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

Tickets open on March 1, 2026

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Events Around Campus

Clinical Science Rounds

Monday, March 30, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Clinical Science graduate students and post-bacc researchers will present updates on their research projects in 5-minute data blitzes and 15-minute research talks.

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Earthmind Workshop

Monday, March 30, 2026 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Earthmind is…

Provided in a collaboration with Backyard Abundance, a local nonprofit organization

Taught in four, 75-minute classes

Taught in small groups

Registration required. Space is limited; please only sign up if you can attend all four classes.

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Laurie Hernandez: "I've Got This"

Monday, March 30, 2026 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Since bringing home the gold and silver medals at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Laurie has gone on to win the coveted Mirrorball trophy on Dancing with the Stars Season 23 and wrote her first book, titled I Got This: To Gold and Beyond published in 2017, hitting the New York Times Best Sellers list. In 2018, she released a children’s picture book, She’s Got This with Harper Collins Children's Books, also a NYT Best Seller, while serving as a Literacy Champion to promote readership as a path to...

Junior Recital: Xavier Vongphakdy, double bass

Monday, March 30, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Junior Recital: Xavier Vongphakdy, double bass

This concert is free and open to the public.

Introduction to ChatGPT Edu: Key Features and Best Practices

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
An introductory training to ChatGPT Edu

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Yuan Zhang, PhD

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 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: 

Yuan Zhang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

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

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Quizzes: ICON User Group

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

This session of the ICON User Group will start with an overview of how to use Quizzes and Respondus Lockdown Browser in ICON and then lead into faculty discussing how they use ICON, asking each other questions and giving each other tips. All instructors are welcome to attend ICON User Group sessions.

Register for the event.

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

CCC Community Potluck

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

The CCC is hosting a Law School Community Potluck to celebrate the start of classes after Spring Break on Tuesday, March 31st from 12:30-2 in the Student Lounge (BLB 494).

Food brings people together. In past years, the law school has hosted a cultural showcase to highlight the many traditions among our community members. This year, we are changing up the format to welcome all law school community members to share a dish that carries a special meaning — whether that is your cultural heritage...

Academic Success Workshop presented by Professor Graham

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Boyd Law Building

Lawyering With Care: An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Practice

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 12:45pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Join Alexandra Doner, a family law attorney with Simmons Perrine PLC, for an introduction to trauma-informed lawyering and why it matters for your future clients.

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

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

Leveraging Microsoft Copilot: How AI Can Assist You

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
An introductory training on Copilot

Guest Oboe Recital: Heather Huckleberry, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Oboe Recital: Heather Huckleberry, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Study Hall

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 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.

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, April 1, 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.
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Masterclass: Clara Obligado (Ida Beam / José Donoso Series)

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Phillips Hall
A Conversation with Clara Obligado
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Engaging Across Cultures: Demystifying the Academic Job Search Process

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
This session will help students better understand how academic culture(s) impact the academic job search process. Participants will learn about how to navigate the academic job search process and develop application materials that effectively reflect the values and priorities of the institutions and departments to which they are applying.
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Culture on Film: Short, Indigenous, Creative (pick 2 or more) - Ida Beam public lecture

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Becker Communication Studies Building
This talk will offer a quick-start guide for novice filmmakers, illustrated by several Indigenous-made films that showcase the creative energy and power of short-form and do-it-yourself media.
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Hillcrest Market Place Nutrition Tour: Plant-Based Dining

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Hillcrest Hall
Interested in learning more about plant-based dining options? Sign up for a Market Place Tour with a UHD Registered Dietitian!
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College of Pharmacy Etiquette Dinner

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 5:30pm
The Courtyard Marriott

UI College of Pharmacy, Genesis Board, and Phi Lambda Sigma invite pharmacy students to join them for a fun, interactive Etiquette Dinner & Cocktail Hour designed to take the guesswork out of professional social events. Learn how to mix, mingle, and dine with confidence to make a lasting, positive impression.

RSVP by March 23.

DMA III Recital: Rachel Walter, violin

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Rachel Walter, violin

Rachel Walter, violin
Halie Augustus

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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Documentary screening of "Searching for Sequoyah" hosted by Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Joshua B. Nelson

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Becker Communication Studies Building
We will hold a screening of the PBS documentary "Searching for Sequoyah (ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎠᏥᏲᎭ)" with commentary by co-producer, co-writer and host Prof. Joshua B. Nelson, Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor.
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Visit by Andrew Freer and Screening of Go Fourth Media films + "2000 Metres to Andriivka: A UI Center for Human Rights and FilmScene Community Colaboration

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 6:30pm to 8:30pm
FilmScene (Chauncey)

A Community Collaborations Event

Presented in partnership with the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights, with a portion of ticket proceeds going to The Center to Protect Journalists

Pre-screening there will be short films produced by Go Forth Media with filmmaker Andrew Freer in conversation

Please join us for a community collaboration with FilmScene on April 1 at 6:30 p.m. Andrew Freer, founder of Chicago based Go Fourth Media, will share some of the organization's recent documentary work...

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UI Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Symphony Orchestra

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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