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College of Education Health and Human Services

A Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ student makes blankets to bring comfort to children going through difficult times.

A Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ student makes blankets to bring comfort to children going through difficult times.

Senior Jake Addessi’s spring break memories include feeding the poor and helping to renovate a building damaged in a hurricane. Addessi has taken part in Alternative Spring Break trips for four straight years.

Senior Jake Addessi has spent all of his undergraduate spring breaks in places like New Orleans and Chicago. Yet, unlike his peers, none of the getaways were for fun in the sun. Instead, Addessi was taking part in Alternative Spring Breaks to help others in need.

Division of Research & Economic Development
Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.