Weekly and Signature Events are a big part of what we do at The MCSC. Our weekly events are simple ways for you to connect with The MCSC family. We host Signature Events to celebrate students and their accomplishments during their time at UVM!
WEEKLY: Friday Breakfast
Celebrate food and friendship with the Mosaic Center for Students of Color!
- When: Every Friday from 9:00-11:00AM
- Where: At The MCSC Main Space in Living and Learning (Building E-140)
- Open to the entire UVM community!
SIGNATURE EVENT: Welcome Back Family Reunion
- The University Community (students, staff, and faculty) is invited to kick off the new school year with the MCSC!
- No RSVP necessary. Please join us for a free meal, friends, and fun!
- The MCSC annually hosts the Welcome Back Family Reunion. The purpose of the Welcome Back Family Reunion is to celebrate the incoming class and a new academic year. We provide this opportunity to build community, share MCSC resources, and to come together with your peers.
- Questions- Please e-mail us or call 802-656-3819.
Welcome Back Catamounts!
SIGNATURE EVENT: Spring Awards Banquet
MCSC 2023 Spring Awards Banquet
April 19th @ Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center
Click here to RSVP and click here to Nominate your friends, colleague & staff.
The MCSC Spring Awards Banquet is a celebration of the leadership and achievements of students of color and their allies at the end of every academic year. There is 100% participation with each college or school represented by a faculty or staff member who delivers the award for that particular academic unit. In many cases, advisors and professors who have been mentors to students are present during the awards ceremony.
For information and questions, please email Menuka Rai
Award Descriptions: For Nominations
- Ram Vincent-Bryan Community Builders Award: Recognizes an undergraduate student(s) of color who contributes to the UVM community of color through their intentional community building.
- Rodney S. Patterson Award: Awarded to a first-year student(s) of color who demonstrates a commitment to academic success and creating a better environment for the UVM community of color.
- Alan B. Urgent Award: This award recognizes an undergraduate student(s) of color who embody the spirit of advocacy and social justice.
- Lufuno Tshikororo Award: Awarded to an undergraduate student(s) of color who have demonstrated emerging leadership at UVM.
- Roger Summers Award: Recognizing an undergraduate student(s) who has affected the UVM community of color through their leadership and vision.
- Angela Batista Award: An undergraduate student(s) of color who has demonstrated a commitment to social justice and change through anti-racist work.
- Andrew Harris Award: This award is given to students of any class standing (e.g., first year, sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate) who have made a tangible impact on creating a more inclusive campus climate for those from underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds.
- Staff and Faculty Award: A staff and/or faculty member of color who has displayed continual commitment to Leadership, Advocacy, and Social Justice.
- Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Awarded to a graduate student of color who has worked to improve the climate at the University of Vermont.
- Club Advisor:Awarded to an MCSC-affiliated organization’s advisor (formal or informal) for mentorship, guidance, and dedication to student development.
- Community Justice Award: Recognizes an undergraduate and/or graduate student(s) of color who enable justice, equity and liberation for communities of color external to UVM
- Tim Shiner Ally Award: Awarded to an ally(s) (student, staff, and/or faculty) who demonstrates a strong commitment to work within the UVM community of color in an effort to create social change
- In the context of race, The Mosaic Center for Students of Color defines an ally to be someone who possesses a dominant identity (White) and works to build community and education around racial identities that are marginalized on this campus
2021 Spring Awards Celebration Video
SIGNATURE EVENT: Graduation Brunch
Congratulations MCSC Graduates! The Mosaic Center for Students of Color would like to invite you and your community to the MCSC Graduation Brunch. This is our last opportunity to feed you, honor you and celebrate your achievements.
Each year, we honor our graduates by giving them a Kente Stole. What is Kente Cloth?
- Kente is an Asante ceremonial cloth hand-woven on a horizontal treadle loom. One Ghanaian legend tells of two Asante men
perfecting the art of weaving Kente by watching a spider weave its web. They reported their improvement to the Asante Chief, who adopted it as a royal cloth and encouraged its development as a cloth of prestige reserved for special occasions. - Like most of Africa’s visual art forms, Kente is a visual
representation of history, oral literature, religious belief, social values, and political thought. Not meant to be used for commonplace activity or ordinary wear, Kente is reserved for very
important social or religious occasions. Its significance as symbol of gaiety and prestige is evident during community celebrations and festivals when people proudly wear the best of their Kente cloths to reflect the spirit of the occasion. - Each woven cloth, as well as each individual pattern, has a name and a meaning. These names and meanings are often derived from historical events, proverbs, philosophical concepts, moral values, human behavior, and certain attributes of plant and animal life. Weavers use vibrant colors and complex
patterns to portray each cloth’s profound philosophical meaning. Kente cloth has come to represent the history, philosophy, ethics, and moral values in African culture.
For information and questions, please contact Jonah Stern or call 802-656-0340
Class of 2021 Graduation Celebration Video (Coming Soon!)
Enjoy the celebration with us. Go Big Class of 2021!
