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

The ticket request period has now closed. All attendees who RSVP’d will receive additional details from GPSG soon.

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Events Around Campus

Expanding Models of Care Through Pharmacist-Clinician Partnerships

Saturday, April 18, 2026 11:00am to 11:45am
Blank Honors Center
From medication optimization to population health: teamwork that transforms care.

From Iowa to Space: A University-Built NASA Mission

Saturday, April 18, 2026 11:00am to 11:45am
Blank Honors Center
Iowa-built, space-bound: the story and science of NASA’s TRACERS mission.

Exploring the Benefits of Group-Based Gratitude

Saturday, April 18, 2026 11:00am to 11:45am
Blank Honors Center
What happens when gratitude is shared, witnessed, and received—together?

Senior Recital: Hugo Kaut, violin

Saturday, April 18, 2026 11:30am
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Hugo Kaut, violin

Hugo Kaut, violin
Danyun Zhao, piano

Concert 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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Harper Folsom — "I'll Make It A Home" An MFA Thesis Exhibition

Saturday, April 18, 2026 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sacred Collective
Harper Folsom's MFA Thesis Exhibition, "I'll Make It A Home"
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Iowa softball vs. Indiana

Saturday, April 18, 2026 1:00pm
Pearl Softball Field
The Iowa softball team hosts Indiana.

Senior Recital: Luke Cuasay, Violin

Saturday, April 18, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Luke Cuasay, Violin

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

This event is free and open to the public.

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Iowa baseball vs. Maryland

Saturday, April 18, 2026 2:05pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts Maryland.

Senior Recital: Alison Baldwin, piano

Saturday, April 18, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Optional Senior Recital: Alison Baldwin, piano

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

Dating Sucks! - Recital: Caleb Haselhuhn, baritone

Saturday, April 18, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Dating Sucks! - DMA III Recital: Caleb Haselhuhn, baritone

Caleb Haselhuhn, baritone
Halie Augustus, piano

This event is free and open to the public. 

Sophomore Recital: Noah Droessler, bassoon

Saturday, April 18, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Sophomore Recital: Noah Droessler, bassoon

This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Teagan Boeckmann, Oboe

Saturday, April 18, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Teagan Boeckmann, Oboe

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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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Taste of Asia

Saturday, April 18, 2026 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Hope you're hungry! Our annual Taste of Asia event is officially approaching! Join us Saturday, April 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the IMU, Main Lounge to try various local asian restaurants with all sorts of delicious food and fun activities!🌏🍚

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Senior Recital: Presley Pritchett Peterson, soprano

Saturday, April 18, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Presley Pritchett Peterson, soprano

Click here for program.

This event 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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Uncle Vanya

Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved dark comedy. Written with the “goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way it sounded to Russian ears during the play’s first productions in the provinces in 1898,” Annie Baker’s Uncle Vanya captures the timeless longing, absurdity, and beauty of human relationships.
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Dance BFA Concert

Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by Bachelor of Fine Arts students Evelyn Becker, Madison Burkhart, Ruby Gentzler, Claudia Jacobson, Allyson Meinders, Emily Pyburn, and Lindsey Wildman from the University of Iowa Department of Dance, plus one guest work performed by the BFA students.

Please be advised this performance includes haze and strobe lights.

Approximate run time is 90 minutes, including a 10-minute intermission.

PROGRAM
Practice of Return choreog...

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ASL Immersion Retreat

Sunday, April 19, 2026 (all day)
YMCA Camp Wapsie
A completely ASL (non-voicing) event with cabin-style camping, bonfires, ziplining, visual games, workshops with CEUs, and Deaf Mentors!
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2026 MIKIW Medicinal Chemistry Conference at the UI College of Pharmacy

Sunday, April 19, 2026 (all day)
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Iowa, will host the 63rd Annual Medicinal Chemistry Meeting-in-miniature.

MIKIW is the longest-running and largest regional medicinal chemistry conference in the United States. The meeting integrates over 200 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty members from the Universities of Minnesota, Illinois at Chicago, Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin. The two-day, multidisciplinary conference exposes...

Joint Recital: Lasya Kappaganthu, Charlotte Ramig

Sunday, April 19, 2026 11:30am
Voxman Music Building

Joint Recital: Lasya Kappaganthu, Charlotte Ramig

This concert is free and open to the public.

Viola Studio Recital

Sunday, April 19, 2026 11:30am
Voxman Music Building

Viola Studio Recital

Kylie Little, viola
Ingrid Popp, viola
Biyanca Dokter, viola
Christine Rutledge, viola

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Iowa softball vs. Indiana

Sunday, April 19, 2026 12:00pm
Pearl Softball Field
The Iowa softball team hosts Indiana.
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Iowa baseball vs. Maryland

Sunday, April 19, 2026 12:05pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts Maryland.
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Human Library

Sunday, April 19, 2026 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Iowa City Public Library
Learn more about others in the community through conversations, and challenge your existing beliefs.
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Mindfulness Silent Retreat

Sunday, April 19, 2026 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
silent retreat
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