<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/president/communication/2025/board-of-governors-approves-two-implementation-plans-celebrates-strong-start-to-semester.aspx" dsn="blogs"><externalLink>https://www.mybuckhannon.com/fairmont-state-board-of-governors-approves-two-implementation-plans-celebrates-strong-start-to-semester/</externalLink><featured/><pubDate>08/29/2025 01:32:36 PM</pubDate><title>Fairmont State Board of Governors approves two implementation plans; celebrates strong start to semester</title><description>Fairmont State University’s Board of Governors approved two three-year implementation plans as part of its Strategic Vision 2025–2035 while celebrating strong fall enrollment growth—undergraduate +9%, graduate +18% and improved freshman retention.
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