The Graduate and Professional Student Government hosts a wide variety of events throughout the year! 

GPSG Meetings Spring 2026

meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)

GPSG Events

GPSG Ball 2026

Stay tuned for more information!

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Events Around Campus

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Tippie Impact Week

Friday, February 13, 2026 (all day)
Pappajohn Business Building
Faculty, Staff, students, and student organizations can support Tippie Impact Week by participating in the weeklong swap and participating in flexible, drop-in events.
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UI Lunar New Year Celebration 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Across East and Southeast Asia, communities celebrate the arrival of spring by celebrating the beginning of the new year on the lunar calendar.
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Rom-Com Trivia

Friday, February 13, 2026 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, test your knowledge on all things rom-com at Rom-Com Trivia night! Bring your valentine and play for some amazing prizes Friday the 13th in the Hawkeye room starting at 7 p.m. until prizes run out!❤️💌💝

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Krause Essay Prize Ceremony

Friday, February 13, 2026 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Old Capitol Museum
Krause Essay Prize Winner Sarah Aziza will be honored by the Nonfiction Writing Program with a ceremony and reception
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Men's wrestling vs. Michigan

Friday, February 13, 2026 8:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa men's wrestling team hosts Michigan.
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How to Defend Yourself

Friday, February 13, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that exist in each of us.
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Iowa Indoor Rowing Challenge

Saturday, February 14, 2026 (all day)
Field House
Iowa Indoor Rowing Challenge
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Application Deadline: Obermann International Fellowships (Fall 2026)

Saturday, February 14, 2026 (all day)
111 Church Street

The UI Obermann Center for Advanced studies is accepting applications for Fall 2026 Obermann International Fellowships. This program offers dedicated space, time, and funding for interdisciplinary scholars to collaborate on innovative research at the University of Iowa. Up to eight international fellowships will be granted every academic year. Applicants must be active researchers at an accredited institution of higher learning outside of the United States or independent researchers/artists with...

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Valentine's Tour at the Stanley

Saturday, February 14, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Kick of your Valentine's Day celebration at the Stanley Museum of Art with love-themed tours led by docents.

Tours start at 2 p.m. followed by refreshments in the lobby. Perfect for those wishing for a pre-dinner activity and those who prefer to spend a cozy evening at home after enjoying some art.

Space is limited; registration recommended. Register at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/valentines-tour/3128647.

Tour time 2–3 p.m.

Refreshments 3–4 p.m.

Photo by Grace Troutman.

Iowa Percussion Arts Share Concert

Saturday, February 14, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Iowa Percussion Arts Share Concert

Click here for program.

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Men's basketball vs. Purdue

Saturday, February 14, 2026 4:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa men's basketball team hosts Purdue.
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How to Defend Yourself

Saturday, February 14, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that exist in each of us.
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Registration Deadline for CIRTL Teaching-as-Research Series (Spring 2026)

Sunday, February 15, 2026 (all day)
Virtual
Design your Teaching-as-Research (TAR) study in this hands-on workshop series for graduate students and postdocs.

ISBA 3rd Annual Pickleball Tournament

Sunday, February 15, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
Field House

Join us for the 3rd Annual Pickleball Tournament. It is open to all within the Iowa Law Community! The deadline to register is February 12th at 11:59 PM. We will be hosting this at the Fieldhouse.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_CIuZygz06tK1GoniA_fmqIE7oGiPLiw6pxvH4Y_ppVbnJw/viewform

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Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Sunday, February 15, 2026 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.

Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. Stools...

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Ali Khan

Monday, February 16, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Ali Khan is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy at John Hopkins University.

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Clinical Rounds: Carolyn Turvey, PhD

Monday, February 16, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building
Please join us for this exciting installment of clinical rounds featuring Dr. Carolyn Turvey.
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Matthew Helm: “The Televisual Proscenium: Staging the Archive in Harvey Firestein’s Torch Song Trilogy”

Monday, February 16, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
English-Philosophy Building

Please join us for a job talk by Dr. Matthew Helm on Harvey Fierstein’s play Torch Song Trilogy (1982) and what it tells us about a disavowed queer history embedded within the medium of television. This presentation is an excerpt from a work-in-progress book, Transmediations: Media Materialism in the Archives of Queer Literature.

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Curator Guided Tour of 'Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon'

Monday, February 16, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library

Join co-curators Sarah Suhadolnik and Katie Buehner for a special guided tour of the current University of Iowa Libraries Main Library Gallery exhibition, Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon. Admission is free, and all are welcome.

This event is part of Free Week 2026, a festival sponsored by Think Iowa City and the Iowa City Downtown District.

About the exhibit:

An Iowa native and a Hawkeye, conductor James Dixon (1928–2007) was instrumental in building...

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Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Seminar - Zhenggang Zhu, PhD

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Virtual

The Dopamine Pedal for Feasting with Friends

Zhenggang Zhu, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Neurosciences
University of California San Diego

Zoom link: elyse-myers@uiowa.edu

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Microsoft Teams: An Introduction

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

This introductory course will give you a high-level overview of how to utilize Microsoft Teams and the tools within to collaborate and communicate with a work group, a project team, or any assortment of people. Topics covered include navigation, settings, chat, communicating in a team, and more. This course is designed for first-time users of Teams and those who would like to ensure they are getting the most out of this organizational tool. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for...

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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD
Professor
Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

Mayo Clinic Administrative Fellowship Program Informational Webinar

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

We are excited to invite you and your students to a live webinar showcasing our Administrative Fellowship Program for our 2027-2029 Cohort. This is a fantastic opportunity for master's degree students to learn more about the program, meet past participants, and get all their questions answered. I just wanted to invite you of our webinar coming up on January 26th at 10AM CST.

Mayo Clinic Administrative Fellowship

Mayo Clinic’s Administrative Fellowship Program (AFP) is a prestigious two-year...

Pedagogical Lunch (Historical Contexts)

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
English-Philosophy Building

Only open to faculty, graduate students, and staff in English.

Come discuss core curriculum and learning outcomes for our historical contexts courses.

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