<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/president/communication/2025/editorial-every-county-matters.aspx" dsn="blogs"><externalLink/><featured/><pubDate>07/22/2025 02:54:17 PM</pubDate><title>Editorial: Every County Matters</title><description>When I was hired as Fairmont State University’s 27th President two years ago, I made a commitment: We would not only be a school for the North Central region — we would serve all of West Virginia, and I would visit every county in the state.</description><image><img src="/_images/presidents-office/2025-wv-tour.jpg" alt="President Mike 2025 West Virginia Tour"/></image><tags><tag>Editorials</tag></tags></item>