Bitter Winds, his first book describing 19 years in Chinese prison camps, was an international best seller. A date for the next meeting of the committee has not been set. The National Research Council and its Committee on Remediation of PCB-Contaminated Sediments have been charged by Congress to recommend a framework for cleanup efforts nationwide. The committee is holding sessions in Green Bay and Albany, N.Y., where the Fox and Hudson rivers are the focus of anti-pollution efforts. Today's session from 7 to 10 p.m. in Phoenix B includes presentations by both the Fox River Group and the Clean Water Action Council.
Public comment is invited the last half hour of each session.
A curriculum change developed by the Faculty Advisory Committee for the Extended Degree program also accompanied the change of name for the major. The name, Interdisciplinary Studies, reflects the fact that many of the courses taught in Extended Degree are interdisciplinary in nature, and the curriculum requires the study of courses from many disciplines for achievement of a degree. The curriculum change reflects the mission and program outcomes for the degree. Katherine Majewski was found dead Friday in the garage of an apartment on Western Avenue on Green Bay's west side. Today's Green Bay Press-Gazette contains information on funeral and memorial arrangements.