"I told myself if I was going to become a teacher, I would push till I reached the top. So, on my journey, I became the head of the Department of English, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, and the first female Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University."

"Becoming a teacher was not my primary option for a profession growing up. However, I decided to work towards reaching the apex of the profession when I found herself at the Komenda College of Education."

"I encourage the students to exude traits of commitment, diligence, respect, perseverance, curiosity, and responsibility to reach their desired peaks in life."

"I attended public schools yet I dared to challenge myself to do my utmost without considering where I was coming from and the private schools my mates attended."

"It is important for them to be confident and not feel intimidated because of your backgrounds."

"The Human Library is a library of people where readers can borrow human beings serving as open books and have conversations with them tapping into their experiences."

"Students should be confident irrespective of their humble beginnings especially those who attended public schools."

"I call for respect for all through the use of language."

"Language had been used to emphasise the "us" versus "them" which painted others negatively and “ourselves positively”, a situation which was impacting negatively on national cohesion and development."

"Perhaps that is why we have an ethno-linguistic crisis looming."

"Studies indicated that some Ghanaian students did not speak even one Ghanaian language, explaining that schooling had a way of making people speak English to ignore and look down on their language."

"I also expressed worry that Ghanaians had negative perceptions about our language, it was obvious that as a country we were headed towards an ethno-linguistic identity crisis."

"The professor of language said it had gone so bad that the Speaker himself had to use "unparliamentary" language to address unparliamentary comments."

"The use of indecent language affected even Ghana’s Parliament, I cited a research by me and another which indicated that 73 unsavoury comments, including some offensive, abusive and insulting language were used in Parliament between 2005 and 2018."

"Discourse was socially prescribed, and that it was important for all to understand the context and the people, and be decorous in the use of language."

"I believe we engage in most discourses the way we do because either we do not know the norms of language use or we have lost it as a people."

"I proposed an inclusive environment where everyone felt valued and respected by adhering to the social norms of language use."

"Those with legitimate power, including those with academic, legal, political and media authority, must understand that power was transient, fragile and must be used wisely."

"I describe current national discourses as worrying, indecent, manipulative, controlling and lacking decorum. Use ‘powers’ wisely"

"Language had been used in different contexts by persons I describe as legitimate power holders to often manipulate others through discourses, often for selfish gains."

"Delivering her inaugural lecture on the topic, Our identity as a people is closely linked to our discourses."

"National discourses full of insults were a reflection of a negative national identity, wherever we use language as a people we are constructing an identity."

"That was necessary considering that the norms of respect and courtesies were crucial for impactful engagement for personal and collective national identity and growth as Ghanaians."

"The country's discourses are becoming increasingly toxic, and has therefore called for a conscious effort to readjust towards positive engagements."

"focusing on academic sustainability would help produce competent academic staff for universities to create sustainability in their countries and the continent."

"You need to build social skills and learn to volunteer because as teachers, you will do more than teaching. Sometimes, you will have to do other things without pay."

"We claim we are Africans, but we respect those who speak English in our schools, describing others as local, when the language is not our birth language."

"KNUST believes in constructive partnership and we cherish the kind of partnership that we enjoy with our industrial partners. And we welcome them to even help us to commercialise all these research outcomes that are coming. They should come and take it up and then take it all out there, so that it will be very beneficial to society."

"This will help in making technological findings more relevant to the daily needs of society, instead of leaving them to gather dust on shelves."

"The problems of society are our problems. And we go through research to proffer solutions to the problems of humanity. In that sense, what we say is that, if we carry out these research, we must ensure that the research or the outcomes of this research are impacting the people for whom the research are carried out."

"There is need for enhanced collaboration between academia and industry, in order to stimulate development in the country."

"I call on industry professionals to utilise the research from the University and the academic community to transform society."

"Students should build digital skills and literacy to enhance their employability."

"The world was now going digital, and everyone needed to embrace it, saying, KNUST was taking bold steps to encourage students to embrace e-space and succeed in their training."

"While people build their skills in technical abilities, it is important for them to foster a culture of digital literacy and innovation as a way of lifelong learning skills and ultimately enhancing employability."

"I hope to increase the visibility of KNUST and improve alumni and government relations."

"I want impactful research and innovation, infrastructure development and effective community, as well as stakeholder engagement, to drive the vision."

"But as our motto clearly says, ‘Nyansapo wosane no badwemma’, as an institution, we share the responsibility of thinking deeply to provide innovative solutions and to harness the opportunities inherent in the pandemic."

"The global higher education community including KNUST is required to pursue new strategies to deliver."

"KNUST stands for relevant research, quality teaching, entrepreneurship training and provision of service to our stakeholders with or without COVID-19."

"We will maintain our focus as Leaders in Change in the training of highly skilled 21st-century entrepreneurial graduates for social, economic and technological advancements."

"I hope to improve education and teaching, provide a digital vision, improve the welfare of employees and embark on an entrepreneurship drive for students."

"We will, therefore, roll out a project dubbed ‘Support One Needy Student with One Laptop (SONSOL PROJECT)’ in the coming days in collaboration with our philanthropists and key stakeholders."

"I acknowledge the disruption of COVID-19 to academic work and the impact on several other sectors."

"I envisage that we could achieve this if all stakeholders would put our shoulders to the wheels by creating strategic opportunities using inspired leadership, active stakeholder participation, highly qualified and motivated human resources, research and entrepreneurship-oriented academic training."

"In order to realise this vision, it will require a collective effort from all stakeholders."

"I’m ready to make KNUST a global force."

"The University is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive campus for everyone and that the new facility will play a crucial role in achieving this goal."

"The growing population of the university required creativity in the approach to handle instruction delivery."

"It has become clear that a greater majority of needy students are unable to access online resources because they do not have the requisite electronic gadgets."