California Western -- Student Services
California Western Student & Diversity Services

Student & Diversity Services is dedicated to promoting a healthy and productive law school community. If you are a student in need of counseling or assistance in solving problems that interfere with your academic experience, please contact the office (StudentServices@cwsl.edu or 619-515-1576) to schedule an appointment. 
 

Kathleen Seibel
kseibel@cwsl.edu, (619) 515-1576
Assistant Dean

Dean Seibel provides leadership, management and direct services in the area of student affairs and is responsible for counseling students on academic and non-academic issues, reviewing petitions, implementing support programs and approving disability accommodations. In addition to advising for more than thirty co-curricular and extracurricular student organizations, she works closely with the Student Bar Association.

In collaboration with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dean Seibel helps resolve disciplinary issues, including investigating Honor Code and student conduct complaints. In conjunction with the Meetings & Events unit, she oversees commencement and the annual Student Awards Program. Dean Seibel also serves as a mentor to student organization leaders.

 

Marion Cloete
mcloete@cwsl.edu, (619) 515-1577
Director

Marion Cloete facilitates the recruitment of underrepresented and non-traditional students to California Western. Cloete has improved the number of students from geographically and socially diverse environments tremendously. She attends local, regional and national law school fairs throughout the year.

Cloete also coordinates events and support services that are designed for these students and their particular needs, including the Buddy Program, which provides peer mentors for new law students, and non-academic counseling and intercultural skill programs. She is also the liaison to many diversity student organizations, including the Alumni Diversity Coalition and assists them in coordinating mentor programs, bar scholarships and organization web sites.

Salina E. Battisti

sbattisti@cwsl.edu, (619) 515-1576
Administrative Assistant

Salina Battisti joined the Student & Diversity Services office in the summer of 2008, and brings more than fifteen years of experience to the position. She provides administrative support to the office and is the first point of contact for disability services and students requesting testing and classroom accommodations. 

 

Salina is a native of Seattle, Washington, but after more than a decade here, she considers San Diego home. She enjoys spending time with her family and children at the beach. Salina decided to join our team because she loves the constant contact with students, faculty and staff. Please contact her for questions and information regarding Commencement, accommodations and programming for Student & Diversity Services.

 

Contact Information

California Western School of Law 
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 515-1576 ~ StudentServices@cwsl.edu