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

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Events Around Campus

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In Person Office Hours

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Medical Laboratories
My office is in BSB but behind locked doors, making spontaneous drop-ins difficult. Therefore, I'm going to run a pilot experiment with office hours this semester (beginning Aug 13). I will be parking myself in the conference room next to Maggie and Britt's offices in ML 2132 on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 pm this semester for "Nsci office hours". Please stop in for quick chats, for random unsolicited cat stories (er, advice, I'm supposed to dispense advice!), and to share in celebrating good news...
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Habit Hacks Workshop for Students

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Habit Hacks is a 4-week workshop based on the book Atomic Habits, by James Clear. Explore strategies and science behind habit building to tackle your goals. To register or learn more information, please go to the link on our website.

Brass Chamber Residency Program: Meridian Arts Ensemble

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Brass Chamber Residency Program: Meridian Arts EnsembleMeridian Arts EnsembleJon Nelson, trumpetMatthew Onstad, trumpetDaniel Grabois, hornFaustino Díaz Mendez, tromboneTom Curry, tubaThis concert is free and open to the public.

Real Property CLE

Thursday, October 16, 2025 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Iowa attorneys will be joining the Boyd Law building for the Real Property CLE. Faculty, Staff and Students can attend at no cost if you register at iowabar.org.

October AI Monthly User Group

Thursday, October 16, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
We invite you to explore the world of AI with us. Join our monthly AI User Group, a welcoming space for all AI enthusiasts, from beginners to experts, to inspire, educate, and foster a community. Each session will feature presentations on various topics, including ongoing projects for various AI Committees, tips from AI experts on using specific AI tools, and panel discussions on diverse AI-related subjects. The sessions will conclude with a roundtable for open discussion and questions. If you...

Fall 2025 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, October 16, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
HSO Staff will be available to:Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB

REDCap Data Handling

Thursday, October 16, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training we won't use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as: Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with vlookup() Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables Transforming unusable data to a...

Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting

Thursday, October 16, 2025 12:00pm to 12:59pm
Boyd Law Building
This is the Christian Legal Society Weekly Meeting!
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Microsoft Loop: Get Started with Loop

Thursday, October 16, 2025 2:00pm to 2:45pm
Virtual
Microsoft Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content, and tasks across your tools and devices. This training will introduce you to Loop workspaces, which can be used as a notetaking tool or to manage projects. Additionally, we will discuss how you can integrate a Loop workspace into a team in Microsoft Teams. While this is a Microsoft Loop training, it is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before attending this session.
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Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture

Thursday, October 16, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility
The Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high-impact research in a variety of areas.Mark L. Andermann, PhDProfessor of Medicine and NeurobiologyBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterHarvard Medical School"Computing with Second Messenger Signals in the Awake Brain"Co-Sponsored by: The Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacologyand the Michael J. Brody Memorial LectureHost: Rory Fisher, PhDThursday, October 16, 20254:00 - 5:00 pm...
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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, October 16, 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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Romeo and Juliet

Thursday, October 16, 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...

Probate & Estate CLE

Friday, October 17, 2025 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Iowa attorneys will join the Boyd Law building for the Probate & Estate CLE. Faculty, Staff and Students can attend at no cost if you register at iowabar.org.

Founding Mothers Support Group

Friday, October 17, 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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The Mini Series: Meet the Ambassadors

Friday, October 17, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Pomerantz Center
This event is an opportunity for any student interested in our full-time programs to have a chance to meet student ambassadors who are current Tippie full-time graduate students. In the first half of the event, there will be a Q&A led by our recruitment team. The second half will be dedicated to mingling with light bites provided. This will be an Open House style event, so you can attend the whole event or only parts as your schedule allows.

Story Lab Showcase Prep

Friday, October 17, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
In preparation for the November 14th Story Lab Showcase at MERGE, we will meet Fridays in October. Attend these casual sessions to workshop and practice your story. Questions? Contact Nick Westergaard at nick-westergaard@uiowa.edu.
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Iowa Volleyball vs. USC

Friday, October 17, 2025 6:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa volleyball team will host Wisconsin.
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Dance Gala

Friday, October 17, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A celebration of dance featuring the artistry of University of Iowa students and faculty. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents new and restaged works by faculty members–including Gloria Sitso Ahlijah, Eloy Barragán, Christopher-Rasheem McMillan, and Jenn Pray–and creative collaborators. The program also includes Trisha Brown's Foray Forêt staged by Melinda Jean Myers, a UI assistant professor and former member of Brown's company. The work will also be performed by UI dance...
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UI Choral Collage

Friday, October 17, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
UI Choral CollageThis 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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Drill Drill Drill

Friday, October 17, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Bridget Dieden Part of Theatre Arts' Workshop Series Tickets:Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
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Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, October 17, 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

Friday, October 17, 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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Iowa Football vs. Penn State

Saturday, October 18, 2025 (all day)
Kinnick Stadium
The Iowa Hawkeyes will host Penn State at Kinnick Stadium.
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Dance Gala

Saturday, October 18, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A celebration of dance featuring the artistry of University of Iowa students and faculty. The University of Iowa Department of Dance presents new and restaged works by faculty members–including Gloria Sitso Ahlijah, Eloy Barragán, Christopher-Rasheem McMillan, and Jenn Pray–and creative collaborators. The program also includes Trisha Brown's Foray Forêt staged by Melinda Jean Myers, a UI assistant professor and former member of Brown's company. The work will also be performed by UI dance...
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