"The COM department opened up a whole new world for me, particularly the Beautiful Social Research Collaborative. I always knew I wanted to have a job that in some way created an impact on people's lives but I did not know how to do it. I thought nonprofit work was unpaid and all volunteer but I quickly realized it is not. The skills I developed during my time in the COM department have helped me immensely at work: basic HTML skills, WordPress, storytelling through social media, InDesign, Illustrator I have used everyday for the past year. But the one thing the COM department taught me that has led me the furthest is DIY Learning, I like to think I have mastered the art of researching and understating tutorials, even in a different language just to get something accomplished. The Internet is powerful and resourceful."