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

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Legislative Meeting

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Legislative Meeting

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GPSG Events

There are no upcoming GPSG events at this time. 

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Events Around Campus

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Microsoft Teams: Meetings

Monday, December 22, 2025 11:00am to 11:45am
Virtual

This course is designed for users who would like to gain a better understanding about one of the key collaboration tools within Microsoft Teams — meetings. We will cover scheduling a meeting, as well as how to use the controls and features available during the meeting, such as breakout rooms. After the meeting is over, we will teach you how to access recordings, in-meeting chat, notes, and files. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To...

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Virtual Intro to Mindfulness Workshop

Monday, December 22, 2025 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Virtual

Learn and practice mindfulness meditation, an evidence-based strategy to help with stress, in a small group format over winter break. Workshop begins Monday, Dec. 22 and lasts for four weeks in 1 hour, 15 minute sessions. To learn more or register, visit our website.

What do students think about the workshop?

“I regret not having done this workshop earlier. I feel so much more in control where I once felt a slave to my intrusive mindset.”

“This workshop is a great opportunity for any and everyone...

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Microsoft Teams: Webinars

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 10:00am to 10:45am
Virtual

This session provides a step-by-step guide to planning, configuring, and running webinars in Microsoft Teams. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course.

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Women's basketball vs. Penn State

Sunday, December 28, 2025 3:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa women's basketball team hosts Penn State.
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Virtual Intro to Mindfulness Workshop

Monday, December 29, 2025 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Virtual

Learn and practice mindfulness meditation, an evidence-based strategy to help with stress, in a small group format over winter break. Workshop begins Monday, Dec. 22 and lasts for four weeks in 1 hour, 15 minute sessions. To learn more or register, visit our website.

What do students think about the workshop?

“I regret not having done this workshop earlier. I feel so much more in control where I once felt a slave to my intrusive mindset.”

“This workshop is a great opportunity for any and everyone...

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Men's basketball vs. UMass Lowell

Monday, December 29, 2025 4:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa men's basketball team hosts UMass Lowell.
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Microsoft Teams: An Introduction

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This introductory course will give you a high-level overview of how to utilize Microsoft Teams and the tools within to collaborate and communicate with a work group, a project team, or any assortment of people. Topics covered include navigation, settings, chat, communicating in a team, and more. This course is designed for first-time users of Teams and those who would like to ensure they are getting the most out of this organizational tool. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for...

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Women's basketball vs. Nebraska

Thursday, January 1, 2026 1:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa women's basketball team hosts Nebraska.
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Men's basketball vs. UCLA

Saturday, January 3, 2026 5:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa men's basketball team hosts UCLA.
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Virtual Intro to Mindfulness Workshop

Monday, January 5, 2026 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Virtual

Learn and practice mindfulness meditation, an evidence-based strategy to help with stress, in a small group format over winter break. Workshop begins Monday, Dec. 22 and lasts for four weeks in 1 hour, 15 minute sessions. To learn more or register, visit our website.

What do students think about the workshop?

“I regret not having done this workshop earlier. I feel so much more in control where I once felt a slave to my intrusive mindset.”

“This workshop is a great opportunity for any and everyone...

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Hawkeyes at Home: Behind the Scenes at the University of Iowa

Monday, January 5, 2026 12:00pm to 12:10pm
Virtual
Behind the Scenes at the University of Iowa: Driving Research for Safer Roads
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Copycat Academy: The Art of the Course Copy

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

Learn how to copy an ICON course for a new semester in this step-by-step workshop. We'll cover settings, integrated tools, and common pitfalls to avoid.

Register to attend.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and instructional technology. To learn more about the services we offer, please visit our website at teach.its...

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Anthology Ally: An ICON Course Accessibility Tool

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Anthology Ally is a powerful tool in your ICON courses. It provides instructors guidance and feedback on accessibility issues in their course sites and offers students multiple formats for downloading and using course materials. Join us to learn how this tool works, how you can make your course sites more accessible, and how it can increase students' ability to engage with your course materials.

Register for event.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and...

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Hawkeyes at Home: Behind the Scenes at the University of Iowa

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 12:00pm to 12:10pm
Virtual
Behind the Scenes at the University of Iowa: Driving Research for Safer Roads
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Microsoft Teams: Get Started with Teams Phone

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 3:00pm to 3:30pm
Virtual

The University of Iowa is currently in the process of migrating from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams for telephony services. This course is designed for a user of Teams phone, and will show you how to place calls, transfer calls, set up voicemail, assign delegates, and more.

BASW Info Session

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about earning your BASW degree.

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/96938044127

Contact our Admissions Office directly with any questions or requests.

ssw-admissions@uiowa.edu

319-335-1250

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Gradescope

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

Learn about Gradescope, an ideal tool for assessing and providing feedback for student assignments, including written formulas, graphs, calculations, and other kinds of work that cannot be easily graded through SpeedGrader. Gradescope is especially suited for large classes with complex assessment teams.

Register for event.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and...

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Hawkeyes at Home: Behind the Scenes at the University of Iowa

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 12:00pm to 12:10pm
Virtual
Behind the Scenes at the University of Iowa: Driving Research for Safer Roads
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Getting Started with Elements of Success

Thursday, January 8, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

Elements of Success is a platform developed at the University of Iowa for students to better understand their course performance. This session gives an overview of the platform and how it can be incorporated into courses and how to set it up.

Register for event.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and instructional...

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Enriching the Curriculum with Writing and AI Literacy

Thursday, January 8, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University Capitol Centre
Stacey Sheriff, Chair of the Writing Department at Colby College, describes the key components of writing across the curriculum programs, pedagogies, and principles and what is changing (or not) in response to AI.
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Still Here: Helping Students Develop Strong Writing Skills Despite (and maybe even with the help of) Generative AI Tools

Thursday, January 8, 2026 1:00pm to 3:00pm
University Capitol Centre
In this session, Deirdre Egan, Associate Director of the UI Writing Center and Eva Latterner, Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching, focus on how to teach with writing in the age of AI.
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Big 10 Law School Reception at AALS 2026

Thursday, January 8, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
The Fillmore New Orleans
Big 10 Law School Reception
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Microsoft Teams: Meetings

Friday, January 9, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This course is designed for users who would like to gain a better understanding about one of the key collaboration tools within Microsoft Teams — meetings. We will cover scheduling a meeting, as well as how to use the controls and features available during the meeting, such as breakout rooms. After the meeting is over, we will teach you how to access recordings, in-meeting chat, notes, and files. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To...

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Men's wrestling vs. Wisconsin

Friday, January 9, 2026 7:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa men's wrestling team hosts Wisconsin.
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