 29, 2015: Celebrating the Journey
Year 12, Issue 13, April 8, 2015
Year 12, Issue 12, March 4, 2015: Enjoying Classmates
Year 12, Issue 11, February 18, 2015: Class Snapshots
Year 12, Issue 10, January 28, 2015: Odyssey Celebrates New Digs
Year 12, Issue 9, January 14, 2015: Images of Second Semester
Year 12, Issue 8, December 10, 2014: Special Moments
Year 12, Issue 7, December 3, 2014: The Courage to Learn
Year 12, Issue 6, November 12, 2014: Reflections
Year 12, Issue 5, October 29, 2014: Odyssey Essays: Why Vote?
Year 12, Issue 4, October 15, 2014: Conquering Campus
Year 12, Issue 3, October 1, 2014: Odyssey Class of 2015
Year 12, Issue 2, September 10, 2014: Introducing the Class of 2015
Year 12, Issue 1, September 3, 2014: Welcome, Class of 2015!
Class of 2014
Year 11, Issue 13, April 30, 2014
Year 11, Issue 12, April 9, 2014
Year 11, Issue 10, February 26, 2014: The Power of Drama
Year 11, Issue 8, February 5, 2014: I Love…
Year 11, Issue 7, January 15, 2014: Images of Second Semester
Year 11, Issue 6, December 11, 2013: Odyssey Families
Year 11, Issue 5, November 6, 2013: Escaping the Cave of Shyness
Year 11, Issue 4, October 9, 2013: Conquering Campus
Year 11, Issue 2, September 11, 2013: Introducing the Class of 2014!
Class of 2013
Year 10, Issue 15, May 1, 2013: Congratulations Class of 2013!
Year 10, Issue 14, April 17, 2013: Finding Poetry Everywhere
Year 10, Issue 13, April 3, 2013: Odes to Odyssey
Year 10, Issue 12, March 13, 2013: Making Metaphors
Year 10, Issue 11, February 27, 2013: Odyssey Effect
Year 10, Issue 10, February 13, 2013: I Love…
Year 10, Issue 9, Winter 2013: Profiles of Women of Courage
Year 10, Issue 8, January 16, 2013: Images of Second Semester
Year 10, Issue 7, December 12, 2012: Who Said It?
Year 10, Issue 6, November 28, 2012: Getting Political
Year 10, Issue 5, November 7, 2012: Being Dramatic
Year 10, Issue 4, October 10, 2012: ID Cards, Goats, and a Donkey: An Unforgettable Trip to Campus
Year 10, Issue 3, September 26, 2012: Tenth Year Class on the UW Campus
Year 10, Issue 2, September 12, 2012: Happily Embarking on an Odyssey
Class of 2012
Year 9, Issue 16: May 2, 2012: Dear Odyssey Class of 2013
Year 9, Issue 15: April 18, 2012: Dreams
Year 9, Issue 14: March 28, 2012: Memorable Decisions and Moments
Year 9, Issue 13: March 14, 2012: Loving Langston Hughes
Year 9, Issue 12, February 15, 2012: I Love…
Year 9, Issue 11: February 1, 2012: Channeling Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Year 9, Issue 10, January 18, 2012: Making a Case for Semester Two
Year 9, Issue 9, Winter 2012: Profiles in Courage
Year 9, Issue 8: December 14, 2011: Who Said It?
Year 9, Issue 7: November 30, 2011: Women with the courage to Write
Year 9, Issue 6: November 16, 2011: Thank You Notes to Dr. Baron Kelly
Year 9, Issue 5, October 26, 2011: I Love Music
Year 9, Issue 4, October 12, 2011: Finding Plato’s Cave Today
Year 9, Issue 3, September 28, 2011: Embarking on an Odyssey
Class of 2011
Year 8, Issue 16, May 4, 2011: Reflections on Our Odyssey
Year 8, Issue 15, April 20, 2011: Song of Odyssey Class of 2011
Year 8, Issue 14, March 30, 2011: The Power of Short Fiction
Year 8, Issue 13, March 9, 2011: I Love
Year 8, Issue 12, February 23, 2011
Year 8, Issue 11: February 2, 2011: Personal Reflections and Family Memories
Year 8, Issue 10: January 19, 2011: Making the Case for Semester Two
Year 8, Issue 9: December 15, 2010: Considering Second Semester
Year 8, Issue 8, December 1, 2010: Paraphrasing and Pondering the Bill of Rights
Year 8, Issue 7, November 17, 2010: Women with the Courage to Write
Year 8, Issue 6, November 10, 2010: Odyssey Class of 2011 Profiles
Year 8, Issue 4, October 6, 2010: What’s in a Name?
Year 8, Issue 3, September 29, 2010: The Odyssey Begins
Year 8, Issue 2, September 15, 2010: EXCITED
Year 8, Issue 1, September 8, 2010: Poem to the Class of 2011
Class of 2010
Coming Soon!
Class of 2009
Year 6, Issue 10, March 25, 2009: Song of the Odyssey Class of 2009
Year 6, Issue 9, Spring 2009: Alumni Profiles
Year 6, Issue 8, February 11, 2009: Moments of Prejudice
Year 6, Issue 6, December 10, 2008
Year 6, Issue 5, November 19, 2008: Profiles
Year 6, Issue 4, October 29, 2008: The Magic of Music
Year 6, Issue 2: September 17, 2008: Beginning an Odyssey
Year 6, Issue 1, September 10, 2008: Support from 2008
Class of 2008
Year 5, Issue 14, April 30, 2008
Year 5, Issue 13, April 9, 2008: Song of the Odyssey Class of 2008
Year 5, Issue 12, March 12, 2008
Year 5, Issue 11, February 27, 2008
Year 5, Issue 10, January 30, 2008: What’s in a Name?
Year 5, Issue 9, January 16, 2008: Making the Case for Semester Two
Year 5, Issue 8, December 5, 2007
Year 5, Issue 7, November 14, 2007: Meet the Odyssey Class of 2008
Year 5, Issue 6, November 7, 2007
Year 5, Issue 5, October 24, 2007
Year 5, Issue 4, October 10, 2007
Year 5, Issue 3, September 26, 2007: Responses to William Blake
Class of 2007
Year 4, Issue 14, March 21, 2007
Year 4, Issue 12, February 14, 2007
Year 4, Issue 11, January 31, 2007
Year 4, Issue 10, December 13, 2006
Year 4, Issue 9, November 29, 2006
Year 4, Issue 8, November 15, 2006
Year 4, Issue 7, November 8, 2006
Year 4, Issue 6, October 25, 2006
Year 4, Issue 5, October 18, 2006
Year 4, Issue 4, October 4, 2006
Year 4, Issue 3, September 20, 2006
Class of 2006
Coming Soon!
Class of 2005
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