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Selvi finds her place

A Transform 2011 team plants a seed in an Albanian woman’s heart. A month later she becomes a follower of Christ.




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Blessing the Roma at Christmas

OM Albania partners in the Emmanuel Centre ministry to Roma street kids and their mothers during the holiday season.




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Different languages, same Father God

Whether praying in Cantonese or Albanian, believers are one in heart.




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A is for antelope, Z is for zebra

OMers teaching Roma street kids how to read and write reward them for their hard work with a day at the zoo.




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Portrait of a church plant

TACO, a creative arts ministry working alongside local church planters, sees a new church emerge in Albania.




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Stronger together

Two small churches in a mountain area of Albania are isolated by geography, so meeting together for Christmas lunch was a great encouragement to both.




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Sports camp opens doors in Albania

A Transform 2013 outreach team to Albania runs a sports camp to help a local church connect with youth.




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Journey to Transform

A Muslim-background Albanian believer discovers a bigger vision after his first experience at the Transform conference.




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Heart's cry of young Albanian Roma boys

Tears flowed on parting as Albanian Roma boys experienced genuine relationship during the one-week visit of an OM Transform team to Lushnje, Albania.




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Special first steps

German missionary couple ministers to handicapped children in Albania.




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Changing for the glory of God

An Albanian family living in difficulties receives godly help and embarks on a Bible study that brings about positive change in their lives.




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That they may know the Lord

OM’s Emmanuel Centre in Albania shines as light for children in the Roma and Gypsy communities.




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‘Bee’ing transformed through business

OM's Business as Mission project in Albania brings hope to a family through a new beekeeping microbusiness venture.




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Learning more than sewing

Erna Neufeld teaches sewing skills and shares the Gospel with women in a small Albanian town.




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Looking truth in the eye

A father gains hope when he is shown the truth about his son's eyesight.




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Fearless integrity

An Albanian, who had been trained in OM's Business as Mission (BAM) course, stands out with his upright business standards.




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The search for Fisnik

OMer Lisi has a 'chance meeting' with a special needs Albanian man and his mother in a beautifully God-ordained way.




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'Crocodiles' and Cafés

OM's ministry to a special needs development centre shows Christ's love in action to residents, caretakers and the community.




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Anna's road to Albania

Anna shares her journey from Germany to Africa and finally to Albania where she uses her professional skills to work with children with disabilities.




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Hope in tough reality

Nertila met Jesus when she was a child through an OM outreach. Now 18, she is isolated from education and Christian community.




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Harrisburg team gathers data from space through NASA's RockOn! program

A team from Penn State Harrisburg spent a week at a NASA facility over the summer, building a scientific experiment and sending it to space through the RockOn! program.




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Harrisburg criminal justice faculty member wins teaching and mentorship award

Jennifer C. Gibbs, associate professor of criminal justice in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, was awarded the 2024 Teaching and Mentorship Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Policing.




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Domestic violence panel set for Oct. 25 at Penn State Harrisburg

Maria Turkson, associate teaching professor of psychology at Penn State Harrisburg, will lead a panel of experts in a discussion about domestic violence prevention on Friday, Oct. 25. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.




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Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Oct. 28-Nov. 10

The following is a collection of events happening around Penn State Harrisburg.




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Penn State Harrisburg and Thaddeus Stevens College expand articulation agreement

Thaddeus Stevens College, a two-year trade and technology-focused college, has recently expanded its articulation agreement with Penn State Harrisburg. Students completing their studies at Thaddeus Stevens College can transfer a variety of general education credits toward receiving a bachelor of science degree in human development and family studies from Penn State Harrisburg.




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Ask an expert: Voting, the Electoral College and the 2024 presidential election

A Penn State political scientist discusses the importance of voting and the election certification process.




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Harrisburg campus library celebrates Shirley Chisholm with new exhibition

The Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg has launched a new exhibition, “Always Aim High! An Exhibition Celebrating Shirley Chisholm,” featuring rare materials from the Alice Marshall Women’s History Collection. The exhibition opened Oct. 22 and will be on display through Dec. 20 at the entrance to Archives and Special Collections on the library's third floor. Chisholm was the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968 and the first Black woman to run for U.S. president in 1972. 




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Penn State Harrisburg to present 'Schweek' scheduling week

The Office of the Registrar and the Lambert Undergraduate Advising Center at Penn State Harrisburg will present “Schweek” scheduling week to assist students in scheduling their courses for spring 2025.




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Military service is family tradition for Penn State Harrisburg father, daughter

Retired Master Sgt. Gary Barb, campus technology officer at Penn State Harrisburg, is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy, which he served from 1989 to 1993, and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, which he served from 1994 to 2012. His daughter, Jessica Barb, is a communications major at Penn State Harrisburg, where she participates in the Army ROTC program, and serves in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.




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Few Teachers of the Year Support School Vouchers

A membership survey from the National Network of State Teachers of the Year found that teachers want accountability measures for charter schools and private schools that receive federal funds.




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Charters and Vouchers: Who Will Lead Their Development?

Would parents and children be more engaged if choice were everywhere? Would teachers and leaders function differently if we weren't a monopoly? Is it the lack of choice that breeds resentments and arrogance?




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Choice, Vouchers and the Trump Education Agenda

Marc Tucker looks at what the world's top performers tell us about the school choice agenda likely to be pursued by President Trump and his Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos.




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Six Questions That Counter the Fear of Vouchers

Even if speaking up and fighting against vouchers is your calling ( and we need voices doing that) , it is still worth looking inward.




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Are Vouchers Hurting or Helping Education? (Video)

Indiana has one of the largest voucher programs in the country, with over 34,000 students receiving tax dollars to pay for private schools. With the Trump administration favoring school choice, many wonder if vouchers help or hurt education.




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Whither on Vouchers?

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of that state's expansive voucher program, widening a central front in the ongoing battle to expand our national experiment in school choice. In the end, is this a good or a bad development for American families? And will it help or hinder our ong




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Colorado Supreme Court Overturns State's Pilot School Voucher Program

The Colorado Supreme Court decided Douglas County's Choice Scholarship Program is unconstitutional.




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Vouchers Are Not the Same as 'School Choice'




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Vouchers and Equity

Vouchers are back as a topic, and this time they've been given an equity gloss. Julian Vasquez Heilig and I discuss whether or not vouchers are still a bad idea.




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Vouchers 'Harm' Public Education




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School Vouchers Are Not New

Vouchers were once used in New Zealand but had a series of unintended consequences.




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Vouchers Are Still an Issue in Milwaukee

So many years after vouchers began, we still can't agree on their benefits.




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Vouchers Expansion Battle Will Be Fought at Arizona Polls

A ballot measure to expand the state's eligibility for so-called education savings account is contentious and confusing.




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Expansion of School Vouchers Gets Trounced in Arizona

Proposition 305 had become one of the most contentious ballot-box battles over school choice in the 2018 midterm elections. But its loss is not necessarily a defeat for school choice advocates.




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Elizabeth Warren's Position on Vouchers: A Review

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's education plan landed on Monday, and among other consequences, it led to a conversation about her past statements addressing "vouchers."




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Education Department Developing Vouchers for Teacher Professional Development

Despite being rebuked by Congress in its bid to do so last year, the U.S. Department of Education says it will use Education Innovation and Research funds for teacher professional development vouchers.




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Ohio lawmakers OK revamp of eligibility for school vouchers




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FDA Bans Use of Shock Therapy at School for Students With Special Needs

The FDA estimates that between 45 and 50 students at a Massachusetts school for students with autism, emotional disturbances, and intellectual disabilities are subjected to electrical shocks through electrodes attached to their skin.