UMNS Daily Digest - August 20, 2010 (College rankings, border school, Lydia Patterson Institute, onl

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                          Friday, August 20, 2010
                   [5]Church schools among âbest collegesâ
               [6]Border school strengthens minds and spirits
               [7]Consortium offers online theological courses


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 âBelieve me, this school has been a big opportunity for me. I have 
not only
learned how to speak English, but I have also learned about Jesus. ⦠
He has
 become the key during my entire journey.â -- Mariana Guerreo, 17, a 
student
     at Lydia Patterson Institute, a United Methodist-related school 
in
                              El Paso, Texas.

Church schools among âbest collegesâ

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS)--A broad range of programs, a focus on 
community
   leadership and service and a diverse student body set some United 
Methodist
   colleges and universities above their peers. Several of the 
denominationâs
   93 four-year colleges and universities earned top grades in The 
U.S. News
   and World Reportâs annual list of âBest Collegesâ in the United 
States.

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Border school strengthens minds and spirits

   EL PASO, Texas (UMNS)--Many of the students at the Lydia Patterson 
Institute
   live in Juárez, Mexico, and must cross the U.S.-Mexico border 
checkpoint
   and clear customs on their way to school every day. Itâs not 
uncommon for
   them to have to wait in lines for an hour or more to enter Texas. 
But it is
   worth it. The only United Methodist Church-sponsored campus in the 
U.S. with
   a predominantly Hispanic population offers children from 
impoverished homes
   a future, said Socorro De Anda, school president.

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Consortium offers online theological courses

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â United Methodist theological schools 
will offer 11
   online continuing education classes for clergy and laity beginning 
in the
   fall semester. The Online Continuing Education Consortium aims to 
provide
   theologically sound, financially affordable and easily accessible 
continuing
   education programs. All 13 of the United Methodist theological 
schools are
   expected to participate. Five seminaries are offering classes this 
fall. An
   online catalogue and links to each theological school offering 
classes is
   available at [16]www.gbhem.org/continuingeducation.
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