Doctoral Student Organization

The Doctoral Student Organization (DSO) is the PhD student branch of the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. DSO strives to support doctoral students along their journey as a PhD student by offering guidance, support, and community. DSO is responsible for planning several events at the School of Social Work, including but not limited to end of semester community events, end of year awards, research collaboration events, representation at the doctoral committee meetings, and monthly check in meetings with other doctoral students. Three co-representatives run DSO and manage these activities. Please reach out the PhD director, Dr. Cristina Wilson at cristina.wilson@uconn.edu for more information on who your DSO representatives are and how to get involved.

Mentorship Award descriptions:

"Outstanding PhD Faculty Mentor Award"

This faculty mentor award comes from a desire among PhD students to connect with faculty who are engaging with and mentoring PhD students. This award then hopes to recognize our faculty mentors within the doctoral program and award them for their collaborative scholarship achievements with their PHD student mentees.

Criteria:

1. Must be full time faculty, but do not have to be tenure track
2. Must be in the Social Work Department
3. Must work with doctoral students in some capacity
4. Preference to faculty who serve in an official mentorship capacity, such as a Graduate Assistance supervisor or assigned PhD student Mentor

"Outstanding PhD Peer Mentor Award"

This peer mentor award will recognize senior doctoral students who work to support junior doctoral students through academic guidance or by being a source of support. This award strives to be a meaningful way to acknowledge those efforts as mentorship is so important during the PhD journey.

Criteria:

1. Must be a PhD student/Doctoral Candidate in the School of Social work
2. Must be student to student mentoring within the social work doctoral program
3. Preference to those in the third year or higher in the PhD program