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

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

Clara Reynen's MFA Thesis Exhibition "The Radical Reading Room — Planting seeds of radical hope with paper ✻ print ✻ propaganda" promotional image

Clara Reynen's MFA Thesis Exhibition "The Radical Reading Room — Planting seeds of radical hope with paper ✻ print ✻ propaganda"

Saturday, April 11, 2026 (all day)
North Hall
Clara Reynen's MFA Thesis Exhibition "The Radical Reading Room — Planting seeds of radical hope with paper ✻ print ✻ propaganda"
Beth Stelling promotional image

Beth Stelling

Saturday, April 11, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Her new special is called "If You Didn’t Want Me Then". We’re confident you’ll want to see her now.

Recital, "An Evening of Operetta": Adam Griffiths, tenor

Saturday, April 11, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital, "An Evening of Operetta": Adam Griffiths, tenor

Adam Griffiths, tenor; Wendi Griffiths, soprano; Halie Augustus, piano

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.

Iowa softball vs. South Dakota State promotional image

Iowa softball vs. South Dakota State

Sunday, April 12, 2026 12:30pm
Pearl Softball Field
The Iowa softball team hosts South Dakota State

Performing Arts Scholar Showcase

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

Performing Arts Scholar Showcase

Click here for program.

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

Free CPR/AED Training, Red Watch Band promotional image

Free CPR/AED Training, Red Watch Band

Sunday, April 12, 2026 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Campus Recreation and Wellness Center
Free CPR/AED Training + Narcan Administration

Recital: Christina Leigh Stephenson, Cello

Sunday, April 12, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Christina Leigh Stephenson, Cello

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

Joint Recital: Jack Power and Lily Schloss, Voice

Sunday, April 12, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Joint Recital: Jack Power and Lily Schloss, Voice

This concert is free and open to the public.

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive promotional image

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Monday, April 13 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
Physics and Astronomy Thesis Defense Seminar - Philip Kopp promotional image

Physics and Astronomy Thesis Defense Seminar - Philip Kopp

Monday, April 13, 2026 9:30am
Van Allen Hall
Physics and Astronomy Thesis Defense Seminar - Philip Kopp
Biology PhD Dissertation Seminar: "Immune system involvement in spiral ganglion neurodegeneration after inner ear hair cell loss" promotional image

Biology PhD Dissertation Seminar: "Immune system involvement in spiral ganglion neurodegeneration after inner ear hair cell loss"

Monday, April 13, 2026 10:00am
Biology Building East
Adrianna Caro, a PhD candidate in the Integrated Biology (iBio) Graduate Program, will be defending her dissertation on Monday, April 13, at 10:00am in Room 106, Biology Building East (BBE), and via Zoom (see attached flyer for Zoom link).
Microbiology Graduate Program - PhD Thesis Seminar - Riley McFarlane promotional image

Microbiology Graduate Program - PhD Thesis Seminar - Riley McFarlane

Monday, April 13, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Bowen Science Building

Microbiology PhD Thesis Seminar - PhD Candidate - Riley McFarlane
Seminar Title: Stress management: a balancing act performed by Staphylococcus aureus

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Rakesh Vohra

Monday, April 13, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Rakesh Vohra is the George A. Weiss and Lydia Bravo Weiss University Professor in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour

Monday, April 13, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion!

This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science.

Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.

Clinical Science Rounds: Mark Niciu promotional image

Clinical Science Rounds: Mark Niciu

Monday, April 13, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Dr. Niciu is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. The Niciu Lab is broadly interested in the pathophysiology and experimental therapeutics of major mood disorders, particularly glutamate and subanesthetic-dose ketamine in treatment-resistant major depression. His work is also aimed at furthering the identification, replication, and dissemination of antidepressant response biomarkers.

Physics and Astronomy Thesis Defense Seminar - Yogendra Limbu promotional image

Physics and Astronomy Thesis Defense Seminar - Yogendra Limbu

Monday, April 13, 2026 1:30pm
Van Allen Hall
Harper Folsom — "I'll Make It A Home" An MFA Thesis Exhibition promotional image

Harper Folsom — "I'll Make It A Home" An MFA Thesis Exhibition

Monday, April 13, 2026 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Sacred Collective
Harper Folsom's MFA Thesis Exhibition, "I'll Make It A Home"

Spring 2026 Basic Self-Defense Course

Monday, April 13, 2026 5:00pm to 9:00pm
University Capitol Centre
Spring 2026 Women's Basic Self-Defense Course
Playwrights Workshop Reading: BOSIE (or the fag/hag play) promotional image

Playwrights Workshop Reading: BOSIE (or the fag/hag play)

Monday, April 13, 2026 5:30pm
Theatre Building

By Zoe Senese-Grossberg

I want to tell you a story about the most beautiful boy alive. He killed Oscar Wilde. That's what they say. But I love him. He's my best friend.

Please be advised this play contains discussions of homophobia, pedophilia, suicide, bipolar disorder, and sexual assault, and depictions of sexual situations.

Part of Theatre Arts' Reading Series

Tickets:
Tickets for readings are free of charge; seating is limited.

Daniel Di Martino on Venezuela & the Evils of Socialism promotional image

Daniel Di Martino on Venezuela & the Evils of Socialism

Monday, April 13, 2026 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
YAF Guest Speaker Daniel Di Martino Visits the University of Iowa!

Recital: Matthew Freund, Moosa Hamad, and Karena Jensen, Horn

Monday, April 13, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Recital: Matthew Freund, Moosa Hamad, and Karena Jensen, Horn

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.

UI Jazz: Combo Workshop

Monday, April 13, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Jazz: Combo Workshop

This concert is free and open to the public.

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive promotional image

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Tuesday, April 14 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
Innovation Challenge For Graduates/Faculty/Staff promotional image

Innovation Challenge For Graduates/Faculty/Staff

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 9:00am to 3:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Innovation Challenge is a university-wide competition with the goal to identify, advance and support the most innovative and entrepreneurial projects on campus.

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