As a part of West Virginia’s 5th Quarter Program, which was established in 2020 to provide student-athletes with extensive educational opportunities, the Chambers Elite Climbers “Is the premier, enhanced, off-the-field development program in all of college football,” according to senior associate athletics director and football’s chief of staff Coleman Barnes.
The Chambers Elite Climbers is a two-year program in collaboration with the John Chambers College of Business and Economics.
Benefits of the program include experience in technology, financial education, communication, entrepreneurship, innovation, community service and career preparation as well as study abroad opourtunities.
Last spring the Chambers Elite Climbers toured Europe on a trip funded by the Chambers’ through a $1.6 million gift to the program.
Upon completion, the select student-athletes will receive confirmation of completion, which they can add to their resumes.
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