<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/cpes-strategic-agenda.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>07/06/2021</pubDate><title>President's Message: CPE's strategic agenda provides higher ed cornerstone</title><description>Planning and development for CPE’s new statewide strategic agenda is well underway. We’ve spoken to hundreds of constituents, policy experts and campus leaders, along with students and parents. Find out more about our process and priorities for the new plan as we move forward.</description><image><img src="/_resources/images/AT-rss-2018.jpg" alt="Aaron Thompson"/></image><tags><tag>president</tag></tags></item>