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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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.

Follow us on Instagram (uiowagpsg) for the latest updates!

Events Around Campus

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Engage with AI: Introducing Artificial Intelligence into Your Course

Thursday, July 30, 2026 10:30am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library

AI is reshaping how students learn and how instructors teach. We’ll move beyond the hype to explore practical ways to integrate AI into your course using Microsoft Copilot. Participants will experiment with prompts, explore AI’s strengths and limitations, learn how to build a custom course chatbot, and discuss strategies for incorporating AI into assignments while preserving learning objectives.

Register for event.

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

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Microsoft Teams: Webinars

Thursday, July 30, 2026 11:00am to 11:45am
Virtual

Microsoft Teams offers powerful tools for delivering large-scale events--including webinars and town halls. This session provides a step-by-step guide to planning, configuring, and running large events. Participants will learn how to choose the right Teams format, manage presenters and attendees, and apply best practices for smooth, accessible, and interactive experiences.

Online Degree Programs Information Session

Thursday, July 30, 2026 12:00pm to 12:29pm
Virtual

Join us for a 30-minute online overview of the Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) and Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) online degree programs from the Univeristy of Iowa. You can join from a PC, Mac, iOS, or Android device here: BAS and BLS Information Session Zoom Link

You are welcome to drop-in or register!

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TILT Retreat

Monday, August 3, 2026 1:00pm to 4:00pm
University Capitol Centre
We’re excited to invite you to the 2026 TILT Retreat, where we’ll focus on evidence-based transparent assignment design to help you (re)design your course assignments and activities.

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 10:00am to 11:30am
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 and...

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Raptor Reader Series: VULTURES

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 10:00am to 10:45am
Macbride Nature Recreation Area - Iowa Raptor Project's Bird Blind
Raptor Reading Series: VULTURES

Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Info Session

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work 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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Summer Bird Banding

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 7:30am to 9:30am
Macbride Nature Recreation Area - Iowa Raptor Project Parking Area
Summer Bird Banding

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 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
• And more

T...

Summer 2026 Office Hours

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research. No appointment necessary.
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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A vital duo imbues their acoustic sound with power, beauty, and depth of feeling.

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, August 6, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:

Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys

Manually and automatically sending surveys

Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms

Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a basic understanding of surveys in...

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Blood Drive at Johnson County Health & Human Services Building

Thursday, August 6, 2026 11:00am to 3:00pm
Johnson County Health and Human Services Building
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 6th, 2026 at Johnson County Health & Human Services Building.
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Microsoft Teams: Meetings

Thursday, August 6, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
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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OSA at the 110th Annual Meskwaki Powwow

Friday, August 7 to Saturday, August 8, 2026 (all day)
Meskwaki Powwow Grounds
OSA educators will be joining the Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum staff in the History Exhibit tent at the 110th Annual Meskwaki Powwow! Learn about archaeology and OSA's Tribal partnerships. Chat to archaeologists and try some hands-on games and activities!
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Art & Write Night

Friday, August 7, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

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Astrophotography Post-Processing - presented by Griffin Carroll; Undergraduate Student; Department of Physics and Astronomy

Friday, August 7, 2026 8:30pm to 9:00pm
Van Allen Hall

Please join us for the Astronomy Public Talk series, where we host short, accessible talks on a wide range of astronomy and physics-related topics—free and open to the public! This event will feature a presentation by UI Physics and Astronomy undergraduate student Griffin Carroll, who will discuss how astronomical images are stacked and enhanced with software.

A public observing session at the Van Allen Observatory will immediately follow this talk, weather permitting.

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Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, August 7, 2026 9:00pm to 11:00pm
Van Allen Hall

Please join the University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy department as we use the Van Allen Observatory and small telescopes to tour the summer sky. To attend this Astronomy observation session, follow the signs in Van Allen Hall to the east elevator to reach the roof.

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OSA at the 110th Annual Meskwaki Powwow

Saturday, August 8, 2026 (all day)
Meskwaki Powwow Grounds
OSA educators will be joining the Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum staff in the History Exhibit tent at the 110th Annual Meskwaki Powwow! Learn about archaeology and OSA's Tribal partnerships. Chat to archaeologists and try some hands-on games and activities!
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Blood Drive at St. Thomas More Catholic Church

Sunday, August 9, 2026 9:00am to 1:00pm
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 9th, 2026 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
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Introducing University Instructional Technology

Monday, August 10, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual
Discover which supported instructional technologies the University of Iowa provides to instructors and students, and learn more about the process for getting new technologies approved.
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Summer Learn to Row Camp (Aug 10-14)

Monday, August 10, 2026 9:00am to 10:30am
Beckwith Boathouse
Junior Learn to Row Camp (Aug 10-14)
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ICON Overview

Monday, August 10, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
ICON (Iowa Courses Online) is the Learning Management System at the University of Iowa, and is primarily powered by Canvas, but there is even more to know about ICON. Join this session for an introduction to ICON's basic user interface, how to manage your account settings, and learn about the tools available in an ICON course site.
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Getting Started with Top Hat

Monday, August 10, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Top Hat has several options to engage students with in-class quizzes, surveys, and discussions, as well as attendance features that connect to the ICON gradebook. Learn how to get started with this platform and get ideas to adapt it to your courses.
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