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

GPSG Meetings Spring 2024

meetings

Council Meeting

IMU Room 337 (or join via Zoom)
meetings

Council Meeting

IMU Room 337 (or join via Zoom)
meetings

Council Meeting

IMU Room 337 (or join via Zoom)

GPSG Events

Wholistic Wellness Week 2024

Wholistic Wellness Week Safety Training Flyer

WWW: Personal Safety Training Sessions

UCC Campus Safety Training Room
Wholistic Wellness Week Safety Training Flyer

WWW: Personal Safety Training Sessions

UCC Campus Safety Training Room
Wholistic Wellness Week: Mindfulness Meditation

WWW: Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Events Around Campus

The Game of a Healthier Life Online Program promotional image

The Game of a Healthier Life Online Program

Monday, March 31 to Sunday, April 27, 2025 (all day)
Virtual
Participate in the Game of a Healthier Life from Monday, March 31 to Sunday, April 27 to improve your overall well-being by completing one goal per day for 4 weeks. Each week will have a different theme, with daily goals related to that theme.  Week 1: Physical Activity and Nutrition  Week 2: Stress Management and Time Management  Week 3: Mindfulness, Body Image, and Healthy Relationships  Week 4: Sleep For more information or to register, click here. 
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Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award

Wednesday, April 23 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (all day)
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2025 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.The award recognizes a family—spanning at least three generations of Iowa graduates—that has substantially benefited from and continues to advocate for the university, as well as contributes toward bettering the state of Iowa and its communities.Nominate a family: https://www.foriowa.org/family-spirit/nomination.phpThe recipients of this award will receive the ultimate Hawkeye...
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Rush Baker IV - Shifting Grounds

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building
embracing the void: moments between space and time exhibition by matthew willie garcia promotional image

embracing the void: moments between space and time exhibition by matthew willie garcia

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building
Opening reception: April 24, 5-7 p.m. in the Drewelowe GalleryExhibition dates: April 22–May 3Suminigashi workshop: April 27, 1–2 p.m.Gallery talk: April 27, 2–3 p.m.Communion: song circle led by Lyndsey Scott & Federico Rincón Pedraza, April 30, 5 p.m.

IRB Efficiency Initiative Information Session

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:00pm to 11:59pm
Virtual
The Human Subjects Office invites the UI research community to attend monthly information sessions about the IRB Efficiency Initiative on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from noon to 1 p.m. We will discuss the changes and demonstrate HawkIRB enhancements being implemented to streamline the IRB review process. The monthly session will cover upcoming enhancements and their expected rollout dates. Please join us to learn more about the IRB Efficiency Initiative.
Homerathon 2025: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" screening with Eta Sigma Phi promotional image

Homerathon 2025: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" screening with Eta Sigma Phi

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Trowbridge Hall
For the second event of Homerathon Week 2025, Eta Sigma Phi, our Classical Honors Society, is hosting a screening of the highly-acclaimed filmed based on Homer's timeless epic poem, the Odyssey. All are welcome to attend this free event.
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Trivia Night @ the Museum!

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Old Capitol Museum
Get out of your routine and indulge your competitive spirit for BIG WINNINGS during Trivia Night @ the Museum inside the historic Senate Chamber at Old Cap!Register for free to reserve your spot on a team. Teams are made up of 6 players. Registration for one person or a partial team is A-ok! We'll simply pair you with others to make teams of 6.Teams have a shot at the prize table between each round and the top 3 teams will get special prizes, including a $100 gift certificate from the Iowa City...
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Khan Academy Founder to Speak at Iowa

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of the Khan Academy, will present a public talk on Reimagining Education and the Tools We Use.The Khan Academy is a nonprofit educational organization that offers free lessons in math, science, and humanities, as well as tools for parents, teachers, and districts to track student progress. Khan Academy is pivoting an AI guide called Khanmigo that is a tutor and teaching assistant. Worldwide, Khan Academy has more than 160 million registered users in 190 countries...
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Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss, piano

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss, pianoThe University of Iowa String Quarter Residency Program presents the Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss, piano.The Ariel Quartet and Orion Weiss concert and residency has been supported in part by generous support from the Barbara Price Piano and Chamber Music Fund and the Linda and Rick Maxson Chamber Music Fund. Learn more about the performers here:https://www.arielquartet.com/https://www.orionweiss.com/This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music...

Senior Recital: Matt Sleep, tuba

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: Matt Sleep, tuba This concert is free and open to the public.
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Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award

Thursday, April 24 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (all day)
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2025 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.The award recognizes a family—spanning at least three generations of Iowa graduates—that has substantially benefited from and continues to advocate for the university, as well as contributes toward bettering the state of Iowa and its communities.Nominate a family: https://www.foriowa.org/family-spirit/nomination.phpThe recipients of this award will receive the ultimate Hawkeye...
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Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Thursday, April 24 to Friday, June 27, 2025 (all day)
University of Iowa Main Library
In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper meaning. For over 125 years, artists and writers have continued to explore the mystery of Mallarmé’s poem “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” [A throw of the dice will never abolish chance]. This exhibition...
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Rush Baker IV - Shifting Grounds

Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building
embracing the void: moments between space and time exhibition by matthew willie garcia promotional image

embracing the void: moments between space and time exhibition by matthew willie garcia

Thursday, April 24, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building
Opening reception: April 24, 5-7 p.m. in the Drewelowe GalleryExhibition dates: April 22–May 3Suminigashi workshop: April 27, 1–2 p.m.Gallery talk: April 27, 2–3 p.m.Communion: song circle led by Lyndsey Scott & Federico Rincón Pedraza, April 30, 5 p.m.
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Homerathon 2025

Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:00am to 9:00pm
Pedestrian Mall, Downtown Iowa City
Starting at 9 am, we will be reading the entire Odyssey over the course of 12 hours! There are very few works in history that have had the impact of the Odyssey. Audiences have enjoyed the work for centuries and innumerable artists have invoked the story and its characters in their own pieces, leaving a mark on the western canon the size of the Grand Canyon. Stop by the Ped Mall (just off E. Washington St.) and soak up the magic, heroism, love, and grief in the audience, or sign up for a slot to...

TriNetX Basic Training

Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research. After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies. Register by clicking the virtual event link...

IRB/HSO Spring 2025 Office Hours

Thursday, April 24, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
Answer questions about conducting human subjects research. Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system. Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies. Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB.

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Jim Stolzenbach, PhD

Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility
"Biotechnology and Drug Development in Companies Big and Small"Presented by Jim Stolzenbach, PhDChief Develpment Officer, Nephraegis Therapeutics, IncPrincipal, Jim Stolzenbach Consulting, LLC

Artificial Intelligence Lightning Talks

Thursday, April 24, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
This event, offered online via Teams, will feature several short talks (3-5 minutes) about how faculty, students and staff at the University of Iowa are using artificial intelligence.The talks serve as a platform for learning and innovation as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the technological landscape.The lineup for this month is:Allison Levine, assistant professor of counselor education, on AI and virtual reality in counselor and clinic trainingMatt Hodges, data literacy project...
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Getting Started with Elements of Success

Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
Elements of Success is a platform developed at the University of Iowa for students to better understand their course performance. This session gives an overview of the platform, how it can be incorporated into courses, and how to set it up.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, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and instructional...
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Our Water, Our Community

Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:00pm to 4:00pm
University of Iowa
Join the Graduate and Professional Student Government’s Sustainability Committee for a lecture event titled "Our Water, Our Community." The session will host speakers discussing different aspects of ongoing water quality topics in the state of Iowa. The featured speakers are:Dr. Chris Jones, Author and Water Quality ResearcherDr. Larry Weber, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of IIHR - Hydroscience and Engineering, Interim Director of Iowa Flood CenterDr. Danielle Land...
Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar - Fernando Cruz Aguirre, Ph.D.; Department of Physics & Astronomy; University of Iowa promotional image

Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar - Fernando Cruz Aguirre, Ph.D.; Department of Physics & Astronomy; University of Iowa

Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Precursor Science for HWO with the CRAFTS Sounding RocketFernando Cruz Aguirre, Ph.D.The Coronal Radiation of Active F-Type Stars (CRAFTS) Sounding Rocket Experiment is a rocket-borne mission concept designed to observe the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation environments of nearby (< 20 pc), active (R’HK ≳ -4.8, Prot ≲ 10 days) F-type stars identified as priority targets for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). HWO aims to study 100 main sequence F-, G-, and K-type stars, with the goal of...
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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Supporting Students Desiring a Change Success, Not Excess provides a small, safe and supportive space for UI students wanting to make or considering changes in their alcohol or other drug use. The group emphasizes success in academics, relationships, mental and physical health, and other goals through reducing alcohol and other drug use. Meetings are provided by the UI Collegiate Recovery Program. For more information, please visit our website. This is not a treatment group and will not...
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The annual John Martin Rare Book Room (JMRBR) open house

Thursday, April 24, 2025 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Hardin Library for Health Sciences
All are invited to drop in from 5:30 to 8 p.m. to tour the space and explore staples of the JMRBR collection. There will also be special materials on display, such as John Gerard’s The herball and Hieronymus Brunschwig’s A most excellent and perfecte homish apothecarye, that will highlight historical examples of medicinal recipes, apothecaries, home remedies, poisons, and herbal medicine.
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