MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ News To Know Block Party bursts on the scene UI official heads to The Iowa City Downtown District held the first Iowa City Block Party on June 24. Bucknell By MADELINE DENINGER |
[email protected] Georgina Dodge, the University of Iowa’s chief diversity officer, associate vice president, and Title IX coordinator, is headed to a Pennsylvania university next month. Dodge has accepted a position at Bucknell University as its associate provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion, according to a UI press release. The private institution is located in a rural area of Pennsylvania north of Harrisburg. Since July 2010, Dodge has worked at the UI as chief diversity officer and associate Dodge vice chief diversity officer president. “Georgina has played an important role in positively shaping our university’s culture,” UI President Bruce Harreld said in the release. “As chief diversity officer and Title IX coordinator, she has been a strong advocate for the rights of all members of our community. She will be sorely missed, and we wish her well in her new role at Bucknell University.” July 24 will be Dodge’s final day at the UI. — by Marissa Payne Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Former professor dies Partiers sing along to Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” performed by dueling pianists on Washington Street during the Iowa City Block Party on June 24. The Block Party was the first time Iowa City’s amended rules on open containers of UI Professor Emeritus Julius alcohol for select events were in effect.