Faculty Pages

Don Stannard-Friel, Ph.D.

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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.