| NEW YORK POLICE ACADEMY
| COLLEGE POINT, NY

JAKE POLLACK | ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING | STRUCTURAL OPTION

THESIS REFLECTION

SENIOR THESIS: COMPLETING THE YEAR-LONG, INTENSIVE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING THESIS WAS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING. THE REALIZATION THAT THIS PROJECT WAS TO BE CARRIED OUT COMPLETELY ON MY OWN WAS A BIT DAUNTING AT FIRST, BUT AS TIME PASSED I FELT MORE AND MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS SITUATION. THIS PROJECT IS NOT ONLY THE CULMINATION OF THE RIGOROUS ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM BUT A DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF MY COMPREHENESION, UNDERSTANDING AND HARD WORK OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. I AM VERY PROUD OF MY SENIOR THESIS AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS THAT WERE USED DURING THIS PROCESS WILL HELP ME THROUGHOUT MY CAREER.

CPEP: THE CAPSTONE PROJECT ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO IS A GREAT TOOL TO SHOWCASE, ORGANIZE AND CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE SENIOR THESIS. THE CPEP STRENGTHENED MY PRESENTATION SKILLS BY GIVING ME THE FREEDOM TO ARRANGE AND PERSONALIZE MY WEBSITE IN THE FASHION THAT I CHOOSE. IT ALSO ALLOWS FAMILY, FRIENDS, FACULTY AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE INDUSTRY TO VIEW ALL OF THE SENIOR THESIS PROJECTS. I AM PROUD OF MY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CPEP AND SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE PORTFOLIO CONTINUES TO IMPROVE UPON ITSELF AS THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ADVANCE.


NEWS
DATE
TASK
COMPLETE
04-13-11
05-02-11
04-13-11
04-07-11
03-25-11
PRESENTATION OUTLINE POSTED
02-04-11
DISCUSSION QUESTION
01-14-11
12-10-10
11-29-10
10-27-10
10-11-10
10-06-10
10-04-10
09-13-10
09-10-10
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