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Cody Teets was sixteen when she scored her first job at McDonald’s. Like most teenagers, she saw the position as an opportunity to make some spending cash. She had big plans, after all, and assumed she’d eventually leave for a career in advertising. To her surprise, however, Teets found that she earned more as a McDonald’s manager than she would as an entry level employee at an ad agency. Plus she liked the work environment at McDonald’s and foresaw opportunities for advancement.
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Over the next thirteen years Teets worked her way up from crew member to the corporate office, and today, is vice president and general manager of the Rocky Mountain Region, heading up 780 restaurants across five different states.
Cody Teets, CPS ’98 Teets earned an MBA from Regis University in 1998. She chose Regis
because of its convenience and because it was a household name. Raised in North Denver, she had two uncles who attended Regis High School. At Regis, Teets was most impressed by how much she learned from her classmates. “Each person brought a different experience to the table and that really broadened my perspective,” she says. McDonald’s gave Teets an opportunity. In turn, she sees her work as creating opportunities for others. “Whether it’s a year or a career, McDonald’s means opportunity,” Teets says, and she relishes cultivating the next generation of company and franchise leaders. Regis is engaged in similar work, according to Teets. “I see the work Regis does in the community, and the opportunities it creates for its students, and I can’t help but want to be a part of that.” By Daniel J. Vaccaro
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Global immersion at home In 2006, two Regis University professors Elizabeth Grassi (Department of Education) and Obdulia Castro (Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures) - along with Paul Burson (Center for Service-Learning) received grant funding to develop a ‘study abroad’ program in the local community (the CB-CLA program). This program gives Regis students the opportunity to experience cultural and linguistic diversity by making weekly visits to Hispanic families in the neighborhoods surrounding Regis.
During these visits students are exposed to the Spanish language and culture, as they eat meals with families, play games, cook, dance, and attend family functions. Students witness firsthand the struggles, barriers, joys, and frustrations immigrant families face. Because the participating families live in cultural enclaves where Spanish is often spoken exclusively and commerce reflects the culture of the people living in the neighborhood, Regis students have the opportunity to experience the diversity of a global community at a local level.
neighb immersorhood ion By ELizabeth Grassi, Obdulia Castro and Paul Burson Regis University
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