Regional Services

Utah Rural Summit - “Where Rural Utah Meets”

Southern Utah University plays host to this annual gathering of rural Utah leaders each August. The Rural Summit, which has been convening for nearly 25 years, is administered and presented by Regional Services and the Utah Center for Rural Life at SUU.

Plans are already being made for the 2010 Rural Summit, which is scheduled for August 4-6, 2010, here at SUU. Visit the official Utah Rural Summit website or contact Kathleen McDowell at Mcdowell@suu.edu or 435-586-7738 for more information.


Thanks to all our speakers and attendees who made the 2009 Rural Summit a success!

The preview article for the 2009 Summit provides all the details.

And here are links to our keynote speakers' respective presentations:

Michael Shuman keynote presentation about the Small-Mart Revolution

Michael Shuman break-out session, expounding on the Small-Mart Revolution

Dave Ivan keynote presentation about Small Town Success Strategies

And here are the responses to the 2009 Summit's interactive audience response keypad polling surveys:

Thursday morning's general survey of Summit participants and
Thursday afternoon's more in-depth survey about recession impacts and rural issues & priorities.


Special thanks to our 2009 Summit sponsors:

USDA Rural Development - Committed to the future of rural communities USU Extension
Southern Utah University Rocky Mountain Power
USTAR - Turning innovation into industry


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Last Update: Monday, October 26, 2009