<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/president/communication/2025/fairmont-state-hosts-hope-gas-ceo-as-part-of-its-presidential-speaker-series.aspx" dsn="blogs"><externalLink>https://www.wboy.com/news/marion/fairmont-state-hosts-hope-gas-ceo-as-part-of-its-presidential-speaker-series/</externalLink><featured/><pubDate>11/13/2025 11:32:23 PM</pubDate><title> Fairmont State hosts Hope Gas CEO as part of its Presidential Speaker Series </title><description>Fairmont State University is continuing its tradition of fostering civic and intellectual dialogue through its 2025–2026 Presidential Speaker Series, which was held Thursday evening on the university’s main campus.</description><image><img src="/_images/presidents-office/111325-presidential-speaker-series-morgan-obrien-15.jpg" alt="Hope Gas CEO Morgan O’Brien sitting in a chair on stage"/></image><tags><tag>News</tag></tags></item>