During a recent visit to Georgetown University, I toured the school, met with students and professors, and even sat in on classes. I learned how Georgetown is dedicated to creating changemakers. People that will go out into our world and truly make a difference.

While I attended college for a brief time, I never graduated. I didn't have the same opportunities or guidance that my husband and I give our children. I went without an education but often wondered what it would have been like. What would have been my major? How would it have felt like to live in a dorm? What does it feel like to walk across the stage to receive your diploma after years of hard work? How would having that alma mater have forever changed my life?

I graduated high school long before social media existed. I miss the days without technology but I know the importance it plays today. The career I have now as a digital marketer did not exist twenty years ago. I was surprised when I was on campus, many of my Georgetown contacts asked me for advice regarding social media. As they navigate technology on campus, it’s important they learn how to use new and available tools. Tools such as Georgetown360 where technology (built in partnership with Salesforce.org) is literally creating communities of students and faculty and staff who can communicate seamlessly with each other. And the more platforms that allow for open communication, the easier it is for faculty, staff, students and classrooms to interact and share information.