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GPSG Meetings Fall 2025

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Events Around Campus

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Night at the Museum: Collage Night

Thursday, October 9, 2025 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
It's time for another Night at the Museum! Calling all paper-lovers and journal-keepers: this month, we're hosting an entire evening of collage arts! Whether you're new to collage or a seasoned artist, feel free to stop by the Stanley for snacks and craft supplies. Have a junk journal or other materials you like to work with? Go ahead and bring them--otherwise, we've got supplies to get you started.Make sure to bring your Stanley Student Challenge card with you to get a stamp for attending the...
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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, October 9, 2025 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Bowman House
Success, Not Excess provides a small, safe and supportive space for UI students wanting to make or considering changes in their alcohol or other drug use. The group emphasizes success in academics, relationships, mental and physical health, and other goals through reducing alcohol and other drug use. Meetings are provided by the UI Collegiate Recovery Program. For more information, please visit our website.This is not a treatment group and will not satisfy legal or other disciplinary mandates...
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Tippie Hawkeyes Night Out – Kansas City

Thursday, October 9, 2025 5:30pm to 8:00pm
AMC Theatre Support Center
Calling all Tippie alumni and Graduate Program students in the Kansas City area! Join us for a special evening of networking and connection on Thursday, October 9, generously hosted by Chris Cox (BBA89) and AMC Theatres.Whether you are reconnecting with old friends, expanding your professional network, or just looking to enjoy a relaxed evening with fellow Hawkeyes, this event is for you. You will also have the opportunity to meet Dean Amy Kristof-Brown and hear the latest updates from the...
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Concert Band & Symphony Band

Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Concert Band & Symphony BandThis 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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LivingWorks safeTALK Suicide Prevention Training

Friday, October 10, 2025 8:30am to 12:30pm
Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic
safeTALK prepares people to be more alert to suicide and to help persons with thoughts of suicide make safe connections. The intervention goal is that persons with thoughts of suicide connect with someone who will help them keep safe from suicide and access further support.What You Will LearnDescribe the role of an alert helper/ connector.Identify ways in which personal, cultural, and social attitudes can lead people to miss, dismiss, and avoid opportunities to seek or provide help.Describe the...
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Scientific Careers Symposium

Friday, October 10, 2025 12:00pm to 4:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility
Participants can connect with accomplished alumni who have pursued careers in academia, industry, government, and beyond. This is a free event, supported by the NIH-funded T32 Training Programs, the Carver College of Medicine, and the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. Registration closes September 12th, and space is limited. Participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Exhibition Spotlight - INTO LIGHT: Transforming Grief

Friday, October 10, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
In conjunction with the INTO LIGHT Project's Iowa exhibition DRUG ADDICTION: Real People, Real Stories, currently on display at the Old Capitol Museum, our program series Exhibition Spotlight returns with two very special webinars.In the second, we'll highlight the role of art, music, and community in shaping new conversations about addiction and healing with panelists:💡 Abbey Dvorak, Associate Professor and Program Director of Music Therapy at the University of Iowa💡 Ann Breeding, mother of...

Scaffolding to Set Students Up for Success

Friday, October 10, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
This workshop offers practical approaches that build autonomy, metacognitive skills, and motivation. Participants will leave with strategies to support students through complex tasks while nurturing their ability to take ownership of their learning across various disciplines.Register online

Founding Mothers Support Group

Friday, October 10, 2025 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building
This support group is led by Social Worker Sam for any student enrolled at Iowa Law who wishes to explore gender dynamics in law school and in the legal field. The invitation is to come together to share, process, and support each other. There is no long-term commitment and no need to attend consistently. If you are interested in attending, please email Social Worker Sam to receive and review a copy of the group’s Constitution before attending. All attendees must sign the group’s Constitution to...
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Waters of the United States: POTUS, SCOTUS, WOTUS, and the Politics of a National Resource with Royal C. Gardner

Friday, October 10, 2025 12:45pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building
Join Royal C. Gardner, the Professor of Law, Hugh F. Culverhouse Chair, and Director of the Stetson Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy at Stetson Law, when he discusses his new book Waters of the United States: POTUS, SCOTUS, WOTUS, and the Politics of a National Resource, published by Island Press. In 2023, the Supreme Court made one of its most devastating rulings in environmental history in Sackett v. EPA. By narrowing the legal definition of ‘waters of the United States’ (WOTUS), the...
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Field Hockey vs. Maryland

Friday, October 10, 2025 1:00pm
Grant Field
Iowa Field Hockey hosts Maryland.
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Imani Winds and Harlem Quartet

Friday, October 10, 2025 7:30pm
The Englert
With A.B. Spellman, OratorPassion for Bach and ColtranePart of Hancher's 53rd seasonPresented in collaboration with the University of Iowa String Quartet and Woodwind Ensemble Residency ProgramsFunded in part by the Richard E. Kerber Woodwind Excellence FundEnsembles from different traditions share a passion for two of music’s towering figures.Jeff Scott was a founding horn player of the wind quintet Imani Winds and created the Grammy-winning oratorio Passion for Bach and Coltrane. The current...

Black Pop Music Ensemble

Friday, October 10, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Black Pop Music EnsembleThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.This concert is free and open to the public.
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Romeo and Juliet

Friday, October 10, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By William Shakespeare Reinterpreted and Directed by Søren Olsen From its chaotic, unorthodox opening brawl, Søren Olsen’s Romeo and Juliet delivers a bold, unapologetic reimagining that challenges the legacy of Shakespeare’s classic romance. Hot-mess celebrity parties, perilous make-outs, and passion-fueled duels collide in this director-designer’s vision of theatrical candy. Barreling forward at breakneck speed and interlaced with the iconic text, this highly physical production offers its own...
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Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, October 10, 2025 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Van Allen Hall
Please join the University of Iowa Physics & Astronomy Department as we use the Van Allen Observatory and small telescopes to tour the fall 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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Romeo and Juliet

Saturday, October 11, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By William Shakespeare Reinterpreted and Directed by Søren Olsen From its chaotic, unorthodox opening brawl, Søren Olsen’s Romeo and Juliet delivers a bold, unapologetic reimagining that challenges the legacy of Shakespeare’s classic romance. Hot-mess celebrity parties, perilous make-outs, and passion-fueled duels collide in this director-designer’s vision of theatrical candy. Barreling forward at breakneck speed and interlaced with the iconic text, this highly physical production offers its own...
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Field Hockey vs. St. Louis

Sunday, October 12, 2025 12:00pm
Grant Field
Iowa Field Hockey hosts St. Louis.
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Free CPR/AED, Red Watch Band Training

Sunday, October 12, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Campus Recreation and Wellness Center
The Red Watch Band Program focuses on knowledge, skill, and confidence building regarding preventing death from alcohol overdose. Students are taught the knowledge and skills to "make the call," and using role plays, given opportunities to build confidence to intervene on behalf of another. All students who complete the training will receive CPR and alcohol bystander training, and will be better able to link the impact that alcohol has on the body. Students will also receive training on how to...
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Romeo and Juliet

Sunday, October 12, 2025 2:00pm
Theatre Building
By William Shakespeare Reinterpreted and Directed by Søren Olsen From its chaotic, unorthodox opening brawl, Søren Olsen’s Romeo and Juliet delivers a bold, unapologetic reimagining that challenges the legacy of Shakespeare’s classic romance. Hot-mess celebrity parties, perilous make-outs, and passion-fueled duels collide in this director-designer’s vision of theatrical candy. Barreling forward at breakneck speed and interlaced with the iconic text, this highly physical production offers its own...

Faculty and Guest Duo Recital: Full of Character

Sunday, October 12, 2025 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Faculty and Guest Duo Recital: Full of CharacterCourtney Fletcher, mezzosopranoJeremiah Sanders, baritoneDoreen Lee, pianoThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.This concert is free and open to the public.

Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour

Monday, October 13, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion!This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science.Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.
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Mondays at the Plaza

Monday, October 13, 2025 11:00am to 1:00pm
Becker Communication Studies Building
Grab lunch and connect with the campus community at the Plaza!Presented by the College of Engineering and the Stanley Museum of Art, Mondays at the Plaza is a weekly event series held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the North Library Plaza.Enjoy a rotating selection of food trucks, engaging activities, and informational booths all designed to foster cross-departmental networking and celebrate scientific discovery. It’s a vibrant community-building effort that brings together students, faculty...
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Application Deadline: Editorial Consultations with Sara Jo Cohen, Obermann Editor-in-Residence

Monday, October 13, 2025 5:00pm
111 Church Street
UI faculty, students, and staff are invited to apply for a 20-30–minute editorial consultation with the Obermann Center's 2025 Editor-in-Residence, Sara Jo Cohen, at the Obermann Center library on Monday, November 3, 2025.Potential discussion topics could include finding an editor, pitching a book, writing a book proposal, how the publishing process works, etc. Applications are due October 13 by 5:00 p.m.Learn more and apply at https://obermann.uiowa.edu/obermann-editor-residence.Cohen is...
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Earthmind Workshop

Monday, October 13, 2025 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Earthmind is…Provided in a collaboration with Backyard Abundance, a local nonprofit organizationTaught in four, 75-minute classesTaught in small groupsRegistration required. Space is limited; please only sign up if you can attend all four classes.
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