Quo Vadis

Issue date: 5/6/09 Section: Campus and Community

There are legendary rock bands, notorious singers and even well-known excursions taken by explorers, but never has there been a more distinguished director of Student Activities and College Center at Middlesex County College then Terry McGlincy. As of the fall 2009 semester, McGlincy will be stepping down from his position as director to a full-time professor at MCC.
"It's time to step aside. After 39 years here [student activities] it's time for a change. I've been teaching continuing education classes at night for a while now and I enjoy it," said McGlincy. "In the fall semester I will make my transition into a full-time professor."
McGlincy attended Montclair State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science and continued his education to receive his master's in student personnel. After completing his master's, McGlincy attended Rutgers University and received his second master's degree in labor relations. Seton Hall University was the next stop on McGlincy's educational journey. He earned his Juris Doctorate, which is the first professional graduate degree and professional doctorate in law, there.
"I worked at Montclair for about a year, maybe a year and a half before getting a job at MCC in November of 1970. I started off here as the director of Student Activities and the position grew from there," said McGlincy.
As a student at Montclair University, McGlincy was involved in many different student activities and always worked with people. As director of Student Activities and College Center, he continues to be involved with student life. McGlincy takes care of all the non-academic programs at MCC and enjoys working with the student body immensely, said Patricia Daly, assistant director of Student Activities and College Center.
"When Terry first started at MCC, it was just him and one other person running everything. He saw College Center being built and helped expand our staff to better take care of the student body," said Daly.
Many of the things seen in Student Activities are reasonably the same throughout the years, but it's the new students every year that keep the changes coming. It's refreshing. Working with students, thinking like them and with them keeps the staff young, said McGlincy.
"It doesn't seem like it's been that long since I started here, but I know it is. I love the interaction I get with student's here [student activities] that's another reason why I'll be teaching now," said McGlincy. "It's a substantial change from what I'm used to, but I'll still get that interaction between student and professor even if it is on a different level."

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