Make Each International Student Shine
By wearing cultural and developmental lenses, we provide personalized international student support to complement universities’ services and enhance student’s overall experience. Our researched-based and accredited Global Learning Curriculum (GLC) empowers students from diverse backgrounds to achieve their fullest potential.
New Mind has been accredited as a
post-secondary institution since 2016
In a rapidly changing world, the future
requires New Minds
New Minds are:
Cross-Culturally Competent Citizens
They learn how to behave and communicate effectively and appropriately to achieve their goals.
Fully Engaged Learners
They cultivate intrinsic motivation and effectively communicate and collaborate on campus and within the community.
Future Evolving Leaders
They know their values, reflect on their personal identity, strengthen core characteristics, and understand how to contribute to global society.
Students are the center of our design
To purposefully engage with the world, students must first understand themselves by exploring their strengths, values, and goals. Our Global Learning Curriculum (GLC) supports this journey by encouraging students to use self-development as a source of motivation to define and achieve their unique vision of success. This process is guided by the GLC’s three pillars: individualized advising to provide tailored support, a holistic personal development plan to align aspirations with action, and a thoughtful experiential learning pedagogy to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Agree we helped them achieve academically
Agree we taught them the value of trying new, challenging things
Agree we increased their confidence to communicate with Americans
Agree we better integrated them into the campus and local community
Mentors Matter
New Mind coaches act as cultural mediators, guiding students through self-improvement by navigating socio-cultural, academic, and personal challenges. They help create Personal Development Plans, address recurring issues, and provide support for unexpected dilemmas. With a low advisor to student ratio of 1:12, students receive personalized attention in every session.
Plans with Purpose
International students face unique challenges due to their diverse cultural and academic backgrounds. An individualized approach is key to navigating these differences. Working with coaches, students explore six key areas of personal development, gaining self-awareness and understanding of how their habits, learning styles, strengths, and cultural backgrounds impact their lives. With this knowledge and access to campus resources, they are empowered to thrive.
Experiences with Reflection
New Mind fosters student’s growth by co-designing and reflecting on high-impact experiences beyond the classroom such as service learning, projects, and field trips. By encouraging students to become culturally aware, engaged learners, we help universities fully recognize the value of their international student population.
New Mind Student Profile
New Mind aims to develop our students with the following nine attributes which challenge and support them to become collaborative members of local and global communities.
Cross-Cultural Awareness
Students appreciate home and host cultures and demonstrate awareness of cultural attitudes, rules or beliefs of both.
Open-Mindedness
Students are open to interacting with others who are culturally different and who have different ideas.
Growth Mindset
Students believe in and demonstrate the capacity to grow and improve over time despite potential setbacks.
Self-Awareness
Students have a clear realization of who they are including strengths and weaknesses, thoughts and beliefs, emotions, and motivations.
Independence
Students make good decisions without depending on the assistance or beliefs of others.
Good Communication
Students understand and effectively express ideas in writing and speaking in a variety of situations.
Sense of Purpose
Students understand individual identity, wants, and steps to achieve goals.
Confidence
Students trust in ability to navigate new experiences or challenges.
Problem Solving
Students are able to define a problem, identify alternatives, propose a plan, and evaluate its effectiveness.
Student Voices
Experiential Learning
Students develop not only through classes, but also through hands-on activities, leadership workshops, and community service. These opportunities provide safe environments to experiment, develop, and grow.
Personalized Path
Each student is assigned an advisor who works with them to develop an education plan and explore their interests in the community. We help students find their passions.
Holistic Development
Our holistic view of personal development blends language, lifestyle, academics, and culture–crossing traditional academic disciplines and cultivated well-rounded students.
Supportive Environment
Our comprehensive support network includes advisors , peer mentors, instructors, and staff. Together they care for a student’s every academic and personal need to ensure nothing interferes with the student’s ability to learn and be successful.
Student Experience
Qibai
I chose IPP SUNY because I wanted to improve my English, and this will help me transfer to another university.
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