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

Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour

Monday, January 13, 11:00am to Monday, December 8, 2025 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.

MFA Thesis Show: Jessie Kraemer

Sunday, March 2 to Saturday, March 8, 2025 (all day)
North Hall
University of Iowa Center for the Book MFA Candidate Jessie Kraemer's thesis exhibition will be on view from March 2–8.
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Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Monday, March 3 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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The Case for Medieval Realism: Sodom, Babylon and Cleanness

Monday, March 3, 2025 1:30pm to 3:00pm
English-Philosophy Building
Criticism Today presents Professor Larry Scanlon (Rutgers University) as he explores the power and relevance of medieval realism in literature. Drawing on ideas from theorists like Roland Barthes and Marxist thinkers Fredric Jameson and Anna Kornbluh, Scanlon will discuss how late medieval texts — especially the poem Cleanness and its retelling of the Sodom story — offer fresh insights into realism and culture.
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Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Dr. Diksha Garg; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa

Monday, March 3, 2025 2:30pm to 3:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Cosmic ray mass composition study using upcoming PBR experiment framework
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Engaging Across Cultures: Employment

Monday, March 3, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
Instructors: Jennifer Teitle, PhD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, Graduate College, and Meng Xiao, PhD, Career Counselor, Graduate College Description: This session will help guide graduate and professional students to map out their career path after graduation. Facilitators will help tackle some concerns international graduate students might have regarding employment in the United States. Facilitators will assist participants to discover potential career...
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CS Colloquium - Secure and Timely Execution in Cyber-physical Systems

Monday, March 3, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
Jinwen Wang (WashU) on "Secure and Timely Execution in Cyber-physical Systems"
Canceled
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Earthmind Workshop

Monday, March 3, 2025 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 Spring 2025 Workshop: Mondays, Feb. 10, 17, 24, March 2 in the IMU 343 Registration required. Space is limited; please only sign up if you can attend all four classes. Spring classes will tentatively include: Feb. 10 - Indoor Sensory Awareness (at the BBE Greenhouse!) Feb. 17 - Wild and Precious Gifts Feb. 24 - Animal...

Black Pop Music Ensemble

Monday, March 3, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Black Pop Music Ensemble This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943809 This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA Qualifying Recital: Erik Lopez, bassoon

Monday, March 3, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA Qualifying Recital: Erik Lopez, bassoon This concert is free and open to the public.
Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive promotional image

Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Tuesday, March 4 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...

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
Become familiar with essential basic REDCap features!

HPC Workshop: Parallel Computing with MPI

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 10:00am to 4:00pm
University Capitol Centre
ITS - Research Services hosts a two-day intensive workshop on Parallel Computing with MPI. This workshop will be led by experts from the Pittsburg Supercomputing Center and will take place in a training room equipped with two-way video communication between participants and the lecturer. Please note that all participants must be at the hosting location as there will be no option for individual remote participation via video call (e.g., Zoom). ITS-RS staff will assist participants with any technical issues and the exercises. 
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Distress Coping Workshop

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
The Distress Coping Workshop is a 1-hour workshop designed to help participants learn coping skills to manage distressing emotions and move through stressful situations in an effective manner. Please register via the links. Time/Date:  March 4, 11 a.m.–noon via Teams.
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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Chris Richards, PhD

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:  Chris Richards, PhD Associate Professor Department of Chemistry University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Seminar Title: "Cell Derived Nanovesicles: From Single Molecule Spectroscopy to Therapeutic Platforms" All are welcome to attend.

Operator Theory Seminar - Dylan Johnson; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Numerical Information of a Hilbert Space Operator
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Leigh Patel, Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting Scholar Lecture: Learning, Care, and World-Building in Higher Education

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
The UI campus community is invited to this lecture and discussion featuring Professor Leigh Patel, Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting Scholar and Professor of Educational Foundations, Organizations, & Policy at the University of Pittsburgh. Patel is a transdisciplinary scholar who studies the narratives that create material realities in society. Her research focuses on the ways schooling delivers inequities and how education can be a tool for liberation. As part of her UI visit, Patel will give a...
Mathematical Physics Seminar - Professor Lihe Wang, PhD; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa promotional image

Mathematical Physics Seminar - Professor Lihe Wang, PhD; Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:30pm to 3:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Partial Regularity to Navier-Stokes Equations

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series - Luis Martinez-Sobrido, PhD

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building
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Success, Not Excess

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Westlawn
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...

Guest Artist Recital: Kristin Leitterman, oboe and voice

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Guest Artist Recital: Kristin Leitterman, oboe and voice This concert is free and open to the public. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943810
Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive promotional image

Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Wednesday, March 5 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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AI Monthly Meetup and Brainstorming Session

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
University of Iowa Main Library
Join us for an engaging opportunity to collaborate with Copilot and other leading AI tools. These sessions will be filled with hands-on demonstrations for interacting with AI platforms and facilitated activities to help you experiment and innovate. Bring your willingness to try new things and think outside the box with AI. Gift yourself the time to learn a new technology. Tinkering is encouraged here! Register for the event. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise...

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as: • Outputting data automatically with calculated fields • Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection • Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library • Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags • Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts...
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