Rural Online Initiative Reports

This report contains the progress and success of USU Extension’s Remote Online Initiative (ROI) in 2024. Our goal remains clear: to enhance and diversify the economies of Utah’s rural areas through specialized remote work training. With a dedicated and gr...

The Remote Online Initiative’s 2024 Special Report assessed remote work readiness in the Mountain West States. We surveyed 418 managers from Mountain West states with 5+ years of experience, and involved in decision-making processes. The survey targeted s...

This report contains the progress and success of USU Extension’s Remote Online Initiative (ROI) in 2023. Our goal is clear: to enhance and diversify the economies of Utah’s rural areas through specialized remote work training. With a dedicated team of 17,...

While most organizations reported already having remote employees, the divide between non-adoption and adoption stages in the innovation-decision process was evenly split. This inconsistency could be explained by the forced implementation of remote work i...

As an educational program, we are committed to strengthening and diversifying Utah’s rural economies through remote work training. As our small team of 15 incredible people continues to grow, we are proud to report a successful year of meeting key perform...

In 2021, the impacts and achievements of the ROI program were captured through continuous program evaluation efforts and documentation of success stories from our alumni. In this report, you will learn about the impact of our Master Work Professional (MRW...

In 2020, the impacts and achievements of the ROI program were captured through continuous program evaluation efforts and documentation of success stories from our alumni. In this report, you will learn about the impact of our remote work certification cou...

The Rural Online Initiative (ROI) is a program designed to prepare Utah’s rural workforce for the future of work by providing education, training, and services for remote work opportunities as an employee, online freelancer, or e-commerce entrepreneur. Th...

Funding for the ROI was appropriated to Utah State University Extension for program development and delivery across targeted rural counties. After 1 year, we have made measurable progress toward empowering rural communities through remote work.

The focus of the ROI program is to prepare Utah’s rural workforce for the future of work with education, training, and services for online opportunities in remote employment, freelance work, and e-commerce. The following is a s

The focus of the ROI program is to prepare Utah’s rural workforce for the future of work with education, training, and services for online opportunities in remote employment, freelance work, and e-commerce. The following is a s

The following is a synopsis of 2018 programming and projections for 2019.