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Virtual information meeting on remote work

What: Learn how...

  • To successfully find and succeed in a remote job
  • To use the tools and communication methods of effective remote workers
  • USU Extension can help you find remote job opportunities

Who: 17+ years old (must have prior work experience)

When: Wednesday, December 21 at 6:00 PM MT

Where: Zoom link will be emailed after registering.

Student of the month: Deanna Maxfield

I just want to say thank you, for all the support while taking the Certified Remote Work Professional course! There were so many things I learned that will be beneficial to me as I move forward as a remote worker. The entire course was so very educational and I feel I am going to be so much more effective working remotely. I would like express my sincere appreciation to all the team members that supported me. I recommend this course to anyone who plans on working remotely. Even if you’re not working remotely, this course will help you in all aspects of your life.            
              Deanna Maxfield

Certified Tech Sales Professional course information webinar

Join us on Thursday, January 19 at 7:30 pm for a webinar info session to learn more about the Certified Tech Sales Professional course, a partnership between Utah State University Extension’s Remote Online Initiative and MarketStar.

Announcing the 27th annual “What’s Up Down South” Economic Summit

Register to attend on Thursday, February 1st, 2023 for Southern Utah’s largest business gathering at whatsupdownsouth.org 


This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Steven Rogelberg, the world’s leading expert on the science of meetings. His latest book, “The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance” (Oxford) was recognized by the Washington Post as the “#1 Leadership Book to Watch for” and by the Business Insider as “The Top 14 Books everyone will be reading”.

Utah receives over $15M in federal funds for improving internet access

There are currently 70,000 households in Utah with limited or no internet access, according to the 2021 American Communities Survey, but the state has just received over $15 million in federal funding for two projects that will help change that.

Seth Godin and Matt Mullenweg discuss remote work and returning to the office on Facebook Live

Marketing expert Seth Godin interviews Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic, a fully distributed company that created Wordpress, allabout distributed leadership. Matt offers tremendous insights about methods he uses to manage and lead over 2,000 remote employees and nurture an inclusive culture where people do incredible work without a central office.

Even Rudolph needs some hybrid-remote flexibility

An informed leader of remote teams would respond, “as long at it's hybrid-remote and they are delivering presents on the in-office days that's fine with me.”

Happy Holidays from the ROI team!

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