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

Wednesday, February 11 to 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.

Sioux City MSW Info Session

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
To learn about the MSW program options and specializations available in Sioux City.
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Intro to Mindfulness Workshop for Students

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Women's Resource and Action Center
Sign up for a free, 4-week workshop to learn mindfulness meditation in community with other students
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Women's basketball vs. Washington

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 6:30pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa women's basketball team hosts Washington.
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How to Defend Yourself

Wednesday, February 11, 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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Sweetheart Sips

Thursday, February 12, 2026 (all day)
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Celebrate Valentine's Day with your loved ones at Sweetheart Sips! Join us for fun mocktails, crafts, and bouquet making Feb. 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Hawkeye Room at the IMU❤💌Registration of a student organization does not imply University of Iowa endorsement of its views, activities, or content.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in a student organization activity, please fill out the accommodations form in the link in our instagram bio (@uiowacab) in advance.

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Tippie Impact Week

Thursday, February 12 to 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.

IAJ breakfast

Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:30am to 8:30am
Boyd Law Building

Coffee and pastries provided by the Iowa Association for Justice on February 12, 2026 at 7:30 am in the Lobby.

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Faculty and Current Student Panel: Tippie Full-Time Graduate Programs

Thursday, February 12, 2026 10:00am to 11:15am
Virtual
Get the chance to ask questions to our faculty and current students in our full-time graduate programs at the Tippie College of Business

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, February 12, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research.
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Association of Multicultural Scientists (AMS) Annual Comprehensive Exam Panel

Thursday, February 12, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Eckstein Medical Research Building

We are the Association of Multicultural Scientists (AMS), a student organization based in the Carver College of Medicine dedicated to fostering connection, community, and support among scientists. Our diverse membership includes undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research staff, all united by a shared commitment to mentorship, inclusion, and scientific excellence.

We will be hosting our 📓 Annual Comprehensive Exam Panel ✏️will take place on Thursday, February...

Maker Breaks at Sciences Library: Pop-up light-up greeting cards

Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Sciences Library

Take a break and get creative with monthly, themed crafts. Each activity takes only 10 to 20 minutes. Stop by at any time during the 1.5-hour session and explore your creativity! No registration required for this drop-by event.

Express yourself with a unique card with light-up and pop-up elements. Make a card for a friend, sweetheart, or even yourself!

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PhD Dissertation Seminar: "Novel roles for Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1) in gene expression in C. elegans"

Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:30am
Biology Building East
Sehee Min, a PhD candidate in the Integrated Biology (iBio) Graduate Program, will be defending her dissertation on Thursday, February 12, at 11:30am in Room 401, Biology Building East (BBE).
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PDF Fixes for Accessibility

Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

This training session will teach you about the pitfalls of PDF files and how to replace or remediate them to help make your materials meet digital accessibility standards. We will learn about the tools we have on campus to help with this process and provide a demo on how to fix PDFs and make your documents better.

Register to attend.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON...

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Valentines Button Craft

Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Seamans Center

CBE’s 100-Year Anniversary Event of the Month!

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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Workshop - Emily Hagan and Tehreem Haider

Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The role of neonatal testosterone dysregulation on early development and behavior in wild-type mice

Emily Hagan
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Sarah Ferri's Lab

Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Genetic Etiology, and Research Approaches

Tehreem Haider
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Stefan Strack's Lab

Job Search Outside OCI

Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

Join the CSO to discuss job search resources and strategies! We will discuss some popular general resources and take questions. We are here to support you every step of the way through your job search journey! Please RSVP via Outlook so we can order an appropriate amount of food.

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Microsoft Teams: Webinars

Thursday, February 12, 2026 1:00pm to 1:45pm
Virtual

Microsoft Teams offers powerful tools for delivering large-scale events--including webinars and town halls. This session provides a step-by-step guide to planning, configuring, and running large events. Participants will learn how to choose the right Teams format, manage presenters and attendees, and apply best practices for smooth, accessible, and interactive experiences.

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International Student Hangout: Conversations that Matter

Thursday, February 12, 2026 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

This conversation-based hangout is designed for international students who want to connect and share experiences and perspectives on topics shaping our world and campus life. There are three hangouts in this series, and all offer a welcoming space to practice asking thoughtful questions, to engage in respectful dialogue, and learn from each other’s experiences.

Whether you want to speak, listen, or simply be part of the discussion, you’re invited to join us for meaningful conversations in a...

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DeLTA Center Colloquium: Bharath Chandrasekaran

Thursday, February 12, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
University Capitol Centre
This DeLTA Center colloquium will feature Dr. Bharath Chandrasekaran's presentation: Neural Systems Supporting Speech Categorization and Category Learning.

SEES:7000 Colloquium - Mengli Zhang (Colorado School of the Mines) - "Geologic Hydrogen Exploration and Its Resource Potential in Iowa"

Thursday, February 12, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Visual Arts Building
SEES:7000 - Mengli Zhang (Colorado School of the Mines)
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Mechanics of Many-body (Frictional) Contact in (and for) Granular Rheology and Elasticity

Thursday, February 12, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Granular media has long been an important material system for multiple disciplines, from as fundamental as (geo) physics to as applied as (civil) engineering. More recently, it also started to receive growing interest from the material science community. In this talk, we discuss how the same small-scale contact process connects to different large-scale mechanical properties -- specifically rheology (a more fluid-like concept) and...

Online MSW Info Session

Thursday, February 12, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about the online MSW program.

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91760640877

Questions? Contact Lauren at ssw-admissions@uiowa.edu

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Optional Practical Training (OPT), work authorization session for international students

Thursday, February 12, 2026 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Virtual

Join Life in Iowa and International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) for a comprehensive virtual Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshop to learn about eligibility, application steps, and key timelines. The event will kick off with an introduction to what OPT is and a live Q&A segment with ISSS Senior Advisor Kevin Roiseland.

Whether you’re a first-year student or heading toward graduation soon, we invite all international students to join this event.

This link to join will become active the...

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