The lives of hundreds of students at a small university in West Virginia have been turned upside down after the school announced just before the start of fall classes that it plans to cease operations
FILE - Alderson Broaddus senior Troy Cantrell, with ball, is watched by Gannon University defenders during a men's basketball game in Erie, Pa., on Nov. 29,2019. The lives of hundreds of students were thrown into disarray after Alderson Broaddus announced Monday, July 31, 2023, that it plans to cease operations. CHARLESTON, W.Va.
“I’ve got pretty much two weeks to find a new school and get everything set up to go there, just reset the whole process," said Miller, a sophomore. Alderson Broaddus was supposed to play its football opener in Philippi, West Virginia, on Aug. 31. Now the entire season is gone, along with those of other athletic teams as well as school extracurricular activities.
Other state universities, including West Virginia Wesleyan in nearby Buckhannon and Fairmont State University in Fairmont, have offered application and transcript evaluation assistance to Alderson Broaddus students. Still to be announced is exactly when Alderson Broaddus will dissolve. The school's statement on Monday night wasn’t clear. Alderson Broaddus said it planned to have more information about helping students, faculty and staff, board chairman James Garvin said in a statement.
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