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

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
Paige Wilkinson — "Empty Vessels and Paper Portals" An MFA Thesis Exhibition promotional image

Paige Wilkinson — "Empty Vessels and Paper Portals" An MFA Thesis Exhibition

Thursday, April 2 to Friday, April 3, 2026 (all day)
North Hall
Paige Wilkinson — "Empty Vessels and Paper Portals" An MFA Thesis Exhibition
Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award promotional image

Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award

Thursday, April 2 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.
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WiCS - Pottery Painting

Thursday, April 2, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Renee's Ceramic Cafe
Spring into the new season with some painting! 🎨 💐
Canceled

Guest Artist Recital: Scott Sutherland, tuba

Thursday, April 2, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Scott Sutherland, tuba

Click here for program.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Iowa Steel Bands Spring Concert

Thursday, April 2, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Iowa Steel Bands Spring Concert

Click here for program.

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Dance Thesis Concert: Lauren Linder, Mikey Rioux promotional image

Dance Thesis Concert: Lauren Linder, Mikey Rioux

Thursday, April 2, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate students Lauren Linder and Mikey Rioux from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

Please be advised this performance includes adult language and moments where dancers will enter the house.

Program
Flowering Body Blooming Mind choreography and improvography by Mikey Rioux in collaboration with Rachel Carpenter, Olivia Farmerie, Sydney Gorak, Tori Lefler, Ally Meinders, Lindsey Wildman
tracing fragments/...

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Stop/Time Festival

Friday, April 3 to Saturday, April 4, 2026 (all day)
Hancher Auditorium
Stop/Time Festival is a two-day, multi-venue, multi-artist spring festival produced by Hancher Auditorium and devoted to innovation and independence in contemporary music and the arts. This is a festival of discovery—opening our ears and minds to new sounds, ideas, and possibilities.
Paige Wilkinson — "Empty Vessels and Paper Portals" An MFA Thesis Exhibition promotional image

Paige Wilkinson — "Empty Vessels and Paper Portals" An MFA Thesis Exhibition

Friday, April 3, 2026 (all day)
North Hall
Paige Wilkinson — "Empty Vessels and Paper Portals" An MFA Thesis Exhibition
Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award promotional image

Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award

Friday, April 3 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.
Innovation Challenge Deadline promotional image

Innovation Challenge Deadline

Friday, April 3, 2026 (all day)
Pappajohn Business Building
Deadline to enter Innovation Challenge is Friday, April 3
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive promotional image

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Friday, April 3 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
AI Prompting (Beginner): Crafting the Basics promotional image

AI Prompting (Beginner): Crafting the Basics

Friday, April 3, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
Through hands-on practice and interactive exercises, attendees will apply promoting strategies in real-time with guidance and feedback.
Harm Reduction and Psychotherapy for Student Clinicians promotional image

Harm Reduction and Psychotherapy for Student Clinicians

Friday, April 3, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
Event sponsored by the Collegiate Recovery Program
Launching and Sustaining a Writing-Enriched Curriculum in the Age of AI promotional image

Launching and Sustaining a Writing-Enriched Curriculum in the Age of AI

Friday, April 3, 2026 10:00am to 11:30am
University Capitol Centre
In this interactive session, Lindsey Harding, University of Georgia, describes how she transitioned a 25-year-old writing-in-the-disciplines program to a writing-enriched curriculum program, now in its third year with eight departments.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Tristan Fitzgerald

Friday, April 3, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Tristan Fitzgerald is an assistant professor of Finance at the Texas A&M University.

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CSD Professional Seminar Series

Friday, April 3, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Title: "From Amplifying Sound to Tuning the Brain: Neural Dynamics of Speech Perception, Aging, and Intervention"

Speaker: Inyong Choi, Ph.D.

Traditional hearing care mostly asks whether sounds are loud enough. But everyday communication often fails for a different reason: the brain must separate one voice from many others, hold that information over time, and rapidly connect sound to meaning. My lab studies how this process works, why it breaks down in hearing loss and aging, and how it might be...

The Moneyness of Stablecoins promotional image

The Moneyness of Stablecoins

Friday, April 3, 2026 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

Christopher Odinet, Professor of Law from Texas A&M University and former Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, will talk about "The Moneyness of Stablecoins."

Please sign up here by noon on March 31 to reserve a boxed lunch.

Story Lab Showcase Prep (MERGE)

Friday, April 3, 2026 1:00pm to 3:00pm
MERGE
Showcase practice in the space—one week out!
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Friday Crafternoons with the Native American Student Association

Friday, April 3, 2026 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Join us on Friday, April 3 as we partner with the Native American Student Association. Learn how to make a beaded lanyard from a Native student!

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Need a break at the end of the week? Swing by the Stanley on Friday afternoons for Crafternoons. Bring whatever low-mess craft you're currently working on (a sketchbook, knitting, embroidery, coloring books, origami — whatever you're into!) or just show up and use some of the various supplies we'll have on hand. No experience required! Light snacks...

The Social Impact of AI Roundtable Discussion promotional image

The Social Impact of AI Roundtable Discussion

Friday, April 3, 2026 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
The Tippie College of Business Social Impact Community and Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative are hosting a workshop connecting researchers and professionals interested in exploring one of today’s most urgent questions: What is the social impact of artificial intelligence—and how can we shape it for good?

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, April 3, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Mary Charlton, Professor of Epidemiology, Director and PI, Iowa Cancer Registry, University of Iowa, will be presenting, Iowa Cancer Registry: Supporting Surveillance, Research, Comprehensive Care, and Cancer Control in Iowa..

School's Out at the Stanley | Wobbly Eggs promotional image

School's Out at the Stanley | Wobbly Eggs

Friday, April 3, 2026 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Make your very own collection of weighted easter eggs that won't fall over. Use them to play, decorate, or hide around the house!

Space is limited; please reserve your spot at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/schools-out-at-the-stanley-wobbly-eggs/3114202

Please arrive in time for children to settle in and begin the project at 2 p.m.

School's Out at the Stanley is offered on days when Iowa City Community Schools District has no classes. Art projects are developed with school-aged children in mind...

"Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women’s Health, and New Paths for Development in Cambodia" presented by Dr. Mary-Collier Wilks promotional image

"Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women’s Health, and New Paths for Development in Cambodia" presented by Dr. Mary-Collier Wilks

Friday, April 3, 2026 2:30pm
Macbride Hall
Dr. Mary-Collier Wilks from UNC Wilmington will discuss their book "Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women’s Health, and New Paths for Development in Cambodia."
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