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

Tickets open on March 1, 2026

Follow us on Instagram (uiowagpsg) for the latest updates!

Events Around Campus

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive promotional image

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Tuesday, March 31 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award promotional image

Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award

Tuesday, March 31 to Thursday, April 9, 2026 (all day)
Virtual
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2026 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.
Women Who Have Shaped Me promotional image

Women Who Have Shaped Me

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Sacred Collective
A Reading and talk with Venise Berry and Jannette Y. Taylor

Guest Oboe Recital: Heather Huckleberry, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Oboe Recital: Heather Huckleberry, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

This concert is free and open to the public.

Canceled
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive promotional image

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Wednesday, April 1 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award promotional image

Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award

Wednesday, April 1 to Thursday, April 9, 2026 (all day)
Virtual
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2026 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.
Early Spring Bird Banding I promotional image

Early Spring Bird Banding I

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 7:30am to 9:30am
Macbride Nature Recreation Area - Falcon Shelter
Early Spring Bird Banding
Pain Interest Group Workshop - Angela Smith (Sluka Lab) promotional image

Pain Interest Group Workshop - Angela Smith (Sluka Lab)

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am
Medical Education Research Facility

Hypothalamic A11 dopamine neurons in chronic pain

Angela Smith
PhD Student in Dr. Kathleen Sluka's Lab

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Study Hall

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Presentation by Edward Klorman: Bach's Cello Suites promotional image

Presentation by Edward Klorman: Bach's Cello Suites

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 12:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Please join us for a presentation by Edward Klorman, assistant professor of music theory at the University of Wisconsin School of Music.

Ed will be presenting his research for his recent book about Bach's Cello Suites published by Oxford University Press.

https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles/keeping-up-with-the-bach-cello-suites/

This event is free and open to the public.

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London Law Program Info Session

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Virtual
Join our info session in person or online to learn more about Iowa Law's winter session in London!
Engaging Across Cultures: Demystifying the Academic Job Search Process promotional image

Engaging Across Cultures: Demystifying the Academic Job Search Process

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
This session will help students better understand how academic culture(s) impact the academic job search process. Participants will learn about how to navigate the academic job search process and develop application materials that effectively reflect the values and priorities of the institutions and departments to which they are applying.

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research.
Culture on Film: Short, Indigenous, Creative (pick 2 or more) - Ida Beam public lecture promotional image

Culture on Film: Short, Indigenous, Creative (pick 2 or more) - Ida Beam public lecture

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Becker Communication Studies Building
This talk will offer a quick-start guide for novice filmmakers, illustrated by several Indigenous-made films that showcase the creative energy and power of short-form and do-it-yourself media.
Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar - Jodie McLennan; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa promotional image

Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar - Jodie McLennan; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar
Hillcrest Market Place Nutrition Tour: Plant-Based Dining promotional image

Hillcrest Market Place Nutrition Tour: Plant-Based Dining

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Hillcrest Hall
Interested in learning more about plant-based dining options? Sign up for a Market Place Tour with a UHD Registered Dietitian!
Q&A with Martyna Majok, featuring actress Marin Ireland promotional image

Q&A with Martyna Majok, featuring actress Marin Ireland

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Theatre Building
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Martyna Majok and actress Marin Ireland
Cooking Workshop for Students promotional image

Cooking Workshop for Students

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Campus Recreation and Wellness Center
free cooking workshop

Recital: Rachel Walter, violin

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Rachel Walter, violin

Rachel Walter, violin
Halie Augustus

Click here for program.

This event will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

College of Pharmacy Etiquette Dinner promotional image

College of Pharmacy Etiquette Dinner

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 5:30pm
The Courtyard Marriott

UI College of Pharmacy, Genesis Board, and Phi Lambda Sigma invite pharmacy students to join them for a fun, interactive Etiquette Dinner & Cocktail Hour designed to take the guesswork out of professional social events. Learn how to mix, mingle, and dine with confidence to make a lasting, positive impression.

RSVP by March 23.

Documentarians on the Front Lines: Film Screenings And Conversation with Andrew Freer promotional image

Documentarians on the Front Lines: Film Screenings And Conversation with Andrew Freer

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 6:30pm to 8:30pm
FilmScene (Chauncey)

Join Andrew Freer, founder of Chicago based Go Fourth Media, to learn about documentarians recording immigration law enforcement activities in Chicago and Minneapolis, followed by the award nominated documentary about the war Ukraine "2000 Metres to Andriivka".

A FilmScene Community Collaboration with UI Center for Human Rights. A portion of ticket proceeds will support the The Center to Protect Journalists.

Documentary screening of 'Searching for Sequoyah' hosted by Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Joshua B. Nelson promotional image

Documentary screening of 'Searching for Sequoyah' hosted by Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Joshua B. Nelson

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Becker Communication Studies Building
We will hold a screening of the PBS documentary "Searching for Sequoyah (ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎠᏥᏲᎭ)" with commentary by co-producer, co-writer and host Prof. Joshua B. Nelson, Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor.
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UI Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Symphony Orchestra

Click here for program.

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This concert is free and open to the public.

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive promotional image

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Thursday, April 2 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
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