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

Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries Series, Concert #7 promotional image

Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries Series, Concert #7

Saturday, April 26, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries Series, Concert #7 This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943874 This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Ethan Elsbernd, baritone

Saturday, April 26, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
This event has been canceled.
Canceled
Earth Week: Sophie Mitchell, Fishbait, Saint Gilbert at AlleyCat promotional image

Earth Week: Sophie Mitchell, Fishbait, Saint Gilbert at AlleyCat

Saturday, April 26, 2025 8:00pm
AlleyCat
Join SCOPE and EnCo for an Earth Week show to benefit Bur Oak Land Trust! Local powerhouses Sophie Mitchell and Fishbait take the stage for this free-to-attend, pay-what-you-can show in celebration of Earth Day and Earth Week. Saint Gilbert is a new band on the scene, and this show will be their first public performance in Iowa City! Come out for a good time at 8pm on April 26 at AlleyCat.
Earth Week: Sophie Mitchell, Fishbait, and Saint Gilbert at AlleyCat promotional image

Earth Week: Sophie Mitchell, Fishbait, and Saint Gilbert at AlleyCat

Saturday, April 26, 2025 8:00pm to 10:00pm
AlleyCat
Join SCOPE Productions and Environmental Coalition for an Earth Week show at AlleyCat! The bill features local powerhouses Sophie Mitchell, Saint Gilbert, and Fishbait. This is a 'Pay What You Can' event to benefit the Bur Oak Land Trust, who protects Eastern Iowa ecosystems. Come out and enjoy some music while helping your community! All are welcome.
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City Nature Challenge

Sunday, April 27 to Monday, April 28, 2025 (all day)
Johnson County
Celebrate Our Local Nature, Join the City Nature ChallengeThe University of Iowa is collaborating with Johnson County communities to join 700+ cities around the world in documenting nature as part of the City Nature Challenge! You can contribute to citizen science during this global biodiversity challenge no matter where you are in Johnson County! From April 25-28, 2025, take photographs of WILD plants and animals in backyards, in parks, along city streets, on school grounds, or any place in...
Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive promotional image

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

Sunday, April 27 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...
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival promotional image

Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival

Sunday, April 27, 2025 (all day)
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
The Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival (ICDOCS) is an annual event run by students at the University of Iowa. Our mission is to engage local audiences with the exhibition of recent short films that explore the boundaries of nonfiction filmmaking. We seek innovative new works of 30 minutes or less that both complicate and expand upon conventional approaches to nonfiction and documentary.The festival runs from April 25 at 3 p.m. to April 27 at 9 p.m. with 7 different competitive...
Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award promotional image

Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award

Sunday, April 27 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (all day)
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2025 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.The award recognizes a family—spanning at least three generations of Iowa graduates—that has substantially benefited from and continues to advocate for the university, as well as contributes toward bettering the state of Iowa and its communities.Nominate a family: https://www.foriowa.org/family-spirit/nomination.phpThe recipients of this award will receive the ultimate Hawkeye...
UICHR 25th Anniversary Celebration promotional image

UICHR 25th Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, April 27, 2025 11:30am to 2:00pm
Walker Homestead
Join us at Walker Homestead from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2025 as we celebrate the UI Center for Human Rights' 25th anniversary and support its ongoing impact in human rights education. Food and drink will be available for purchase from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and live music will be provided by HomeBrewed. Guests can enjoy the farm and play Baby Goat Bingo. Reservations are not necessary, but are encouraged so to be assured a table. Use this link to reserve a table during open...
Miyawaki Forest Tree Planting promotional image

Miyawaki Forest Tree Planting

Sunday, April 27, 2025 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Hillcrest Hall
This exciting initiative aims to plant 4,000 native tree saplings and shrubs using the Miyawaki Method, a technique for densely planting native trees to create bio-diverse and self-sustaining forests.Getting There:The planting will take place on the northeast side of Hillcrest Residence Hall, east of Lot 13.Parking is limited, so we recommend using public transportation or carpooling.Lot 13: 25 public spots available after 4:30 p.m. weekdays and all day weekends.Lot 14: Public parking available...

MA Recital: Jacob Fekete, trumpet

Sunday, April 27, 2025 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building
MA Recital: Jacob Fekete, trumpet This concert is free and open to the public.

Iowa Hawkapellas

Sunday, April 27, 2025 2:00pm
The Englert Theatre
Iowa HawkapellasThis concert is free and open to the public.
Song*Lines Project: People Power promotional image

Song*Lines Project: People Power

Sunday, April 27, 2025 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Iowa City Bike Library
SONG*LINES PROJECT Weaving Village by singing together in places we love   Spring 2025, Iowa City  In partnership with Grant Wood Art Colony + the University of Iowa School of Music  TO REGISTER, <SIGN UP HERE>

MA Jazz Recital: Cal Mason, drums

Sunday, April 27, 2025 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building
MA Jazz Recital: Cal Mason, drums Cal Mason, drums Ben Williams, bass Joe Shanks, guitar Ben Banta, saxophone This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA II Recital: Craig Jordan, piano

Sunday, April 27, 2025 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA II Recital: Craig Jordan, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943875 This concert is free and open to the public. 

Senior Recital: Maya St. Clair, organ

Sunday, April 27, 2025 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: Maya St. Clair, organ This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Amanda Baker, organ

Sunday, April 27, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: Amanda Baker, organ This concert is free and open to the public.
Chamber Recital: Dolce Brass & Hazel Aldrege promotional image

Chamber Recital: Dolce Brass & Hazel Aldrege

Sunday, April 27, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Chamber Recital: Dolce Brass & Hazel AldregeHazel Aldrege, euphoniumNatalie Roth, trumpetEmily Bach, trumpetBrad Balster, euphoniumElliot Baughman, tromboneBryson Kinnan, tubaThis concert is free and open to the public.

MA Recital: Neile Breiten, french horn

Sunday, April 27, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
MA Recital: Neile Breiten, french horn Neile Breiten, french Horn Shengbo Shi, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943876 This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Kade Ferchen, tenor

Sunday, April 27, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: Kade Ferchen, tenor Kade Ferchen, tenor Halie Augustus, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Sam Ross, saxophone

Sunday, April 27, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: Sam Ross, saxophone Marvin Truong - Alto sax Carson Parker - Piano Jose Medrano - Bass Milo Savage - Drums This concert is free and open to the public. 

Farewell Recital: Rachel Joselson, voice

Sunday, April 27, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Farewell Recital: Rachel Joselson, Voice This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943877 This concert is free and open to the public. 
City Nature Challenge promotional image

City Nature Challenge

Monday, April 28, 2025 (all day)
Johnson County
Celebrate Our Local Nature, Join the City Nature ChallengeThe University of Iowa is collaborating with Johnson County communities to join 700+ cities around the world in documenting nature as part of the City Nature Challenge! You can contribute to citizen science during this global biodiversity challenge no matter where you are in Johnson County! From April 25-28, 2025, take photographs of WILD plants and animals in backyards, in parks, along city streets, on school grounds, or any place in...
Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award promotional image

Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award

Monday, April 28 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (all day)
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2025 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.The award recognizes a family—spanning at least three generations of Iowa graduates—that has substantially benefited from and continues to advocate for the university, as well as contributes toward bettering the state of Iowa and its communities.Nominate a family: https://www.foriowa.org/family-spirit/nomination.phpThe recipients of this award will receive the ultimate Hawkeye...
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