The KNUST Campus Lexicon, a publication documenting student expressions, campus landmarks and informal traditions at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi from the 1960s to date, has been launched as part of efforts to preserve the institution’s cultural history.

Authored by Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah, Assistant Registrar in charge of Media and Events at the University Relations Office (URO), the book catalogues decades of evolving campus language, hall identities, symbolic spaces and student political terminology in structured, dictionary style entries.

The publication seeks to formally archive aspects of campus life that have largely existed in oral tradition, transforming them into a documented reference resource for students, alumni and researchers.

Speaking at the virtual launch, Mr. Debrah said the Lexicon was conceived to ensure that the lived experiences and cultural vocabulary of KNUST students are preserved alongside the university’s academic and administrative records.

He noted that from the 1960s, campus expressions, hall rivalries, political groupings and social identifiers have played a defining role in shaping student identity, yet many of these terms have not been systematically documented.

According to him, the book provides clarity and historical context to widely used campus terms, standardising spellings and meanings to support archival accuracy.