Lulu Troll Makes Swift Exit from Student Life, Taking New Position at UNH

Kay Bailey

She/Her

Editor-in-Chief

2/25/25

After an almost 4-year tenure at PSU, serving multiple roles within the HUB overseeing intramural sports and club and org finances, Lulu Troll is leaving their position mid-semester for a new, albeit similar, position at the UNH Durham campus.

The abrupt change was not made with ill intent, Troll assured The Clock; their swift exit was merely a symptom of circumstance. “Would I have wanted to stay the course and wrap up the semester and help graduating seniors cross the stage? Absolutely,” Troll said. “But when doors open professionally, you have to go through. Although the timing isn’t great by any means, prioritizing myself and my life meant a change mid-way through the semester.”

In their new position at UNH, Troll will serve as the Operations & Events Manager in the Memorial Union Building, a location Troll describes as similar to the HUB at PSU. “I have always enjoyed higher education and knew that, if possible, I wanted my next move to remain in the field,” they said. Though Troll considered looking into some universities in Maine for their next career move, staying within the USNH system felt like a familiar fit.

Constant change within administration and the university structure was an aspect Troll considered to be one of their biggest challenges while at PSU. Nothing remained stagnant – everything from a lack of state funding, consistent USNH system shifts, to revamping internal processes every other semester posed a barrier.

“Student, staff, and faculty’s mental health has taken hits from all angles,” Troll commented, though added that the campus’s strong community of mental health professionals has helped to soften the long-lasting blow these constant changes have had.

In their time working within the uncertain nature of higher education and PSU, Troll learned to live in the “grey,” as they called it, embracing the often ambiguous work that came with their role in Student Life. “In the time that I have spent here, especially working with [Drew Guay], I have learned that everything is just a shade of grey and you have to be okay with it. Doesn’t mean I love it, but I have learned how to work with this new mindset and see what possibilities it can create.”

Troll is taking this position change as an opportunity for professional growth, prioritizing themselves and their own goals as they move on from PSU. “As corny as it is, my husband was a huge factor in the move to leave PSU. We got married at the start of January and knew that within the next 6 months or so, we would want to relocate in order to actually live with each other. I have an incredible community of colleagues here, but I needed to prioritize my life with my family,” Troll said.