Mark Biermann

 In "A Thoughtful Reflection, a Bright Future: Provost Biermann Sees Light at Valpo," Provost Mark Biermann reflects on his career and coming to Valparaiso University earlier this year. In the article he is quoted: "I desperately miss teaching. I desperately miss being in the classroom with the students. As an academic administrator, if you don't have a real love for teaching and scholarship, then your chances of being really effective decrease. You have to love what you're trying to support." Read more.

Under the guidance of Hamline University professor and Integrative Physiology Laboratory Director Lisa Ferguson Stegall, a group of undergraduate Hamline students conducted a summer research study entitled, The Effects of Statins on Measures of Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Mobility, and Muscular Strength in Masters Swimmers. Although statin drugs generally do not produce life-threatening side effects, up to 20 percent of individuals using them have experienced muscle damage and weakness. The timely nature of the study means that the high-quality research being done by Hamline students will help advance scientific knowledge on the issue of statin-induced myopathy. Read more.
 

The Princeton Review named three NAC&U members in the 2015 edition of its annual guidebook, "The Best 296 Business Schools." It cited Belmont University's Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business, the Kania School of Management at The University of Scranton, and the College of Business at Valparaiso University among the top schools in the country.