Nick Woll

Nickolas "Nick" Woll is a senior who is double majoring in Psychology and Religious Studies. He is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania. He is an active member across campus and is always searching for new organizations to join. 


Nick is quite active across campus; he is always doing something and rarely takes time for himself. He is currently Vice President of the Ambassador program. He is always looking to recruit more students into the program and getting more students to apply and enroll in the university. This year he became a Laker Leader for the first time and is enjoying every minute of it, as he has a passion for helping others. In the past, he has helped with the PASS Program. The PASS Program is a three-week-long program at the end of the summer, to assist students with learning differences in adjusting to college by taking classes in a structured setting. This past summer, Nick helped with the CREATE Program, which is similar to the PASS Program, but it is geared more towards the students in the AIM Program. The program is a little longer and a little more extensive than PASS. As he is always looking to help others and search for opportunities to grow, he has done various other forms of volunteer work and always puts others before himself. In the past, he has been apart of about a dozen clubs and organizations during the year. He is never afraid to take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to him. As he takes everything, he does seriously.

Nick is strong in academics as he excels in his classes and puts his all in anything he choices to pursue. He took one acting class last semester and received the role of Miles in the production "She Kills Monsters," which was shown at the start of October. He is someone who enjoys planning; he began looking into Graduate school since the Summer of 2018 and is currently in the process of applying for graduate school for Religious Studies. 


Nick is easy to talk to and can be found around campus doing just about anything, and when he is not on campus, he is more than likely conducting some form of volunteer work in his spare time. He is someone you should take the time and get to know as he can easily teach you something new and put a smile on your face. He will be more than happy to share quite a bit of information and facts about the university if you ask him. 

- Isabel C. Merriman

Isabel C. Merriman

My name is Isabel Merriman, and I am a sophomore from Cleveland, Ohio. I am majoring in Integrated Media and Strategic Communication, and I am one of the two students running this blog for the semester. I chose Mercyhurst for several reasons. One of the main reasons was the Learning Differences program. I felt I would be set up for success not only for my time at Mercyhurst but in the work world as well.

I loved the size of the University and its values. My career goal is to give back to people with special needs of any form, by creating more jobs, pathways, and opportunities for those who face challenges. I grew up with a brother who has cognitive special needs; it isn't always easy being an older sister to your older brother. When I was in the fifth grade, I was taking a typing class, but I couldn't keep up due to my learning differences. So, I started volunteering in the multi-handicap room and did that until I graduated high school.

During the last month of my senior year, I did my senior project at MCPc. MCPc is the Cyber Security company partnered with Mercyhurst.  During my time there, I interviewed corporate executives of many tech companies. I brought awareness to the apps and software that have helped people on the spectrum excel as well as different opportunities that could be implemented at those companies for those who face different challenges.

At the end of my freshman year, I got cut from the rowing team, and I brought up creating a more inclusive relationship between athletics and the AIM program. The idea will have a few pilot programs this coming year.

I am looking forward to posting bios about others around campus, so we can get to know one another better. It is common to walk past someone or talk to someone yet know little to nothing about that person. The goal of this blog is to help us get to know one another around campus.

- Isabel C. Merriman

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