The Graduate Division and the Office for Postdoctoral Scholars are pleased to honor the recipients of the 2025 Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Mentoring for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars. The grad students and postdocs below are being recognized for their outstanding work as mentors for their colleagues. Now in its sixth year, this award celebrates the contributions of trainees who have formally or informally taken on some of the responsibilities typically held by traditional mentors, supervisors, and sponsors during their training, particularly in the areas of research, career and professional development, or social and inspirational mentoring.

Congratulations to our own Berty Arreguin for being one of this year's awardees! The six awardees receive a $600 award, and both awardees and honorable mentions received certificates in recognition of their notable contributions at an awards ceremony on January 30.

https://graduate.ucsf.edu/2025-recipients-deans-award-excellence-mentoring 

"[Berty] has dedicated her time and resources to organize the BIPOC Affinity Group to offer support and connections to underrepresented students of color within the Social and Behavioral Sciences department. As a mentor, [she] has created the social environment for underrepresented scholars to not only survive but to thrive within their respective academic disciplines. As a consequence of this, [her] mentorship has contributed to an active and vibrant community of graduate students of color within the Social and Behavioral Sciences at UCSF." 

“Berty has been an incredible mentor and I am so grateful to be in community with her both as a scholar and as a human being. She has played an integral part in how welcoming the department and program have felt for me, and I am grateful for the time and energy that she puts into mentorship. Berty’s thoughtfulness and warmth is inspirational in that it encourages me to be the best version of myself, which also includes helping to mentor others as well.”