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NEWS Dual Credit and Exam-Based Courses in U.S. Public High Schools: 2002-03 The first national survey to provide baseline data on dual credit and exam-based courses. Dual Enrollment of High School Students at Postsecondary Institutions: 2002-03 This report provides data from a nationally representative survey of Title IV degree-granting postsecondary institutions on the topic of dual enrollment (dual credit) of high school students. A Report on HSCP Graduates Attending Like a famous ad campaign that urged Americans to "Think Small" while aiming for big results, the High School/College Program (HSCP) is a grand vision with modest beginnings. Starting with just 80 students in two high schools, the University of Missouri-Kansas City's dual credit outreach program today serves students taking courses for university credit in 15 subject areas at nearly 60 high schools throughout the western corridor of Missouri. Good News for HSCP Students Brigham Young University Expands Dual Credit Acceptance FEATURES A Partnership with the Past A partnership involving the High School/College Program (HSCP) and the White House Decision Center at the Truman Presidential Museum and Library, Independence, Mo. is making the Truman presidency come alive for hundreds of HSCP students of American history. Dr. Scott Baker Profile After moving last summer from his native Oregon to teach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), the question Professor of German Language K. Scott Baker was often asked is Why? As in, why would you trade a mild climate and beautiful mountains for the flat geography and temperature extremes of the Midwest? Tradition and Pride For the past 19 years, members of Warrensburg High School's Art Club have produced a calendar comprised of drawings of landscapes and landmarks in the area of Johnson County, Mo. Sales of the calendar provide funds to purchase art books, videocassettes and fine art prints as well as funding our Fine Arts Festival in May. DEPARTMENTS French - Reportage German - Korrespondenz College of Arts & Sciences - Major by Major LINKS IG Nobel Two facts about scientific research often get overlooked: 1) It can be fun as well as serious; 2) A solution can be found before the question or problem exists. Our Mole Day story shows the fun side. This article addresses the IG Nobel science awards and reports on some strange scientific investigations that produced intriguing results. UMKC Calendar of Events Learn more about events of interest on the UMKC campus SUBMISSIONS Do you have news to share? Ideas for a feature? Send an e-mail with details to:  clawsondayl@umkc.edu