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

There are no upcoming GPSG events at this time. 

Please check back soon or follow us on Instagram (uiowagpsg) for the latest updates!

Events Around Campus

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Jazz Repertory Ensemble

Monday, December 8, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Jazz Repertory 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/952052

This concert is free and open to the public.

Student Recital: Hugo Kaut, violin

Monday, December 8, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Optional Recital: Hugo Kaut, violin

Hugo Kaut, violin
Danyun Zhao, piano
Katie Forbush, cello

This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Tatum Calderwood, Mezzo-Soprano

Monday, December 8, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Tatum Calderwood, Mezzo-Soprano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Peter Adams, PhD

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Design Your Own Copilot Agent: Custom AI for Everyday Tasks

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
Hands-on with Microsoft Copilot Agents: create, customize, and collaborate using everyday AI.

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as:

• Building forms with proper field types and validation
• Assigning user permissions
• Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml
• Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application
• Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production
• Creating...

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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Habibeh Khoshbouei, PhD

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:30am to 11:30am
Medical Education Research Facility

Midbrain dopamine neuronal activity modulates splenic immunity via a brain–body circuit

Habibeh Khoshbouei, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Research
Department of Neuroscience
University of Florida College of Medicine

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Microsoft Teams: Structure and Manage Your Team (Best Practices)

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 11:00am to 11:45am
Virtual

This course is designed for anyone who creates a team or has been given the team owner role in an existing team. Team owners have access to settings and capabilities that members do not see. This training will discuss how best to create a team, choose settings based upon your needs, and manage the team throughout its existence. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department, team...

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Maker Break: Cookies and Coasters

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center

Slow down before finals and make some art on a coaster using a cool chemical reaction or on a cookie using frosting. No registration is required for this drop-by event.

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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Matthew Caporizzo, PhD

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Matthew Caporizzo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
The University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

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Mug Painting

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Get your hot cocoa mugs ready with Mug Painting Dec. 9, 1–3 p.m. in the Divine Nine Room at the IMU. Come paint your very own mug with us as gift for a loved one or a new hot cocoa mug for the season.☕

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 participate in a student organization activity, please fill out the accommodations form in the link in our instagram bio (@uiowacab...

Operator Theory Seminar - Andrew Barsky, Department of Mathematics, University of Iowa

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Operator Theory Seminar

TriNetX Basic Training

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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...

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Mathematical Physics Seminar - Salvatore Quaid

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 2:30pm to 3:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Mathematical Physics Seminar

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - Marco Muzio, Ph.D.; UW-Madison promotional image

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - Marco Muzio, Ph.D.; UW-Madison

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Van Allen Hall
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium

Des Moines MSW Info Session

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Join the Info Session to learn about the MSW program options and specializations available in Des Moines.
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Kaffeeklatsch - German Conversation Hour

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Come and practice your German in a comfortable group setting!
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Dr. Jenna Spiering: Advocacy Through Research for School Libraries

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Virtual

Dr. Jenna Spiering ('12) is an associate professor and coordinator of the school library concentration at the University of South Carolina's School of Information, where she teaches within the school librarian preparation program and engages in research related to youth materials and issues of censorship and selection. In this talk, she will discuss her recent work on several projects related to challenges to LGBTQIA+ titles as well as the impact of state regulations on the role of school...

Recital: Eric Luminais, flute

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA I Recital: Eric Luminais, flute

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

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952063

This concert is free and open to the public.

Thrive During Finals

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 10:00am to 2:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Finals can be a stressful time, stop by and see Tippie Thrive to unwind and gain some tips to manage stress during finals week.

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, December 10, 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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Study Hall

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
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Human Rights Day

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 10:00am to 3:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library

Students will be tabling in the Main Library. Human Rights Day is an annual commemoration of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United National General Assembly on December 10, 1948.

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