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

Sioux City MSW Info Session

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
To learn about the MSW program options and specializations available in Sioux City.
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Hope and fears: Why journalism remains essential in a time of global democratic erosion

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Iowa City Public Library
Prof. Silvio Waisbord will interrogate the global role of journalism as authoritarianism and populism gain ground and civil society faces escalating crises.
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This Is the Route of My Forefathers: The 1837 Ioway Map | Des Moines

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 6:30pm
Beaverdale Books
Join University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist adjunct research associate and former Iowa State Archaeologist, William Green, for a book discussion and meet the author event for his new title, This is the Route of My Forefathers: The 1837 Ioway Map. He will be joined in conversation with Andrew Klumpp of the State Historical Society of Iowa.

This event is organized by Beaverdale Books. Contact beaverdalebooks@gmail.com with any questions.

Joint Sophomore Recital: Josiah Goodlett, Bass and Kirsten Staker, Soprano

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Joint Sophomore Recital: Josiah Goodlett, Bass and Kirsten Staker, Soprano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Carmichael Symposium Call for Participants

Thursday, April 9 to Friday, April 10, 2026 (all day)
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

CBE has a long and distinguished history of outstanding research and graduate student training. This is best exemplified by the pioneering work of Karl Kammermeyer (department head 1949-1972) on membrane separations initiated in late 1940s. Greg Carmichael, the Karl Kammermeyer Professor, has been part of CBE for nearly 50 years and served as department chair for 14 years and associate dean for research and graduate studies in the college for another dozen years. The research conducted by his...

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, April 9, 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...

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, April 9, 2026 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.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Michael Lagunoff

Thursday, April 9, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

Title TBA

Michael Lagunoff, PhD
MCB Graduate Program
University of Washington

Lagunoff Lab | https://faculty.washington.edu/lagunoff/#/

Faculty Co-Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Tucker, PhD

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The Mini Series: Meet The Ambassadors

Thursday, April 9, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Pomerantz Center
Get the opportunity to meet the student ambassadors representing the full-time programs at Tippie.

OWLSS Spring Conference: Lawyer in the Making - Personal Branding and Professional Development for Law Students

Thursday, April 9, 2026 12:30pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

Come join OWLSS for our spring conference. This year, the conference is all about developing your professional and personal brand as a lawyer. We will have a guest speaker via zoom along with food being provided.

Artificial Intelligence Lightning Talks

Thursday, April 9, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
April AI Lightning Talks

Story Lab Showcase Prep (MERGE)

Thursday, April 9, 2026 3:00pm to 5:00pm
MERGE
Final practice before the showcase!
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13th Annual Fulbright Week - Alumni and Faculty Conversation Hour

Thursday, April 9, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
Would you like to teach English, study, or do research abroad for an academic year at no cost? Join International Programs for a week of virtual workshops and information sessions to kick off the 2027-2028 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition!
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Constance Irwin Lecture Series presents Hector Tobar: "How to Be a Migrant Writer: A Literary Journey"

Thursday, April 9, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
English-Philosophy Building
Héctor Tobar is the author of six books published in fifteen languages, including, Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of Latino, published by MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
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College of Pharmacy College-wide Pickleball Tournament

Thursday, April 9, 2026 4:00pm
Field House

College of Pharmacy PharmD class officers are coordinating a college-wide pickleball tournament. Join a team or simply come to cheer everyone on! Get to know other faculty, staff, and students in a fun, non-academic setting.

Please complete this survey so the officers can gauge interest. No pickleball experience required.

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Arabic Cultural Hour

Thursday, April 9, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Phillips Hall
Join the UI Arabic Program for Arabic Cultural Hour! We have set up a number of exciting activities to explore the cultural practices behind Arabic and their relationship with the language. These activities include traditional crafts, cooking, movies, and more. Alongside each activity we will practice our in-class vocabulary and learn new terms to describe the activity.
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Night at the Museum: Student Showcase

Thursday, April 9, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Once a month, the Stanley hosts events designed to introduce the museum to University of Iowa students through engaging and creative activities. Nights at the Museum events occur on Thursday nights when the museum is open late. These events are planned and developed with the assistance of the Campus Engagement Coordinator, a student employee who works with museum staff to engage student audiences. Information about past Nights at the Museum can be found here. Attending student events also...

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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, April 9, 2026 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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Save the Date: Milestone Banquet

Thursday, April 9, 2026 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Help us kickoff our 100-year celebration of the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (CBE) at the University of Iowa! The Milestone Banquet is for alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of CBE. It will take place following the Carmichael Symposium. For more information check out the Milestone Celebration page on our website!

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This Is the Route of My Forefathers: The 1837 Ioway Map | St. Joseph, MO

Thursday, April 9, 2026 6:00pm
St. Joseph Museums
Join University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist adjunct research associate and former Iowa State Archaeologist, William Green, for a book discussion and meet the author event for his new title, This is the Route of My Forefathers: The 1837 Ioway Map. This event is organized by St. Joseph Museums, Inc. RSVP appreciated at https://www.stjosephmuseum.org/events-1/this-is-the-route-of-my-forefathers-a-night-with-the-author.
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Faith on the Plate

Thursday, April 9, 2026 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Explore the intersection of religion and cuisine, guided by Christina Ward's book "Holy Food"
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Book Matters: James Costa and Elizabeth Yale

Thursday, April 9, 2026 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Prairie Lights Books
Join us for a reading and discussion to celebrate The Descent of Man: An Annotated Edition of Darwin’s Classic Work, annotated by James Costa, professor of biology and executive director of the Highlands Biological Station at Western Carolina University, and Elizabeth Yale, associate professor of history at the University of Iowa.
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Faculty Recital: Ksenia Nosikova, piano

Thursday, April 9, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Faculty Recital: Ksenia Nosikova, piano

This concert is free and open to the public. 

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Carmichael Symposium Call for Participants

Friday, April 10, 2026 (all day)
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

CBE has a long and distinguished history of outstanding research and graduate student training. This is best exemplified by the pioneering work of Karl Kammermeyer (department head 1949-1972) on membrane separations initiated in late 1940s. Greg Carmichael, the Karl Kammermeyer Professor, has been part of CBE for nearly 50 years and served as department chair for 14 years and associate dean for research and graduate studies in the college for another dozen years. The research conducted by his...

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