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June 24 -26, 2015 Register today! Make lifelong memories with your grandchildren For grandparents and grandchildren ages 8-12 • Experience CMU together • Stay in a residence hall • Attend special classes For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations to receive regular updates. • 800-358-6903 • cmich.edu/alumni/grandparentsu • Register by March 31 and receive an early bird discount CMU, an AA/EO institution, provides equal opportunity to all persons, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities (see cmich.edu/ocrie). UComm 9227 She worked as a park greeter and sold merchandise in Disney's Animal Kingdom. She happily tells of the day a little girl approached her and asked her to sign her autograph book, putting her on par with Cinderella and Tigger. "It felt so nice, knowing even though you're not dressed up as a Disney character, you can truly impact a kid just because of the way you talk to her," she says. But the true highlight of her Disney experience was meeting a guy named George on a Disney bus, who would become her husband. They now live in the Detroit area, where Constance works at Quicken Loans. She never set foot in Mount Pleasant, but Constance says she felt like a Chippewa. "CMU was constantly communicating and inviting us to do things," she says. "They involved us. Even though we were down in Florida, they made us feel like a CMU student." Maurits Geesink of the Netherlands took part in the program from the fall of 2010 through January 2011, working in guest services at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort. "Working at the happiest place on earth is something I'll never forget," he says. "It was always great to see families coming to the front desk wearing their own designed T-shirts for their special Disney trip." One day a family from overseas checked in for a three-week stay during Christmas, but they hadn't made any meal arrangements. Most of the Disney restaurants were booked. Geesink asked them for their itinerary and food preferences and worked out a dining schedule for them. "I think those guests will always remember their Christmas of 2010, like I do," says Geesink, who now works in event planning at a resort in the Netherlands. "It was already my passion to work in the hospitality industry," he says. "The Disney College Program made my passion even stronger." •