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Pastor Trocme knew about many of the actions since he was both the spiritual head of the village and the one who acted as informal coordinator, but it would be easy to over state the influence of the leaders in the village. This was a struggle carried out in the kitchens of the farmhouses in and around Le Chambon, involving most of the village (men, women and children alike) but individuals made decisions and acted largely on their own and according to their own consciences.5 Magda and André Trocmé

, professor of chemistry, received another in a long series of Natural Sciences Foundation grants–this one for $98,000 for his research in polymer chemistry. Archaeologist Don Ryan, a PLU alumnus and a faculty fellow in humanities, published “Beneath the Sands of Egypt” to critical and popular acclaim. These are just a few examples of faculty scholarship, to which one can add the dozens of performances by our music faculty, creative works by our faculty in art and theater, as well as the contemporary

phrases to make my pieces even more impactful, my own words that draw on my own experiences with these negative emotions. Combined, my posters are emotionally impactful to all who view them. I draw major inspiration from Kelly Reemtsen, mainly her painterly style of drawing women. She is able to create such a narrative through her figures poses and their attire, without including the full figure, which I find admirable. Using bright colors and symbols to directly influence her viewers take on her