1ST
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST FACULTY OF ARTS COLLOQUIUM
FACULTY
OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY
OF CAPE COAST
CAPE
COAST, GHANA
24TH – 26TH MARCH 2014
OPENING
CEREMONY & PLENARY SESSIONS: SMS AUDITORIUM, UCC.
PARALLEL
SESSIONS: CCE BUILDING, UCC.
PROGRAMME
DAY
ONE:
MONDAY, 24TH MARCH, 2014
OPENING CEREMONY
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7:30a.m
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Registration of Participants
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9:00a.m.
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Opening Prayer: Rev. P. A.
Gborsong,
Head, Dept. of Communication Studies, UCC.
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Introduction of
Chairman – Mrs. Lena Aziaku, Dept. of English, UCC.
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Chairman’s Response: Prof. R. N.
Osei, Former
Dean, Faculty of Arts, UCC.
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Welcome Address: Prof. Dora F. Edu-Buandoh, Dean, Faculty of Arts, UCC.
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Opening
of Colloquium : Prof. D. D. Kuupole, Vice-Chancellor,
UCC.
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Musical performance: Department of Music and Dance
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Keynote Address: Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, President,
Ghana Heart Foundation & Former Chief Executive Officer, Korle Bu
Teaching Hospital, Accra
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Announcements
: Mr. Theophilus Nartey, Dept.
of Communication Studies, UCC.
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Chairman’s
Closing Remarks
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Closing
Prayer: Rev. Dr. Simon K. Appiah, Dept. of Religion and Human Values, UCC.
MC: Mr. Theophilus Nartey
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10:30AM-11.00: COCOA/COFFEE/TEA BREAK
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11.00 A.M. – 12.30 P.M.
PLENARY SESSION I:
COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH
Chairperson : Prof. Lawrence K.
Owusu-Ansah, Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Research, UCC
Speaker : Dr. Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, Lecturer, Department of Social and
Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences,
University of Ghana
1.0
– 2.15pm: LUNCH PERIOD1.00 – 2.15pm: LUNCH PERI
2.0
2425OD
LUNCH BREAK (12.30 P.M. – 2.00 P.M.)
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2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Time
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CONFERENCE ROOM 1
CULTURE
AND EFFECTIVE HEALTH COMMUNICATION IN AFRICA
Chairperson:
Dr. Wilson K. Yayoh, Dept. of African
Studies, UCC.
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CONFERENCE ROOM 2
DISCOURSE
IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH INFORMATION
Chairperson:
Prof. Sola T. Babatunde, Dept. of English, UCC.
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CONFERENCE ROOM 3
RELIGION
AND HEALTH DELIVERY
Chairperson:
Rev. Prof. B. A. Ntreh, Dept. of Religion and Human Values, UCC.
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2:00
–
2:25
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Nurse Talk: On the Social Construction of
Impression Management
Wincharles Coker &
Theophilus Nartey
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How do Doctors Understand Patients’
Information? A Conversational Discourse Analysis of Doctor-Patient Diagnostic
Interactions
Emmanuel Sarfo & Alfred
Lawrence Owusu-Ansah
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For the Heart and Soul: Biblical Perspectives on
Mental Health and Emotional Resilience
Kojo
Okyere
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2:25
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2:50
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My Hair, My Life: A Communicative
Study of Extra-Linguistic Signals of Healthy Life in Haircut Salons in the
Cape Coast Metropolis
Philip Arthur Gborsong
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Health in Political Manifestos: The Case of Two
Major Political Parties in Ghana
Joseph
B.A. Afful
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Transition from
Ritual Impurity to Reproductive Health Danger: Liminality in Widowhood Rites
in Some Coastal Communities in Southern Ghana
Douglas
Frimpong-Nnuroh
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2:50
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3:15
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Health Literacy and Communication
Quality between Patients and Drug Dispensers at Primary Healthcare Centres in
Cape Coast
Edward Wilson Ansah, Elias K. Menyanu & Joseph
K. Ogah
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Presidential Rhetoric on Health:
An Examination of Ghana’s State of the Nation Address
Stephen Jantuah Boakye
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Religious Doctrines on Disease Causation and Its
Influence on the Health-Seeking Behaviours of Adherents
Gabriel Appiah & Raymond
Kwasi Boasinke
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3:15 P.M. -3:30 P.M. BREAK
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3:30
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3:55
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Communication,
Healthcare and Health Literacy: The Attitudes of Ghanaian Adults
Dora F. Edu-Buandoh
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Hedging in Health
Communication: A Study of Pharmaceutical Leaflets
Osei Yaw Akoto
&Adamu Musa
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The Placebo Factor, being Human and Healing
Processes and Practices: The Pursuit of Holistic Well-Being among Ghanaians
in Contemporary Times.
Eric Nii Bortey Anum
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3:55
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4:20
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The Impact of
Technology in Communication, Culture and Health in Africa
Prince Amadichukwu
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Communicating Health Information: An Exploration
of Ghanaian University Students’ Access to Health
Theophilus Nartey
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African Traditional Religion, Christianity, and
Interplay of Charm and Psychology in Health Delivery in Yorubaland
Pius Oyeniran Abioje
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4:20
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4:45
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Language and Chronicity: The Language associated
with Epilepsy
Mercy Adzo Klugah
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A Comparative Analysis of User Guides
to Imported and Locally Manufactured Medicines
Cynthia Adatsa
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Healing Spaces: Assessing Home-Based Faith Healing
Practices in Cape Coast
Alexander Hackman-Aidoo & Kofi
Appiah
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4.45-5.10
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Is the doctor
God? : Addressing the issue of paternalism in the Ghanaian healthcare system.
Collins Abbew
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Music, Sound, or
Noise? Sonic Culture in Ghana and Its Public Health Implications
Florian
Carl & Eric Debrah Otchere
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DAY TWO
TUESDAY, 25TH MARCH, 2014
9.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
PLENARY SESSION II:
CULTURE AND HEALTH
Chairperson : Prof. Edoh
Torgah, Vice Dean, Faculty of Arts, UCC.
Speaker : Mr. Kwaw Paintsil
Ansah, Executive Chairman, Film Africa & TV Africa Ltd.
11.00-11.30: COCOA/TEA/COFFEE
BREAK
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11.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Time
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CONFERENCE ROOM 1
CULTURE
AND EFFECTIVE HEALTH COMMUNICATION IN AFRICA (CONT.),
CULTURE
AND POPULATION DYNAMICS IN AFRICA
&
TRANSLATION
OF HEALTH INFORMATION
Chairperson: Dr. Joseph B.A. Afful, Dept. of English, UCC.
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CONFERENCE ROOM 2
DISCOURSE IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH INFORMATION (CONT.)
&
HEALTH EDUCATION AND THE MEDIA
Chairperson: Dr. Victor K. Yankah,
Dept. of Theatre and Film Studies, UCC.
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CONFERENCE ROOM 3
RELIGION AND HEALTH DELIVERY (CONT.)
&
STIGMATIZATION, THERAPY AND DEVELOPMENT
Chairperson: Dr. Henrietta Abane,
Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, UCC.
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11:30
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11:55
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Communication, Politeness,
and Health: A Study of Politeness Strategies Used by Health Workers at the
University of Cape Coast Hospital
Philip Arthur Gborsong, Gloria Akuetteh & Edward Kongo
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FDA versus Tobinco: Language and Power
in Drug Regulation in Ghana
Alfred Lawrence Owusu-Ansah
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Ethics of Religion in Health Care: The Prayer Camp
Phenomenon in Ghana
Simon Kofi Appiah
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11:55
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12:20
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Communal Care Models and
NHIS Coverage in Ellembelle Nzema, Western Region
Douglas Frimpong-Nnuroh & Marie Acquiline Barton-Oduro
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The Item "le" in Ewe and the
Expression of Pains and Other Discomforts
Edoh
Torgah
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African Traditional Religion and Health Management
in Ghana
Seth
Asare-Danso
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12:20
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12:45
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When
Urbanization Meets Traditional Religion: The Tripod Trajectory of Health
Seeking Behavior in Peri-urban Communities in the Greater Accra Region of
Ghana
John W. Ansah & Patrick
Osei-Kufuor
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Using Internet for health delivery in Ghana: A
case for a Special French for Health Professionals
Anthony Y. M. De-Souza
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Christian Devotion
Sessions at Hospitals in Ghana: A Soothing or Therapeutic Discourse?
Gloria
Sefah & Dora F. Edu-Buandoh
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LUNCH BREAK (12.45 P.M. – 2.00P.M.)
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2.00 P.M. – 2.50 P.M.
Time
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CONFERENCE ROOM 1
TRANSLATION
OF HEALTH INFORMATION
Chairperson: Dr. Joseph B.A. Afful, Dept. of English, UCC.
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CONFERENCE ROOM 2
HEALTH EDUCATION AND THE MEDIA (CONT.)
Chairperson: Dr. Victor K. Yankah,
Dept. of Theatre and Film Studies, UCC.
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CONFERENCE ROOM 3
RELIGION AND HEALTH DELIVERY (CONT.)
&
STIGMATIZATION, THERAPY AND DEVELOPMENT
Chairperson: Dr. Henrietta Abane,
Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, UCC.
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2:00
–2:25
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Akan Lexicon for Health Information Translation:
The Translator’s Ally
Juliet Oppong-Asare &
Emmanuel Asubonteng
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Mass Media and Community Health in the
Akotokyir Community of Cape Coast – Ghana
Vitus Nanbigne
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The Practice of Indigenous Medicine and the
Influence of Orthodox Medical Practice: ACase Study of Oguaa Traditional Area
Vincent Assanful
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2:25
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2:50
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A Lexicon of Medical Terms in Lobiri
and English
Moses
K. Kambou
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A Genre Analysis of Drug Advertisements in the
Ghanaian Media
Benjamin Amoakohene
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Reducing HIV/AIDS Stigma through
Sustainable Theatre for Development: Edina-Essaman in Focus
Promise Nyatepeh Nyatuame
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2.50 P.M. – 4.50 P.M.
SEMINAR ON BALANCING RESEARCH, TEACHING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (
CCE CONFERENCE ROOM (DAPQA)
Snack
7.00 P.M. – 9.00 P.M. : THEATRE PERFORMANCE, CNC.
DAY THREE
WEDNESDAY, 26TH MARCH, 2014
9.00 A.M. – 10.30 A.M.
PLENARY SESSION III: COMMUNICATION,
CULTURE AND HEALTH CARE
Chairperson : Prof. Ahmed
Adu-Oppong, School of Medical Sciences, UCC.
Speaker : Prof. Agyeman
Badu Akosa, Executive Director,
Healthy Ghana& Former Director General, Ghana Health Service.
10.30-11.00: COCOA/TEA/COFFEE
BREAK
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11.00 A.M. – 12.40 P.M.
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Time
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CONFERENCE ROOM 1
CULTURE, HEALTH AND THE CREATIVE ARTS
Chairperson: Prof. Kwadwo
Opoku-Agyemang, Dept. of English, UCC.
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CONFERENCE ROOM 2
COMMUNICATION FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
&
CULTURE, HEALTH AND THE CREATIVE ARTS (CONT.)
Chairperson: Dr. Akua Britwum, Institute for Dev. Studies, UCC.
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CONFERENCE ROOM 3
STIGMATIZATION,
THERAPY AND DEVELOPMENT (CONT.)
&
CULTURE,
HEALTH AND THE CREATIVE ARTS (CONT.)
Chairperson:
Dr. Sylvester P. Krakue, Dept. of French, UCC.
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11:00
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11:25
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From
Humour to Social Health: Poetry as a Tool
Samuel Kwesi Nkansah
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Good/Safe Sex and Bad/Dangerous Sex:
Perspectives of Young Women in Ghana and Burkina Faso on Healthy Sexuality
Amanda Odoi, Karine Geoffrion & Mansah Prah
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The Grammar
and Narratives of Diminished Existence: Life Stories of Persons Living with
HIV/AIDS (PLWA)
Joseph Arko
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11:25
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11:50
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“Where has God ever shown pity for
misfortune?”: Critical reflections on religiosity and health delivery in The Suns of Independence of Ahmadou
Kourouma.
Mawuloe K. Kodah
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Interactive
Drama as an Alternative Communication Paradigm in Sexual and Reproductive
Health Education
Victor
K. Yankah
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Humour and Laughter as Therapeutic
Agents in Health Delivery
Daniel
Okyere-Darko
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11:50
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12:15
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The Artist and the Dyslexic: An Exploration of
Amir Khan’s “Like Stars on Earth”
Madinatu Bello & Stephen
Inegbe
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Female Subordination
and Male Super-ordination: A Re-examination of Effective Health Communication
in Reproductive Health Practices in Ghana
Alex J. Wilson
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Individual Strength of Character and
the Role of Society in Shaping One’s Well-Being: The Case of Onipa Baako in
Armah’s Fragments
Daniel Oppong Adjei
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12:15
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12:40
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The Healers: A Case of BokƆwo in Azasu’s The Stool
Gladys M. F. Akyea &
Comfort Asante
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Music, Dance, Your Brain and Your
Health
Margaret Delali Numekevor &
Eric Debrah Otchere
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Healing the Dis-ease of Masculinity in
The Healers
Theresah Ennin
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LUNCH BREAK (12.40 P.M. – 2.00 P.M.)
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2.00
P.M. – 4.30 P.M.
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION AND CLOSING
Chairperson: Prof. Edoh Torgah, Vice-Dean,
Faculty of Arts, U.C.C
Discussants:
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Prof. Peter K. T.
Grant, Head, Dept. of Classic and Philosophy, UCC;
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Prof. Gladys Amponsah, Vice Dean, School Medical
Sciences, UCC.
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Dr. Georgina Y. Oduro, Dept. of Sociology, U.C.C.
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Rev. Dr. Philip A. Gborsong, Head, Dept. of
Communication Studies, U.C.C.
6.30 P. M. – 9.00 P.M.
DINNER
SENIOR MEMBERS CLUB HOUSE,
UCC.
IN ATTENDANCE : SUAPONG BAND, DEPT. OF MUSIC AND DANCE, UCC.