The in-coming president of Confederation College sees it's regional campuses playing an important role in the College's success.
Jim Madder replaces the retiring Patricia Lang in July.
He says wants to build on the regional relationships the College now enjoys.
"I'm looking forward to working more with the local communities to establish exactly what is needed and to figure the best way to deliver it," says Madder, "not just from Confederation College but to also facilitating other institutions in those communities as well."
Madder says he saw first hand the success of distance education while with Sir Sandford Fleming College in the delivery of an aquaculture program to the Rainy River region several years ago.