My name is Ethan Smith. I'm a homeland security major. I did an internship with the New York Police Department
Counter-Terrorism Bureau. I was doing a lot of photo analysis. The second project
that I was taking part in was the counter-terrorism operative class for police officers
who were learning to defend against assailants.
After 911, seeing the NYPD's efforts... rebuilding the community and restructuring and recovering.
It really hit home for me. I'm a native New Yorker. So, that was something I got to see very up close.
You need that real-world experience in order to see how what you're learning in school is applicable to real life.
I really want to go about changing future events... Making the world turn out for the better.
I would like to give a great thanks to the NYPD for giving me such an amazing summer and all these great opportunities. Thank you.
