William Alexander Shick

William Alexander Shick, better known as Alex Shick, is a Sophomore from Hornell, New York. He is majoring in Criminal Justice and is a semi-active member of the Mercyhurst Community.

Alex is majoring in Criminal Justice as his career goal is to become a Defense Attorney. He is a member of the Criminal Justice Association, a club on campus, as it will help prepare him for a successful future in the legal field.

Alex is a member of the Mercyhurst Men's Cross Country team. He was on the cross country team in high school as well. Through his training in cross country, he was able to accomplish his goal of completing a triathlon earlier this year.

In his spare time, Alex enjoys cooking, working out, and catching up on sleep. As well as hanging out and watching movies with his friends, he knows an endless number of films and is always looking for new movies to explore when he is looking for a new movie to watch that night. He is also a massive fan of the television show 'Friends.' He can recall the smallest moments of trivia and has watched every episode roughly ten times each.

Alex grew up with his parents and his two siblings. He has an older sister named Abbie and a younger brother named Joe. He has two dogs back home that he grew up with and, they helped to play a role in shaping him into the person he is today.

His freshman year, he was able to make a solid friend group that he remains close to this day. You can often find him hanging out with them in his free time. Alex is an outgoing spirit with a selective friend group, as he is sometimes shy at first but does not take much time to become quite social once he builds strong bonds with others.

- Isabel C. Merriman

Jillian "Jill" Marcelli

Jillian "Jill" Marcelli is a senior double majoring in Graphic Design and Communication. She was born and raised in Olean, New York. 

Jill's goal is to achieve a high-paying job doing Graphic Design for companies that work alongside their customers to create personalized advertising. She has taken advantage of several internships to reach her career goal. Some of her internships have consist of; several writing internships in communication and working on web design for companies like DOT FM, Mercyhurst Athletics, Menergie, and Studios. 

Jill is an active member around campus Mercyhurst, as she writes for The Mercaid and is involved in Photo Club. These two organizations that she is a part of are setting her up for success in the field she hopes to enter after she graduates. 




Jill's parents provided her with different tools to help her achieve success in Graphic Design. Her parents often gave her art supplies, and she was able to create more through that. She was always encouraged to be active and go outside, unlike her friends who stayed inside and played video games. She believes it was a good thing that she was encouraged to go outside and do art, instead of staying indoors playing video games, as her friends did. She thinks if she had played video games. She would not be as dedicated and passionate for what she hopes to achieve. 

In Jill's free time outside, she played year-round soccer and ran track in High School. She was more active and driven than her friends. She had a goal to continue in college, but that was not an option as she suffered a dislocation in her left shoulder from soccer. She hopes to find a way to pursue her passion for soccer in the future.

Jill is an incredibly kind person, and it easy to talk to. She can often be found working on different Graphic Design projects as she is driven to achieve success in the goals she hopes to achieve. She will find success in the area of Graphic Design with her strong work ethic and passion for her studies. 


- Isabel C. Merriman