<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/03/fairmont-state-university-host-folk-artist-annick-odom-presidential-speaker-series-event-april-7.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>03/16/2026 02:00:16 PM</pubDate><title>Fairmont State University to Host Folk Artist Annick Odom for Presidential Speaker Series Event on April 7</title><description>Fairmont State University will welcome the 2025-2026 Artist-in-Residence, Annick Odom, to campus on April 7 at 6 p.m. in the Falcon Center Conference Rooms as part of the Spring 2026 Presidential Speaker Series. The series brings influential voices from across politics, business, education, the arts, and other fields to encourage meaningful dialogue and intellectual engagement. Events are free and open to the public.  </description><image><img src="/_images/news/annick-odom-headshot-nm.jpg" alt="Annick Odom holding instruments"/></image><tags><tag>College of Liberal Arts</tag><tag>Events</tag><tag>Folk Life</tag><tag>News</tag></tags></item>