WINONA LAKE, IN: Grace College is no more; the small liberal-arts school in the Midwest will now be known as Michael Harstine University. The name change comes on the heels of the announcement of the new Harstine Hall dormitory. The namesake of the change, Dr. Michael Thaddeus Harstine, has been the facilitator of the Orthopaedic Scholars Institute for nearly a decade now.
“I think this is a marvelous decision by the Board [of Trustees]”, chimed in Harstine, unasked. “I have always said that past performance is the best indicator of future performance. Obviously, my past performance speaks for itself.”
The name of the college is not the only new alteration. Many of the buildings will undergo a new name change as well. Alpha Dining will now be Harstine Dining Services, Mount Memorial Hall will be referred to as Michael’s Memorial Hall, the Orthopedic Capital Center is now the Harstine’s Capital Center or HCC, and all dormitories (both male and female) will bear the name of Harstine Dormitory.
“Knowing that we have multiple buildings named in honor of past great educators, Dr. Harstine became infuriated when he saw the article on the name changes,” shared Provost, Bill Katip. “He believed, and we agreed, that Dr. Harstine had reached a point in which we needed to honor him in a large way. He has been such a prize for Harstine University that we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to show him how much we appreciate his work. His past performance as been so overwhelming that we believed this was a good indicator of his future performance.”
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