Faculty Pages

Don Stannard-Friel, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology and Anthropology

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Education History

  • Ph.D. in Sociology, University fo California, Davis, 1978
  • M.A. in Sociology, San Francisco State University, 1971
  • B.A. in Sociology, San Francisco State Unviersity, 1970

Courses Taught

  • Analyzing Social Settings (Qaulitative Methods)
  • Criminology
  • Cultural Antrhopology
  • Deviant Behavior
  • Inner City Studies Series
  • Love and Violence
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Streetwise Sociology

Recognitions

  • Living Torch Award, Notre Dame de Namur University, 2007
  • California Campus Compact-Carnegie Foundation Fellow for Service Learning nad politcal Engagement, 2007-2009
  • Alumni Award for Service and Dedication, Notre Dame de Namur University Alumni Association, 2005.
  • Inner Fire Award, Center for Student Leadership, Notre Dame de Namur University, 2004.
  • Cosby on Campus: Celebrating Teachers! Honoree, School of Education, Stanford University, 2004.
  • Selected Baccalaureate Speaker by the Class of 2001, Notre Dame de Namur University.
  • Mission Values in Action Award for Exemplifying and Promoting Social Justice and Global Peace, Notre Dame de Namur University, 1999.
  • Sr. Catharine Julie Cunningham Teaching Project Award, for “Tenderloin U: A Collaborative Service Learning Project,” Notre Dame de Namur University, 1998.
  • Faculty Fellow, The Futures Project: A Consortium of Independent Colleges and Universities, Higher Education Policy Institute, 1995-1997.
  • George M. Keller Teaching Excellence Award, Notre Dame de Namur University, 1996.
  • Faculty Fellow, Pew Higher Education Roundtable, Pew Charitable Trust, 1995-96.
  • Invited Presenter, The Great Conversation, Notre Dame de Namur University, October 12, 1995.
  • Kellogg Foundation Grant Award, with Sr. Roseanne Murphy and Dr. Cheryl Joseph, for Social Change Through Social Service class, July 1993.
  • Selected Baccalaureate Speaker by the Class of 1993, Notre Dame de Namur University.
  • Sr. Catharine Julie Cunningham Teaching Project Award, for “Reflecting on Columbus’ Journey” (with Sr. Pat McGlinn, SND), Notre Dame de Namur University, 1992.
  • Selected Baccalaureate Speaker by the Class of 1989, Notre Dame de Namur University.

Professional Affiliations

  • Invited member, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, inducted April 24, 2007.
  • Elected member, Delta Epsilon Sigma, National Scholastic Honor Society, 1996.
  • Elected member, Psi Chi, National Honor Society, 1995.

Community Activities

  • Director, Dorothy Stang Center for Social Justice and Community Engagement
  • Board Member, Indochinese Housing Development Corporation, San Francisco, CA, 2004 – Current.
  • Board Member, Center for New Beginnings, Belmont, CA, 2004 – Current.
  • Member, Advisory Committee, Indochinese Housing Development Corporation, San Francisco, CA, 2003 – 2004.
  • Faculty Liaison, Each One Reach One, a mentoring partnership between Notre Dame de Namur University and Hillcrest Juvenile Hall, Belmont, CA 2003 – 2005.
  • Project Director, Tenderloin U.  A community-based learning program in San Francisco’s Tenderloin and 6th Street corridor neighborhoods, 1997-Current. 
    • Projects include:
      • Arts Connection.  Presentations by professionals from the various arts to inner city audiences: U Sam Oeur, Cambodian poet, reading from his Crossing Three Wildernesses, to Indochinese Housing Development, March 6, 2006.
      • Certificate Program in Inner City Studies.  A Tenderloin-based series of four courses.  Includes community members as regularly enrolled students, 2003 – current.
      • Sport Clinics, co-sponsored with Bay Area Women’s and Children’s Center, 2002 - Current.
      • Miracle on 6th Street/Miracle on Eddy Street.  Co-sponsored with the Theater Arts Department and S.F. Recreation and Parks Department.  A Christmas celebration, including scenes from “A Christmas Carol,” at the Seneca Hotel, a residence for the formerly homeless, and Boeddeker Park, 2001– Current.
      • Tenderloin Youth College Project.  A community-based workshop and campus visit event for inner city youth, 1999 – Current.
      • Halloween in the Tenderloin. A holiday festival and safe trick or treat event for 400 inner city children.  Facilitated in collaboration with various Tenderloin community agencies, 1998 – Current.
      • Tenderloin Immersion.  A weeklong stay in inner city facilities for faculty, staff, and students doing research and service, 2000 and 2001.
      • Student internships and service at various human service agencies, including Adopt-A-Block, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, Tenderloin Children’s Playground, The Salvation Army, San Francisco Network Ministry, Indochinese Housing Development Corporation, Glide Memorial Church, St. Anthony’s Foundation, and Tenderloin Community School, 1998-Current.
      • Participation in various community street events, such as health and safety fairs.
    • Other Community-Based Learning Projects:
      • Witness to the Death Vigil (San Quentin Prison), 1998 – Ongoing.
      • The Haight Ashbury: Then and Now, 2007
      • “Chinatown,” 2005.
      • “24th  Street: The Heart of the Mission” (San Francisco’s 24th Street corridor), 2005.
      • “The 16th Street Corridor” (San Francisco’s Inner-Mission area), 2004.
      • “Stations of the Lost and Found” (San Francisco’s 6th Street gateway to the Tenderloin), 2003.
      • “Crossing the Bridge” (East Palo Alto youth), 2002.
      • “Little Michoacan” (unincorporated North Fair Oaks community, San Mateo County), 2001.
      • “Wild Awakenings” (the Tenderloin), 2000.
      • “The Castro District” (San Francisco), 1999.
      • “Prostitution in Two Cities” (Redwood City and San Francisco), 1998.
      • “Children at Risk” (San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties), 1997.
  • Member, Assessment Committee, Private Defenders Program, San Mateo County, 2002 – 2003.
  • Mediator, Tenderloin Community School.  Facilitated a mediation between the school principal and teacher representatives, June, 2000.
  • Member, Community Advisory Board for Strategic Planning, (Chair, Priority Setting Sub-Committee), United Way, San Mateo County, 1997.