<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/president/communication/2025/editorial-helping-west-virginia-soar.aspx" dsn="blogs"><externalLink>https://www.wvnews.com/theet/opinion/columns/helping-west-virginia-soar/article_fd917cc4-df13-11ef-836e-27d30255623e.html</externalLink><featured/><pubDate>01/31/2025 03:19:04 PM</pubDate><title>Editorial: Helping West Virginia Soar </title><description>As I write this message to you, our neighbors, friends, and supporters, Fairmont State University is busy. We’re kicking off our spring semester, and our students and faculty have returned to join staff members who already hit the ground running in 2025.</description><image><img src="/_images/presidents-office/spring-2024-kick-off-thumbnail.jpg" alt="President Davis in front of a window"/></image><tags><tag>Editorials</tag></tags></item>