Students began to prepare for the “Out of Africa” Maymester the spring semester before it began by raising money to cover the cost of building and furnishing a dining hall for a rescue center for girls in Kenya. The students, along with Dean of Religious & Spiritual Life Dr. Jeri Parris Perkins and biology professor Dr. Ron Zimmerman, helped build the dining hall when they arrived in Kenya. They also explored Christian-Muslim relations, visited major archaeological sites associated with human origins, and spent two days on a photo safari.