The UPEI Distinguished Visitor Speaker Series continues on July 12 with Carlos Reyes-Manzo, an international photojournalist. He will show and discuss his work in a presentation entitled "Impunity" at 3:00 pm in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre on the UPEI campus.

Over more than 30 years as a photojournalist, Mr. Reyes-Manzo has had his work published extensively in newspapers, magazines, and books, and he has held numerous solo exhibitions. Born in Chile in 1944, he studied photography at the Film Institute of the Catholic University of Chile. In 1982, he established the Andes Press Agency.

Reyes-Manzo was commissioned by Save the Children to document its work in Iraq. His work has taken him to many places: Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Central America, Ethiopia, and North America. His powerful photographs document the lives of people, particularly children. He has recently completed work with Dr. Vianne Timmons at the University of Prince Edward Island. This is Reyes- Manzo's second visit to Prince Edward Island and Canada.

The UPEI Distinguished Visitor Speaker Series presentations take place on Wednesdays at 3:00pm, with historic campus tours at 4:00pm, throughout the summer and early fall. Admission is free. In addition to the Wednesday lectures, presentations are being scheduled at other times based on the availability of speakers. For more information contact Julie Mutch at 894-2834 or visit www.upei.ca/summer.

A new prize for students studying Christian Ethics has been created at the University of Prince Edward Island through a $25,000 endowment gift from Alan McIsaac and Joanne (Kamphuis) McIsaac. They established the prize to honour their parents; the late Leo McIsaac and Mary McIsaac and John and Willemina Kamphuis. The McIsaac/Kamphuis Christian Ethics Prize is valued at $1,000 annually. The first recipient is Peter Aiken of Stanchel.

Leo and Mary McIsaac, lifelong Roman Catholics, raised their ten children in an environment based on strong Christian values. John and Willemina Kamphuis, leaders in the Christian Reformed Church, have always encouraged their eight children to follow their example by applying Christianity to all aspects of lives. The new prize pays tribute to their commitment to family, community, and the Church.

The $25,000 donation to create an endowment fund in support of the new prize was made through the UPEI Building a Legacy Campaign.

"Gifts to create endowments at UPEI are wonderful tributes to family and community. Alan and Joanne McIsaac wanted to honour their parents with a special gift that reflected deeply-held values," says Kevin Lewis, Chief Development Officer at UPEI. "We discussed the possibilities with them and the result is this prize that will be in place forever for our students' benefit."

The prize is to be awarded annually to a full-time UPEI student with the best overall performance in Christian Ethics, a second-year Religious Studies course. Performance will be measured as a combination of interest in Christian ethics as a topic of study in an historical context and its application to modern life, engagement in debate and discussion in the class setting, and the student's dedication to excellence in his or her assignments, essays and/or exams.

The first recipients of two new entrance scholarships to the University of Prince Edward Island have been announced. The Mary C. McInnis Entrance Scholarship in Nursing has been awarded to Sara McAlduff from Bluefield High School and the Wilbert C. McInnis Scholarship in Business is going to David Collins of Montague High School. Both scholarships, valued at $1500 each, were established by Dan and David McInnis of Charlottetown in honour of their parents.

The Mary C. McInnis Entrance Scholarship in Nursing recognizes their mother's commitment to family and education. Mary McInnis is a 1951 graduate of the Charlottetown School of Nursing. The Wilbert C. McInnis Scholarship in Business honours their father's work in bettering life for Islanders. Wilbert McInnis graduated from St. Dunstan's University in 1951 and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from UPEI in 1995. The McInnis family is well known in PEI for its involvement in the family-operated insurance brokerage firm, Peake and McInnis.

The annual gifts for both scholarships are recognized as contributions to the UPEI Building a Legacy Campaign. "We are very grateful to Dan and David McInnis for supporting our incoming students through these new entrance scholarships," says Tracey Comeau, UPEI Stewardship Officer. "Increasing our scholarship funding helps the University to attract and retain the brightest and most deserving students from PEI and other provinces."

Comeau adds that some scholarships, such as those created by the McInnis family, are designated by their donors for specific programs or areas of study. Another option is general scholarship funding which allows a scholarship fund to be named in honour of a person, family, or organization while allowing the University to select the best candidates to receive the scholarships each year.

"Creating a named scholarship is easier and more affordable than people may think," she explains. "UPEI has extensive experience in identifying the very best students, determining the area of need each year, and offering students scholarships from the fund."

The Institute of Island Studies (IIS) at the University of Prince Edward Island has a mandate to encourage public discussion on issues that are important to the development of PEI. The Institute has identified the recent move to increase cruise ship tourism as a current issue that deserves more public consideration. To give Islanders an opportunity to hear about the advantages and disadvantages of this type of development, the IIS is organizing a public lecture and discussion on Cruise Ship Tourism to take place in the Duffy Amphitheatre at UPEI, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26.

It will start with a presentation on the planned development in Charlottetown Harbour and the projections for generating economic benefits from increased cruise tourism. Then participants will hear from Dr. Ross Klein of Memorial University, whose research on the cruise ship industry in the Atlantic region and worldwide has led to the identification of certain pitfalls to be avoided while pursuing this development path. Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino, Canada Research Chair in Island Studies at UPEI, will comment on some of the particular issues confronting small islands when they wish to engage the cruise line industry. He will be followed by a stakeholder panel discussion representing perspectives from small business, fishing, environment, labour and tourism, moderated by Bruce Garrity, Charlottetown City Council. This will provide an opportunity for questions and comments from the floor. The event will end with an outline of the key points raised during the evening, summarized by the Director of the Institute of Island Studies, Dr. Irene Novaczek.

"This is an opportunity for Islanders to appreciate both the potential benefits of cruise tourism and the challenges. By the end of the evening we hope everyone will be better informed and able to plan for and manage this development so that it is more sustainable, less damaging to the environment, and broadly beneficial to the local economy," states Dr. Novaczek. "We welcome everyone having an interest in issues of environment, economic development, quality of life, tourism management and labour standards to join us."

Admission is free and everyone is welcome. More information is available from the Institute of Island Studies at 566-0386 or iis@upei.ca.

The University of Prince Edward Island's W.A. Murphy Student Centre received some welcome news recently. Scotiabank has doubled its financial commitment to the centre. The bank originally pledged $50,000 to the UPEI Building a Legacy Campaign to help fund construction of the student centre. Now it has increased that pledge to $100,000. Scotiabank representatives were on campus in early July to make a contribution as part of their pledge. Brian A. Landry, Branch Manager and J.E. (Jim) Lavers, Scotiabank Senior Relationship Manager for Eastern PEI presented a cheque to Ryan Gallant, Student Union President and Kevin Lewis, UPEI Chief Development Officer.

The Honourable Janice MacKinnon will give a presentation called "Canada's Health Care System: Why the Long Waiting Lists and High Costs?" on Thursday, July 20, at 3:30 p.m., at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, as part of the 2006 Dr. Frank MacKinnon Lecture Series.

"In a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision," says MacKinnon, "Canada's health care system was criticized for having some of the longest waiting lists in the developed world despite the fact that Canadians are among the biggest spenders on health care. Facts like these are especially troubling since health care is sometimes seen as an essential part of Canada's identity, even though the evidence suggests that other developed countries have been more successful in creating affordable and effective health care systems."

MacKinnon will address these issues by looking at the origins and evolution of Canada's health care system and comparing it to other health care systems, like those of Western Europe.

MacKinnon is a professor of public policy at the University of Saskatchewan, Chair of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She was also a cabinet minister in Saskatchewan between 1991 and 2001, and held various portfolios including Minister of Finance, Minister of Social Services, Minister of Economic Development and Government House leader. During her tenure as Finance Minister, Saskatchewan became the first government in Canada to balance its budget in the 1990s. She is the author of three books, The Liberty We Seek published by Harvard University Press, While the Women Only Wept and Minding the Public Purse, published in 2003. Her most recent publication was "The Arithmetic of Health Care," published in 2004 by IRPP.

The Dr. Frank MacKinnon Lecture Series is sponsored by the Confederation Centre of the Arts and the University of Prince Edward Island. Named in honour of Dr. Frank MacKinnon who was a leader in the Island's education system and the driving force behind establishment of the Confederation Centre, the lecture series features leading personalities and focuses on issues of national interest in Canada such as public policy, the arts and sciences, and humanities.

MacKinnon's presentation, which will take place in the Confederation Centre's Memorial Hall, is free to the public. For more information, please contact Anne McCallum, University of Prince Edward Island, at (902) 566-0760, or Anna MacDonald, Confederation Centre of the Arts, at (902) 628-6135.

The UPEI Distinguished Visitor Speaker Series continues July 19 with R.Bruce Craig's presentation entitled "Confrontation, Crisis, and the Continuing Struggle for Equality in America." Craig is a historian and a 20th century specialist. He speaks at 3:00 pm in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre on the UPEI campus.

In this presentation, he will assess the successes and failures of various racial, ethnic, gender, and cultural groups in their ongoing struggle to achieve social and political equality in the United States. Based on the historical lessons derived from the struggle of black Americans for equality, Craig will examine the more recent controversies surrounding gay rights, including the pending 'marriage Constitutional amendment', the ongoing struggle by women to achieve equality in society, and the most recent effort by immigrants, particularly the Hispanic 'illegal' populations, to achieve what they assert are their rights under the law. He will also speculate on the impact these movements will make on the next presidential election.

Craig, who is the director of the National Coalition for History, a Washington- based advocacy organization that represents the historical and archival community on Capitol Hill, has returned to PEI to teach a summer course at UPEI - "US History Since 1945." In addition to his teaching assignments at UPEI, he is also a professorial lecturer at the American University in Washington DC.

Craig received his PhD from American University and an MA in Public History from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the author of TREASONABLE DOUBT: THE HARRY DEXTER WHITE SPY CASE (University Press of Kansas, 2004) and has written numerous scholarly and popular articles. His weekly electronic newsletter - the NCH WASHINGTON UPDATE - which has a circulation of about 60,000, is widely read and highly regarded in historical and archival circles.

UPEI Distinguished Visitor Speaker Series presentations take place on Wednesdays at 3 pm, with historic campus tours at 4 pm, throughout the summer and early fall. Admission is free. In addition to Wednesday lectures, presentations are being scheduled at other times based on the availability of speakers. For more information contact Julie Mutch at 894-2834 or visit www.upei.ca/summer.

The AVC Lobster Science Centre located at the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI, will host the 3rd annual Lobster Science Workshop on July 26 and 27 at the Delta Prince Edward hotel, Charlottetown, PEI.

The theme of this year's workshop is Marine Ecosystem Health: Crustaceans and their Environment. Keynote speakers and#150; including marine geologist Gordon Fader of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Richard A. Wahle, senior research scientist of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Maine and#150; and researchers from the AVC Lobster Science Centre will discuss current research as well as marine habitats using seabed mapping techniques, ecosystem-based crustacean research, invasive species, potential impacts of the oil and gas industry, and larval drift.

"The AVC Lobster Science Centre workshop has quickly become the benchmarking science workshop for the Canadian lobster industry," says Jean Lavallee, clinical scientist at the AVC Lobster Science Centre and Chair of the Lobster Science Workshop. "We are looking forward to exploring key issues related to marine ecosystem health in an effort to gain further knowledge for the health and sustainability of the industry." Ed Frenette, Executive Director of the PEI Fishermen's Association, believes the workshop focus is timely and of great benefit to organizations such as his. "The topics to be discussed this year are crucial to the future of our lobster fishery," says Frenette. "Ecosystem changes are affecting the fishery and the scientific information being provided at this workshop is crucial to fishers' understanding of the resource." The workshop begins with registration and a meet and greet the evening of July 26. The Honourable Jim Bagnall, Prince Edward Island's minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture, will open the workshop the morning of July 27. Presentations on ecosystem health and the AVC Lobster Science Centre, as well as applied lobster fishery research will be delivered throughout the day. Further information on the workshop, including the agenda, is available by visiting www.lobsterscience.ca.

The AVC Lobster Science Centre is a research centre within the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI dedicated to conducting lobster health research to promote the health and sustainability of the lobster industry. The centre is located on the UPEI campus situated on Canada's Atlantic coast, providing ready access to the lobster industry. The centre's projects are aimed at enhancing the research and development capacity for lobster health in Atlantic Canada through technical studies. The lobster industry in Atlantic Canada has a landed value of over $600 million and an estimated overall value of up to $2 billion.

Dr. Christian Lacroix has just begun a six-year term as the sixth Dean of Science at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI). Dr. Lacroix has been an active professor and researcher in the Department of Biology at UPEI since 1990.

"UPEI is fortunate to have Dr. Christian Lacroix as its Dean of Science," said UPEI President Wade MacLauchlan. "He brings an impressive record of contributions in teaching, research and service, all areas which we expect to continue flourishing for the Faculty of Science and UPEI as a whole under his leadership."

During his time at UPEI, Dr. Lacroix has served as Chair of the Biology Department and as a member of numerous committees including Graduate Studies, Research and Ethics for the Faculty of Science. As well, he has devoted his time as UPEI's university representative and scholarship liaison officer with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) since 2002.

Beyond UPEI, Dr. Lacroix has been a member of the Board of Directors of Island Nature Trust since 1992, recently serving as President. He is the newly-elected President of the Canadian Botanical Association and serves on the Board of Directors for Plant Canada. Until recently, he was Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Botany and still continues to act as reviewer for various international botany journals.

Born and raised in Eastern Ontario, Dr. Lacroix attended McGill for both his Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees before receiving his Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Guelph. He is fluent in both English and French.

Dr. Lacroix's research focuses on plant structure and growth as well as specialized microscopic techniques. He holds an NSERC discovery grant and plans to continue his work and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students at UPEI.

"I look forward to working with the dynamic group of individuals that makes up the Faculty of Science. Our faculty are committed educators and also productive researchers with strong funding. It is a very exciting time to be at UPEI," says Dr. Lacroix.

Dr. Lacroix's appointment comes as Dr. Roger Gordon steps down as Dean after nine years. Dr. Gordon will be taking an 18-month administrative leave, while still acting as Chair of the Atlantic Canada Network on Bioactive Compounds (ACNBC). The ACNBC is an Atlantic research initiative, based at UPEI, which looks at the development and commercialization of products utilizing the natural health benefits from wild rosehips and blueberries.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has recognized Dr. Miles Turnbull's expertise in French as a second language education (FSL). Dr. Turnbull is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Prince Edward Island. The SSHRC peer-review adjudication committee recently selected him as one of two Virtual Scholars-in-Residence for Official Languages. These positions are supported under the Official Languages Research and Dissemination Program, a joint initiative with the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Dr. Turnbull will work through the Official Languages Support Programs Branch of Canadian Heritage to help advance research on minority community issues, second-language learning, and the promotion of linguistic duality to all Canadians. In the 2006-2007 academic year he will focus on three themes related to the socio-cultural and socio-political realities of French as a second language education in Canada.

He will work with Dr. Scott Kissau of Windsor, Ontario to examine issues related to males in FSL education. They will focus on understanding, recruiting, and retaining males in FSL studies. With Callie Mady, a doctoral candidate from the University of Toronto, Dr. Turnbull will also produce a research agenda and policy recommendations relating to the inclusion of new Canadians in FSL programs. The third component of his research will include a large-scale, pan-Canadian project examining school administrators' and guidance counsellors' perspectives on FSL education.

"This award is a considerable coup for Dr. Turnbull and for UPEI," says Dr. Graham Pike, UPEI Dean of Education "Miles is at the forefront of FSL scholarship in Canada and his expertise in this area has given a tremendous boost to French as a Second Language in the province."

For the past three years Dr. Turnbull has coordinated the Bachelor's Degree in Education with specialization in French Immersion program. This is offered at UPEI in collaboration with the Universitand#233; de Moncton. He will hold the SSHRC Scholar-in-Residence position for the 2006-2007 academic year.