We foster a supportive community by connecting BIPOC postdocs and graduate students with enthusiastic mentors who understand and share their experiences.
Upcoming MOSAIC events in 2024!
October 25th, 2024: “Lunch & Learn with MOSAIC: Q&A Panel with Inspiring Leaders”
This will be a relaxed, interactive event with a Q&A session, giving you the chance to ask questions about career development, navigating academia, and the importance of mentorship. While the event is designed to support students from underrepresented groups in STEM, everyone is welcome to attend and be part of the conversation!

Date: October 25, 2024
Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm
Location: Steenbock Library BioCommons 110A

Any other questions or information, contact us at mosaicuw@gmail.com.









Upcoming and past community events!
- 2025: Mental Health Seminar
- 2024: Summer’s End at the Terrace with MOSAIC
- 2024 MOSAIC Coffee Hour: Brewing Connections
- 2024 Cultural Food Exchange
- 2024 MOSAIC Coffee Hour: Brewing Connections
Our Purpose
The purpose of MOSAIC is to render potential mentors of color more visible to up-and-coming academics of color, including postdocs and graduate students. Unfortunately, these connections don’t happen organically in a predominantly white institution. Students of color report feelings of isolation and in an overwhelmingly white space like UW Madison.
Our goal is to reduce the virtual space between graduate-level BIPOC on this campus and foster a closer community through these connections and guidance from enthusiastic mentors with shared experiences.
MOSAIC seeks to aggregate BIPOC faculty, staff, post-docs, and alumni to serve as mentors for BIPOC graduate students at UW Madison.
Professional Network: Career Discovery, Guidance and Development

This program intends to foster connections between professionals (faculty, staff, post-docs, and those working in industry), exchanging guidance and support. Interested professionals who would like to serve as Mentors will advise and guide graduate students.

This program intends to foster more supportive communities between graduate students, exchanging wisdom and solidarity. Interested graduate students who would like to serve as Peer Mentors will advise and guide newer and incoming graduate students.
Thank you to our donors


Do you want to become a sponsor? Email us at mosaicuw@gmail.com