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

Tickets open on March 1, 2026

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

Events Around Campus

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Paint & Sip

Saturday, March 28, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Hope you're ready to paint! CAB will be hosting Paint & Sip with Cork 'n' Canvas (@cork.n.canvas.iowa) Saturday, March 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Black Box Theater at the IMU. This event will require attendees to RSVP/sign up as we have limited spots!

RSVP/Sign-up is REQUIRED for this event, check out the link in our bio to sign up.

Registration of a student organization does not imply University of Iowa endorsement of its views, activities, or content. If you require a reasonable accommodation to...

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The Music Man

Saturday, March 28, 2026 7:00pm to 9:45pm
Hancher Auditorium

There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize — this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for...

Cello Dayz Concert

Saturday, March 28, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Cello Dayz Concert

This concert is free and open to the public. 

Canceled
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Dance Thesis Concert: Tori Lefler

Saturday, March 28, 2026 7:30pm
Public Space One

Free and open to the public. RSVP encouraged!

This site-specific performance at Public Space One will feature work choreographed by graduate student Victoria Lefler from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

RSVP here: https://www.publicspaceone.com/events/blog/2026/3/26/placeholder-victoria-dance-thesis-event

It's all part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented graduate students in the performing arts. Join us as we...

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Iowa softball vs. Washington

Sunday, March 29, 2026 12:00pm
Pearl Softball Field
The Iowa softball team hosts Washington.
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Iowa baseball vs. UCLA

Sunday, March 29, 2026 12:00pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts UCLA.

Joint Campus A Cappella Concert

Sunday, March 29, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

A Night of A Cappella

Intersection A Cappella
Old Gold A Cappella
Hawkappellas
Aca-demics
Iowa Agni

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

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The Music Man

Sunday, March 29, 2026 2:00pm to 4:45pm
Hancher Auditorium

There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize — this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for...

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Kantorei & Voxman Chorale

Sunday, March 29, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Kantorei & Voxman Chorale

Click here for program.

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

This event is free and open to the public.

Iowa Reception at APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition

Sunday, March 29, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
JW Marriott

Join your Iowa pharmacy family, friends, and colleagues from across the country at the Iowa Reception during the 2026 APhA Annual Meeting and Exhibition. This event will recognize Iowa award recipients and leadership, including outgoing APhA President Randy McDonough.

Hosted by IPA, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and UI College of Pharmacy.

Sigma Alpha Iota MIT Recital

Sunday, March 29, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Sigma Alpha Iota MIT Recital

This concert is free and open to the public.

Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #5

Sunday, March 29, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #5

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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CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Monday, March 30 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Yucheng Liang

Monday, March 30, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Yucheng Liang is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

OWLSS Women's History Month Trivia

Monday, March 30, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Please join OWLSS for a game of Women's History Month trivia in Room 235 at 12:30pm on March 30th. Sweet treats provided and prizes available! We hope to see you there!

Clinical Science Rounds

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

Clinical Science graduate students and post-bacc researchers will present updates on their research projects in 5-minute data blitzes and 15-minute research talks.

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Beyond ESG: How Environmental Governance Actually Works Inside Companies

Monday, March 30, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, Vanderbilt Law School’s Private Climate Governance Lab, and the Tippie Social Impact Community for the fourth and final program in the Private Sector and the Planet series. We are pleased to welcome Jessica Frustere-Johnson, Director of Sustainability & CSR at Krause Group.

In her talk, “Beyond ESG: How Environmental Governance Actually Works Inside Companies,” Jessica will move beyond the public-facing conversation about Environmental, Social, and...

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The Private Sector and the Planet: Jessica Hinman, Director of Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility at Krause Group

Monday, March 30, 2026 12:45pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, Vanderbilt Law School’s Private Climate Governance Lab, and the Tippie Social Impact Community for The Private Sector and the Planet speaker series.

For our last speaker of the 2025-2026 speaker series, we are excited to welcome Jessica Hinman, Director of Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility at Krause Group.

In her talk, “Beyond ESG: How Environmental Governance Actually Works Inside Companies,” Jessica will move beyond the public-facing...

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Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar - Vitor Lira, PhD

Monday, March 30, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Vitor Lira, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Sport and Human Physiology will be giving a talk titled, "Emerging Roles of ULK1/2 in The Dynamic Control of Protein Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle."

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Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Xiaojun Yao, PhD; Department of Physics, University of Washington

Monday, March 30, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar
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Earthmind Workshop

Monday, March 30, 2026 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Earthmind is…

Provided in a collaboration with Backyard Abundance, a local nonprofit organization

Taught in four, 75-minute classes

Taught in small groups

Registration required. Space is limited; please only sign up if you can attend all four classes.

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Laurie Hernandez: "I've Got This"

Monday, March 30, 2026 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Since bringing home the gold and silver medals from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Laurie has won the coveted Mirror ball trophy on Dancing with the Stars Season 23 and published her first New York Times bestselling book titled I Got This: To Gold and Beyond. In 2018, she released a NYT bestseller children’s picture book She’s Got This, and Mattel created a Laurie Hernandez Shero Barbie to honor her and her Latina heritage.

She has served as the KPMG Literacy Champion to promote readership as a path...

Junior Recital: Xavier Vongphakdy, double bass

Monday, March 30, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Junior Recital: Xavier Vongphakdy, double bass

This concert is free and open to the public.

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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
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