Reaching the heights
Julie Zepke
Ken Krug, a fifth-year software engineering major from Susquehanna, Pa., stands atop Schmittenhohe Mountain in the Austrian Alps. Photo by Julie Zepke ’09 (industrial design)
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
A trip to the top of Schmittenhohe Mountain in the Austrian Alps was a highlight of a European Graduation Tour sponsored by the RIT Alumni Association and Orion Worldwide Travel.
During the 16-day tour, students from RIT and other colleges explored London, Paris, Brussels, Munich, Zell am See, Venice, Florence, Vatican City and Rome.
The tour departed May 27 and returned to the states from Rome on June 11.
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