A Perfect Getaway: Kayaking, Battleships, and the Beach
Last weekend, our University Performance Program at NC State (UPP) took students on a much-needed break from academics and city…
Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Break!
By JEFFREY CARDENAS and TIFFANY MERRITT With finals behind students and the winter holiday looming ahead, New Mind Education hosted…
Feeling the Love on Valentine’s Day
By WILSON WOOTEN and ERIN HOLLOWAY Editor: MICHELLE DANNER Valentine’s Day has slowly become a global, commercial holiday. Despite the widespread…
Lights Up! The New Mind Education Talent Show
By JIANGXUE CHEN, New Mind UNCG Intern The annual New Mind Education Talent Show was held on Friday, January 29th…
Language exchange continues and thrives!
By XIN RAO (student) and ERIN HOLLOWAY All UPP students face the unique challenge of communicating with Americans effectively. Nevertheless,…
Let’s go fly a kite!
By TIMISHA HENLEY and TIFFANY MERRITT On Saturday April 9th, 2016 UNCG held its 34th International Festival (I-Fest). The International Festival…
Adventures in Charlotte Whitewater Center
UPP @ NCSU Fall ‘15 – Spring ‘16 Cohort! April has been a whirlwind of exams, final papers and projects…
Garden and Forest Fun: Earth Day Event in Jaycee Park
By JASON ZICHENG JIN and ERIN HOLLOWAY Editor: MICHELLE DANNER April 22nd is Earth Day, an American holiday dedicated to…
Onto the next adventure!
By TIFFANY MERRITT Editor: MICHELLE DANNER On Friday May 6, we held a graduation ceremony in the UNCG Student…
UPP Spring 16 Graduation
By DANIEL WANG, Intern As the weather gets warmer and the flowers start to bloom, we know graduation season is…
Swinging into America in Style!
By JORDAN GRIFFIN On August 12, New Mind Education held a grand welcome Great Gatsby-themed dance event in the Faculty…
UPP’s First Language Exchange!
By QIANG YANG, Intern EDITED BY CAROLINE CORNISH On the 9th of September, New Mind Education held the first language exchange…
More than Six-Legs to Volunteer at Raleigh’s Annual BugFest
By JENNA KANE and CAROLINE CORNISH September 17th was a bright and sunny day for downtown Raleigh’s annual Bugfest, hosted…
Student Party in the Park!
By ERIN HOLLOWAY July and August have been whirlwinds of activity for UPP students and New Mind staff alike! Despite…
Helping with Hands and Hearts
By Sarah Crawford and Jenna Kane, Interns at UPP@NCSU Edited by Erin Holloway, Student Life Coordinator As the leaves change…
SPARKcon: Creativity at its Finest
By JESSICA QU Editor: MICHELLE DANNER SPARKcon is an annual creative festival that showcases a variety of local artists in…
Dare to be scared!
By Lingchao Mao, Fall intern at UPP@NCSU It was the dark evening of October 27. Wind blew violently, the wolf…
Celebrating Autumn with a Taste of Home
By SARAH CRAWFORD and CAROLINE CORNISH Editor: MICHELLE DANNER For the last month, UPP students have been hard at work…
High Spirits and High Stakes Casino Royale
By TIFFANY MERRITT Editor: MICHELLE DANNER October 14, 2016: the lights were low and the stakes were high. Agents from…
Thankful for Food, Thankful for Life.
By JENNA KANE, LINGCHAO MAO and CAROLINE CORNISH On Tuesday, November 22nd, in New Mind at NCSU’s festively decorated office,…
Holiday Celebrations with the Class of ’16!
By TOM LIU and ERIN HOLLOWAY Editor: MICHELLE DANNER On Saturday, Dec 3, New Mind Education hosted the Spring 2016…
Sharing Lunar New Year with NCSU
By HARRY HAISHUO DUN and CAROLINE CORNISH Winter has certainly arrived by the end of January. But there were some…
Defying Gravity
By Caitlin Hall, UPP Intern Last Friday I faced a multitude of opportunities: a.) I went to defy gravity for…
NC Zoo Volunteering
By HAOYU ZHENG and ERIN HOLLOWAY With the arrival of spring and the gradually warming weather, it’s a perfect time to…
NC State Student Welcome Party
BY Harry Haishuo Dun, Intern at UPP@NCSU After a long and sweet winter break, UPP students reunited to share their…
Exploring Culture through Video Games
The easiest way to connect with new people is to find a common interest. Since a sizeable portion of UPP…
Great Gatsby Event at UNCG
Great Gatsby event is one of the activities organized by New Mind Education at UNCG. This was a dance activity…
Student Voices: Learning self-defense
By JESSICA QU – Student alumni On April 22, UPP students and staff signed up to attend a self-defense workshop,…
iFest is iBest!: UNCG’s International Festival
By TIFFANY MERRITT Raleigh NC has some very unpredictable weather, that’s why staff and students were worried about our annual…
The 2017 UPP@NCSU Graduation Event
BY ERIN HOLLOWAY The Spring 17 UPP semester concluded last Saturday, April 29 with our Completion Ceremony! We are thankful…