<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/president/communication/2025/fairmont-state-university-welcomes-back-faculty-staff-ahead-of-2025-26-school-year.aspx" dsn="blogs"><externalLink>https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/fairmont-state-university-welcomes-back-faculty-staff-ahead-of-2025-26-school-year/article_a1f17385-af75-4d2f-a001-a03793dbff04.html</externalLink><featured/><pubDate>08/11/2025 12:56:29 PM</pubDate><title>Fairmont State University welcomes back faculty, staff ahead of 2025-26 school year</title><description>Fairmont State University faculty and staff got a head start on the 2025-26 school year Monday morning at the university’s annual Welcome Breakfast, during which FSU President Dr. Mike Davis discussed campus goals, challenges and successes. As the employees ate, Davis first spoke about accomplishing his goal to visit all 55 counties across the state to speak with locals about education and Fairmont State’s role throughout West Virginia, relaying his findings to faculty and staff.</description><image><img src="/_images/presidents-office/081125-welcome-back-breakfast-3-m.jpg" alt="Faculty and Staff at welcome back breakfast"/></image><tags><tag>Interviews</tag></tags></item>