Staff

Li Pietruszka

Director, LGBTQ+ Center

Email:

lpietrus@indiana.edu

Li received his Bachelors in English and Spanish from IU Bloomington in 2014 and received his MSEd in Higher Education and Student Affairs from IU in 2016. He loves learning more about queer history and LGBTQ+ representation in media and is passionate about supporting students around identity development, building community, and collectively moving towards liberation. Li is originally from the Chicagoland area and identifies as a white, queer, genderfluid, transmasculine individual and uses he/him pronouns. When not working on campus, he enjoys spending time with his partners, children, and menagerie of pets, especially his luxurious cat, Butter.

Salem Padgett

LGBTQ+ Student Services Specialist

Phone:

317-278-9673

Email:

sapadg@iu.edu

Salem received their bachelor’s in communication from Marian University in 2019 and received her MSEd in Higher Education and Student Affairs from IU in 2022. She loves learning more about queer students of color, LGBTQ+ representation in media, and is passionate about supporting students around identity exploration, self-advocacy, and providing more representation for trans folx of color. Salem is originally from the Walton, Indiana and identifies as an Asian-American, queer, trans-nonbinary, individual and uses They/She pronouns. When not working on campus, they enjoy spending time with friends, doing makeup, and listening to True Crime podcasts.

Clifton Morlan

Administrative Coordinator

Phone:

317-274-2815

Email:

cmorlan@iupui.edu