2023 FYT Student Staff Dates & Commitments

May 15 – Aug 15 

Summer Commitment

All FYT staff are required to be available for training and work during these dates. Specific assignments and exact training/work dates are not available until April 2023.

May 15 – June 15

Trainings

Starting May 15, all FYT staff participate in a variety of additional trainings depending on positions assigned and skills needed. Those trainings may include:

• Wilderness First Aid
• Challenge Course technical trainings and certifications
• Site visits & technical skill practice days
• Training Trips (7 days overnight)
• Required WVU employee training modules
• Other trainings as needed

Staff will receive a training stipend for the weeks of training. Except for the training trip, trainings are day programs and staff will need to provide their own overnight lodging.

June 16 – Aug 12

Summer Trips

First-Year Trips run every week of the summer until Move-in day on Sat, Aug 12.

• Trip Leading Staff can expect to be assigned to lead 3-5 trips over the course of the summer. Trips run weekly either Sat-Thurs (6 days, Odyssey and Explore model trips), or Mon-Fri (5 days, Quest model trips)
• Students who work positions other than/in addition to trip leading will work more regular, hourly work each week- each staff members’ schedule varies based on programs and positions assigned. Other positions available/possible include:
• Program Support Staff (gear, food, and logistics support for trips)
• Climbing Site Managers (guiding and managing technical climbing for trips)
• OEC Work: Facilitating programs and events (FYT and otherwise) at our Outdoor Education Center challenge course and canopy tour
• Destination Basecamp: Leading overnight programs for students attending on-campus NSO at the OEC facility

Aug 7 – 12 &

Aug 13-15

Early Move-in Trips

& Welcome Week

The final two weeks of the summer are FYT’s busiest weeks of work.

• Staff will be assigned to work during these two weeks; the exception is for a few staff who are in Band or are RAs.
• Most staff will additionally be assigned to daily-programming activities for WVU’s Welcome Week Aug 13-15.