Charles Sturt University (CSU) has appointed a new Head of Campus at Bathurst who has strong long-term links with the community and inland NSW through his upbringing, education, work and sport. Mr Col Sharp, who is also Director of the CSU Office of Planning and Audit, said he was honoured by his appointment. “I hope to strengthen the links between CSU and local communities in order to build understanding of CSU’s role in the community and what it has to offer,” Mr Sharp said. “It is important for people to know that CSU is a large and diverse University with campuses in Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Wagga Wagga, Albury-Wodonga, Goulburn and Canberra. Its courses are essential for attracting and developing the professionals who will serve our regions. The University’s distance education courses reach students nationally and internationally, and it conducts research into many issues that are critical to Australia’s future. CSU’s success is fundamental to the current economic strength of its campus cities and surrounding districts, and for their long term future.”