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Student Services

In Student Services, we aim to provide the highest caliber service through a lens of inclusion and compassion. One of our values is “accountability.” We encourage you, our students and colleagues, to hold us true to that value. Let us know how we can be more inclusive in providing high quality, timely, and clear communication. The author of The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz, said it simply yet truthfully — we aim to always do our best.

We are here to listen to your feedback as to how we can best serve you.

Dr. Laurie Scolari grew up among the lettuce fields of the Salinas Valley. Her mother immigrated to California from Mexico and cleaned houses for a living. To teach her a lesson on the importance of pursuing her education, she often helped her mom clean local bars at 4 a.m. before school. The lesson worked: Dr. Scolari now prides herself on being the first in her family to obtain bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees. She began her career as a counselor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Scolari also formerly served as the Dean of Counseling and Student Support Services at City College of San Francisco and worked at UC Santa Cruz for 10 years in multiple leadership roles. Today, she is the Vice President of Student Services at Foothill College. Additionally, Dr. Scolari is a lecturer at San Francisco State University, where she teaches policy and law in education courses.