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PHILIPPI -- Alderson Broaddus University alumni are planning "One More Mountaintop Memory" on the campus of the now-closed school on Saturday.
A short ceremony is planned at 3 p.m. Saturday in the courtyard in front of New Main/Burbick Hall.
The event, which is being organized on Facebook, is for former AB students, alumni, faculty and staff to get together to pay tribute to the school and " to reminisce about our time at AB," according to a social media post about the ceremony.
Organizers plan to offer several musical performances featuring "distinguished music alumni," as well as prayers, and remarks by "individuals that played an important role in your life as a college student," the post states.
Attendees are asked to bring "lawn chairs and anything else to make it an enjoyable day." Officials hope to have food trucks present for the event.
In August, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission voted to revoke Alderson Broaddus' authorization to confer degrees in the state.
The order prevents Alderson Broaddus from conferring any degrees after Dec. 31, and the university is prohibited from enrolling any more students.
Later that week, the Higher Learning Commission announced that "Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia, voluntarily resigned its accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission, effective Dec.31, 2023, due to its upcoming closure."
Later in August, two class action complaints were filed against Alderson Broaddus University, on behalf of students and faculty at the school.
The complaints were filed Aug. 8 in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston. The defendants in both complaints are listed as Alderson Broaddus University and James Garvin, chair of the AB Board of Trustees and Governors.
The two class action complaints include claims of fraud, misrepresentation and breach of contract.
Alderson Broaddus University filed for bankruptcy Sept. 31 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.