For this issue, we are pleased to welcome our newest Student Board Representative, Malte Hinrichsen. At the same time, we bid a fond farewell to Mikaela L. Marlow, who has completed her 2-year term as on the board. One of Mikaela's major contributions during her tenure was the development of a manual that will provide incoming representatives with information and pointers to better serve the graduate student members of ICA. Mikaela is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho, with research interests in theoretical and applied intergroup communication among diverse language, ethnic, and cultural collectives. We wish her all the best and look forward to her continued contributions to ICA as a member.
At the recent ICA conference in Chicago, Illinois, the three of us were glad to have the opportunity to meet and discuss with ICA's immediate past president, Patrice M. Buzzanell, some of the issues that will in the future concern graduate students' interest at ICA. We also managed to meet students from different cultural backgrounds and gain a better understanding of some of the issues affecting them.
We would also like to express our sincere thanks to the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological U, Singapore, for sponsoring the Graduate Student Reception at the conference. It was attended by over 200 graduate students who socialized with faculty members and other students while enjoying the drinks and food provided.
As we begin another year at ICA, we'd like to remind you that your opinions are important. We would like to hear from you about ideas, thoughts, and concerns that are relevant to graduate students' interest at ICA. You can contact either Michele (Michele_khoo@pmail.ntu.edu.sg) or Malte (M.C.Hinrichsen@uva.nl).
Finally, below is a short introduction from our new student board representative, Malte Hinrichsen.
Dear all,
I was born and raised in Germany and studied in Hanover, Los Angeles, Grenoble, and Amsterdam Communication Science. Now I am working on a PhD in Amsterdam on how religious attitudes and behavior are affected by religious issues in news coverage and how that in turn affects attitudes towards European integration. I am very happy to have been elected your graduate student representative! Please mail us if you have any ideas or suggestions on how to improve the situation of graduate students at the ICA.
Best,
Malte
