BIPOC Students
The MOSAIC Center is committed to supporting students of color in achieving their personal and professional goals throughout their collegiate experience, from the moment they arrive through graduation.
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Welcome BIPOC Students!
We support our BIPOC students by providing opportunities to cultivate a sense of belonging and community, gain leadership skills and tools for advocacy, and connecting students to resources. Below, you'll find some of our signature programs and annual events. We want to journey alongside students in navigating the highs and lows of the college experience and invite students to attend our programs and visit us at the MOSAIC Center.
BIPOC Student Programs & Resources
- Intercultural Link - The IL is a community space dedicated to creating a sense of community and belonging for students of color as well as undocumented students. In the IL, you will find fun and light-hearted programs, reflective and educational conversations, club meetings and more. The IL is located in Student Center 110. Visit the IL page on ConnectSU to learn more about upcoming events.
- BIPOC Lunch - We invite all students, staff, and faculty to join us for our quarterly lunchtime gathering that is focused on creating community, connection and fun! This is a space that centers BIPOC students and features food from local BIPOC or minority-owned businesses.
- CLP+ - Connects Leadership Program is our signature early bird immersion and leadership development program focused on equipping our BIPOC and first-generation college students with a strong network of peers, resources, and skills to be leaders at SU and beyond.
- STEP - STEP (Second & Third-year Excellence Program) is a 6-week program that centers the experiences and needs of second and third year students of color who are committed to personal growth, professional formation, leadership development, identity exploration, and community building. This program is open to all Seattle University students.
To check out a full roster of our programs and events, visit ConnectSU or follow us on Instagram (su_mosaic).
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CLP+
CLP+ (Connections Leadership Program+) is an immersive experience designed to support new, incoming students of color and first-generation college students to make social connections, learn about educational resources, and develop leadership skills as they transition into college. CLP+ begins as a pre-fall immersion program and continues throughout the Fall quarter with regular touchpoints with staff and peer mentors. This program is open to all FTIC and new transfer students.
To learn more about this signature experience, email us at mosaic@seattleu.edu.
Launch of Connections
The first cohort of CLP+ students entered in 1998
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Rooted Retreat
Rooted is a retreat co-facilitated with University Ministry focused on creating space for students to find rest, explore intersecting identities, cultivate community, and have fun. Rooted is a retreat that centers the experiences and needs of students of color, and it is open to all students. The Rooted Retreat typically takes place in Winter and Spring quarter.
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Graduating Students of Color Celebration (GSOCC)
GSOCC is an annual end-of-year celebration where we honor and celebrate our graduating students’ brilliance, resilience, and strength as a community. This celebration centers the accomplishments and experiences of our students of color. We invite all graduating students, families, friends, colleagues, and supporters to join us at GSOCC.