WELCOME

We foster a supportive community by connecting BIPOC postdocs and undergraduate/graduate students with enthusiastic mentors who understand and share their experiences. Keep in mind that participation in our community events is open to everyone on UW campus! As a BIPOC affinity group, MOSAIC’s purpose is to reduce the space between potential mentors of color and up-and-coming academics of color on this predominantly white campus

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Upcoming MOSAIC events in 2025!

May 21, 2025: “MOSAIC Bowling Night”
This will be an informal gathering where we can get together as a community to meet fellow mentors and mentees, and have some fun! Shoes, lanes and the first round of snacks is on us! Please bring socks.

Date: May 21, 2025
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: The Sett Recreation, Union South (Lower level)

RSVP by May 20th

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

Upcoming and past community events!

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.

Graduate Peer Support Network

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.

Community Events

All our events welcome UW BIPOC Community from all colleges, students, research staff, faculty and administrators.

Thank you to our donors

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