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Quest for Self: Mike Owen at TEDxLCSC

867 views · Published 18 December 2013 · 10:00 · Indexed 8 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Currently Mike Owen is Professor of Communication and Human Relations at Lewis-Clark State College and a Lecturer at University of Idaho teaching courses in communication ranging from Principles of Speech, Interpersonal Communication, Conflict Management, Public Relations, The Dark Side of Interpersonal Relationships, Organizational Communication and Communication Theory as well as Human Relations courses dealing issues of diversity, leadership, teamwork, and organizational change; essentially showing people how to work well and play with others and not get fired. Mike has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards over the years and at last count he has 15 scattered throughout the past 22 years of teaching. Mike is truly the local boy. Born just 4 miles for his place of work, he graduated Lewiston High School which is a few blocks away from LCSC, of which he is an alumnus earning two bachelor's degrees: one in History and the other in Social Science: Secondary Education. Mike also has two graduate degrees that caused him to travel 31 miles (one way) from his home to the University of Idaho where he earned an M.Ed. in Adult Education and later went on the travel slightly more than 32 miles (again, one way) from home to get his MA in Communication from Washington State University. Mike has finished most of his course work for his Ph.D. at WSU but took a year off to catch his breath and in the process of catching his breath never when back but looked to a different horizon. Well actually the same horizon just 8 miles to the east where he started work on a different doctoral degree at the University of Idaho, completing all of his course work but this time did not take a year off to catch his breath he just quit to focus on his passion—teaching.

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