By Kamal Ahmed
Accra (GA/R), Oct. 02, GNA – Mrs Baaba Coffie, the Acting Dean of Communication Studies at Wisconsin International University College (WIUC-Ghana), has urged students to apply lessons from Sir Sam Jonah’s life stories, to help shape their futures.
Mrs Coffie made the remarks during a media interaction at a Fireside Chat organised by the school, where global mining executive Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, engaged students on leadership, resilience, entrepreneurship, and his personal journey.
She said while classroom learning remained essential, students must also seek knowledge beyond academic settings.
She explained that since 2016, the school had hosted seminar series with various speakers, to broaden students’ perspectives, and Sir Jonah’s story was chosen to inspire them.
“Aside from the classroom, what do we teach them,” she quizzed, adding that, “Since 2016, we have organised seminar series featuring different speakers.”
She said, “That is why we invited Sir Sam Jonah, so students can learn from his journey and be inspired to shape their own futures.”
Mrs Coffie emphasised the importance of the insights shared, urging students to reflect on them and connect them to their aspirations.
She added that students would one day look back and recognise the impact of Sir Jonah’s words.
“All that he said is important, and students must connect it to their aspirations. One day, you will look back and say you were impacted by Sir Jonah’s words,” she stated.
Mrs Coffie challenged students to critically ask themselves how the knowledge they had acquire could be applied to their personal goals.
Some students who attended the event shared their reflections with a Communication Studies student admitting the knowledge that the future must be actively designed with honesty, respect, and resilience.
Another participant, Ms Angel Koomson, said she was inspired by Sir Jonah’s resilience, noting that failure was part of progress, saying his story showed the importance of learning from mistakes and facing the future with courage.
She said she learnt that sometimes failure could help in making progress, admiring how the great man failed many times but kept rising, facing the future with courage.
GNA
Edited by D.I. Laary/ Christabel Addo