Phil established and acted as the coordinator of the SFSU Ethnic Studies Student Resource and Empowerment Center where he provided counseling and advising for Ethnic Studies students. Each semester the Center trains incoming interns to staff the Center and provide information and referral for services to students. The Center also hosts workshops on writing, scholarships, resumes and personal statements and works with the San Francisco Bar Association on their “Destination Law School” diversity pipeline project.
In 2007 and 2009, Phil was given the “Outstanding Faculty Advisor” award from the SFSU Office of Student Programs and Leadership Development and in 2016 he received the HERO Award for Advisor of the Ethnic Studies Student Organization from the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.
Phil served on the organizing committee for the annual SFSU Human Rights Summit, and provided workshops on Fundraising for Social Change and Facilitation/Decision-Making Skills for faculty, Associated Students staff and officers, and students.
