Mark Volman : 1. Academics.

Mark Volman

1. Academics.

Volman grew up in Westchester, a suburb of Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Westchester High School in 1965. Over 25 years later in 1992 at age 45 he started his bachelor's degree at Loyola Marymount University. Volman graduated with a bachelor's of arts in 1997 Magna cum Laude and was the class Valedictorian speaker. During the speech he lead the graduates in a chorus of Happy Together. CBS Evening News covered Volman's graduation and even interviewed his parents who were perplexed at their son's academic accomplishments.^[1] Volman went on to earn a Master's degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Screenwriting in 1999 also from Loyola. Volman has taught Music Business & Industry courses in the Communications and Fine Arts department at Loyola. He has also taught courses at Los Angeles Valley College in the Commercial Music Program. He is currently an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Entertainment Industry Studies Program at Belmont University in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business and conducts seminars about the music industry for various academic institutions from junior high school to university level. In addition, he offers consulting on music business and entertainment through the website Ask Professor Flo. ^[2]