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

GPSG Meetings Spring 2026

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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

The ticket request period has now closed. All attendees who RSVP’d will receive additional details from GPSG soon.

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Events Around Campus

Schubert Song Cycle "Die Schöne Müllerin"

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Joshua Feldt, Organ

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Joshua Feldt, Organ

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.

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Late Spring Bird Banding

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 7:30am to 9:30am
Macbride Nature Recreation Area - Falcon Shelter
Early Spring Bird Banding
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Study at the Stanley

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 10:00am to 3:59pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.).

Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post-its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break — either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

Getting started with Linux Command Line on Argon (Zoom)

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual

This workshop is geared toward UI researchers who are not familiar with the Linux command line environment. It covers essential and fundamental Linux shell commands to help users develop their way to Linux mastery. This workshop will NOT cover advanced commands and shell scripts. Prior coding and Linux experience are not required. Doosoo Yoon in the ITS Research Services team will lead this workshop.

It will be lectured by Doosoo Yoon from Research Services and will include hands-on training.

The...

REDCap MyCap Training

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as:

Creating participants

Creating tasks and schedules

Active tasks and their unique data output

Direct messages and announcements

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap.

Register by clicking the virtual event link above or by going here:  https:/...

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Microsoft Teams: Working with Files

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

This course will show you how to edit and share files in Teams chats, meetings, or channels. We will talk about best practices for Team file storage and organization as well as co-authoring files and how to access personal files view. We will discuss how Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive work together from a file storage perspective. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department...

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Mindfulness Meditation, Finals@IMU

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 11:00am to 11:45am
Danforth Chapel

Relax and focus on the present moment experience with a guided meditation practice.

Student Wellness will lead a few meditations to help you de-stress and feel ready to tackle your next final!

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Medical Center North Liberty

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 11:00am to 3:00pm
UI Medical Center North Liberty Second Floor Confrence Rooms
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 11 am to 3 pm on Wednesday May 13th from 11 am to 3 pm at the UI Medical Center North Liberty Second Floor Conference Rooms!

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, May 13, 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.

Joint Honors Recital: Lydia Maier and Haleena Thompson, Organ

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Joint Honors Recital: Lydia Maier and Haleena Thompson, Organ

Lydia Maier - Organ
Haleena Thompson - Organ

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Study at the Stanley

Thursday, May 14, 2026 10:00am to 3:59pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.).

Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post-its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break — either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

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West Branch High School Blood Drive

Thursday, May 14, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
West Branch High School Gym
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10 am to 2 pm on Thursday May 14th 2026 at West Branch High School in their gym!

Introduction to High Performance Computing using Argon (Zoom)

Thursday, May 14, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

The workshop is a two-hour session that consists of two parts: an introduction to a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment and hands-on training on the basic usage of the Argon cluster (access, configuration, job submission, and data transfer). It is geared towards users of HPC, including faculty, postdocs, and students, who are eager to learn about getting started with the Argon cluster and storage services for their computational research. No prior experience or knowledge of...

REDCap Data Handling

Thursday, May 14, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training we won't use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as:

Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with vlookup()

Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering

Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables

Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables

Transforming unusable data to a usable format...

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2026 College of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy Commencement Ceremony

Thursday, May 14, 2026 10:00am
Hancher Auditorium

Join us as we celebrate the Class of 2026 PharmD graduates! Doors will open one hour prior to ceremony start. No tickets required.

Distinguished Commencement Speaker:
Jeffrey Reist, ’82 BSPh, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

Event will be livestreamed here:
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2026/2026-college-pharmacy-doctor-pharmacy-commencement-ceremony

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, May 14, 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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Microsoft Teams: Webinars

Thursday, May 14, 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.

Online MSW Info Session

Thursday, May 14, 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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Performance | Interwoven Worlds: A Dance Journey Between Three Cities in Iowa

Thursday, May 14, 2026 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Experience a unique live performance in the museum lobby as part of Interwoven Worlds: A Dance Journey Between Three Cities in Iowa. This collaborative project blends dance, visual art, and film inspired by works from three Iowa art museums.

At the Stanley Museum of Art, this performance brings Elizabeth Catlett’s artwork Which Way? to life through an original dance work, the second of a three part movement.
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Black Graduation

Friday, May 15, 2026 (all day)
Afro American Cultural Center
Black Graduation
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Latinx Graduation

Friday, May 15, 2026 (all day)
Latino Native American Cultural Center
Latinx Graduation
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Iowa River Landing Blood Drive

Friday, May 15, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
UI Health Care Iowa River Landing Lower Level Confrence Room
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10 AM to 2 PM on Friday May 15th 2026 at the UI Health Care Iowa River Landing Conference Room!
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Pictures on the Pentacrest

Friday, May 15, 2026 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Pentacrest
Pictures on the Pentacrest
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