The Graduate and Professional Student Government hosts a wide variety of events throughout the year! 

GPSG Meetings Fall 2025

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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

There are no upcoming GPSG events at this time. 

Please check back soon or follow us on Instagram (uiowagpsg) for the latest updates!

Events Around Campus

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Kaffeeklatsch - German Conversation Hour

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Come and practice your German in a comfortable group setting!
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UI Monthly Jazz Jam

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Sanctuary Pub
Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session
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College Football Bowl Pick'Em Sign Up!

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 8:00am
Virtual

Registration Information: Intramural eligibility rules apply. Check the Intramural Sports Rules and Regulations for eligibility information.

To register, visit the ESPN.com College Bowl Mania site here.

Click the “Join Group” blue button and then login or sign up for ESPN.com. Once you have logged in you will create a new entry. You must label your entry with your first and last name only. This must be done to be eligible to win.

If you already have an ESPN account, your pick set will be...

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Career Connectors Elective: Beyond the Myths—Helping Students Move Past Limiting Beliefs

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
University Capitol Centre

In addition to offering the three foundational courses within Career Connectors, there are also a variety of elective opportunities for continuous professional development and a deeper dive on specific topics. Stay up to date with the latest industry insights, gain new perspectives, and enhance your skills as you navigate the ever-evolving landscape of career development!

We all carry stories about careers—some empowering, some limiting, and many just plain myths. In this session, we'll explore...

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Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.

PLEASE NOTE

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance...

Departmental Brown Bag

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Brown Bag events feature presentations by Psychological and Brain Sciences graduate students from the Cognitive and Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience training areas.

Presenter, title, and abstract to come.

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Departmental Brown Bag: Midha Ahmed

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Brown Bag events feature presentations by Psychological and Brain Sciences graduate students from the Cognitive and Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience training areas.

Midha Ahmed is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Midha is in the Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience training area and is a member of the Blumberg Lab.

Title and abstract to come

Current Event Discussion Group

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building
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Microsoft Teams: Meetings

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 1:00pm to 1:45pm
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...

Fall 2025 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 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

AI Prompting (Beginner): Crafting the Basics

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
Through hands-on practice and interactive exercises, attendees will apply promoting strategies in real-time with guidance and feedback.
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Success, Not Excess

Wednesday, December 3, 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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Lab Chamber Orchestra

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Lab Chamber Orchestra

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Canceled

Fall 2025 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, December 4, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
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. First come, first served.

Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting

Thursday, December 4, 2025 12:45pm to 1:44pm
Boyd Law Building

This is the Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting!

Designing Aligned Assessments in Experiential Education

Thursday, December 4, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
University Capitol Centre
This event will feature a hands-on session focused on exploring, designing, and discussing assessments in experiential education. The retreat is a collaborative effort between the Center for Teaching and the Pomerantz Career Center, and we’re excited to facilitate meaningful conversations and practical engagement around this important topic.
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DeLTA Center Colloquium: Wilma Bainbridge

Thursday, December 4, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
University Capitol Centre

Dr. Bainbridge is an Associate Professor at The University of Chicago in the Department of Psychology

Interests: the intrinsic memorability of images; multi-modal approaches to memorability/memory; intersection of perception and memory; the visual content of long-term memories; neuroscience of memory; computational techniques: machine learning, computer vision; deep neural networks

Presentation title and abstract to come.

Wilma’s Bio Page: https://psychology.uchicago.edu/directory/wilma-bainbridge

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Curator Guided Tour of ‘Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education’

Thursday, December 4, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library
Join co-curators Giselle Simón, Elizabeth Yale, and Damien Ihrig for a special guided tour of their exhibition.
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Heard It through the Grapevine: The UI and HBCU Connection

Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
This program invites alumni from creative fields and scholars to discuss Iowa’s impact on the education and professional lives of Black alumni, and the education of Black artists in general.

DMA Qualifying Recital: Chaosupei Gao, flute

Thursday, December 4, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Chaosupei Gao, flute

This concert is free and open to the public.

Leveraging Microsoft Copilot: How AI Can Assist You

Friday, December 5, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
An introductory training on Copilot
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DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion: Wilma Bainbridge

Friday, December 5, 2025 9:00am to 10:20am
Lindquist Center

The DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion is an event that expands the interdisciplinary research community by promoting reciprocal interactions between basic and applied researchers. These events showcase presenters from a wide variety of academic disciplines and an open discussion about implications of the presenter's ideas across fields of study and research.

Dr. Wilma Bainbridge is an Associate Professor at The University of Chicago in the Department of Psychology

Interests: the intrinsic...

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Finance: Christoph Herpfer

Friday, December 5, 2025 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Christoph Herpfer is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.

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Iowa Neuroscience Institute Seminar: Michael Yassa, PhD

Friday, December 5, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Seminar Title TBD

Michael Yassa, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
James L. McGaugh Endowed Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Neurology
Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Iowa Neuroscience Institute seminars feature top neuroscientists from around the country sharing their latest...

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