Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya set to deliver the IAUE’s 57th Inaugural Lecture Series
Professor Mercy Olufunmilayo Adesanya of the Department of English and Communication Art, Faculty of Humanities will deliver the 57th Inaugural Lecture of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 2:00pm in the Main Auditorium.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Ugochukwu Onuchuku will preside over the lecture, which is titled: “Leveraging the Transformative Potential of Language on Nigeria’s Societal Challenges.” Members of Senate and other members of the university community would be present.
Professor Adesanya the Don is a teacher, an administrator and has held many administrative positions within and outside of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, including being the former Director, General Studies, Entrepreneur and Skills Acquisition of the University, among others. She is currently a Professor in the Department of English and Communication Art.
The linguist was also a Dean at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of Regent University of Science and Technology, Accra, Ghana and Deputy Provost at Life Gate College of Education, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria on sabbatical. She was a Visiting Professor to the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana and an external examiner and supervisor of Doctoral dissertations, for the School of Postgraduate Studies of University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The lecture promises to be thought-provoking, drawing from her extensive research and experience in her discipline over the years. This event marks a significant milestone in the institution’s commitment to advancing knowledge and scholarship especially in the field of Linguistics and Communication and the general public are cordially invited.
