A Safari second to none
This year’s Leadership Safari set record attendance numbers.
About 1,500 freshmen and transfer students participated in Safari, a program designed to develop teamwork and leadership skills among new CMU students.
This year’s record attendance beat out last year’s by 250 people, said Lonnie Scott, Safari assistant coordinator and Willis graduate student.
“We had to increase enrollment to allow room for all of the participants,” Scott said. “Hopefully we can continue the success.”
The annual event kicked off Saturday and came to an end Wednesday.
CMU’s Leadership Institute, as well as a number of volunteers, organized and ran Safari.
“The role of the Leadership Institute facilitators was very crucial in putting this together,” Scott said.
Safari participants underwent numerous physical and mental activities Monday in which they formed teams to work together to overcome the tasks at hand.
The Safari guides began each activity by going over the rules with each participant.
Activities like The Human Knot, Mine Field and Trust Run and Fall challenged students, but also encouraged them to have fun and interact with each other.
“This is a good opportunity to meet lots of people,” said Canton freshman Melissa Dietz. “It breaks you out of your shell.”
Click here to see what students said was their favorite thing from the Safari.
