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

GPSG Meetings Spring 2026

meetings

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

Follow us on Instagram (uiowagpsg) for the latest updates!

Events Around Campus

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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, April 17, 2026 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Need a break at the end of the week? Swing by the Stanley on Friday afternoons for Crafternoons. Bring whatever low-mess craft you're currently working on (a sketchbook, knitting, embroidery, coloring books, origami — whatever you're into!) or just show up and use some of the various supplies we'll have on hand. No experience required! Light snacks provided. Stay for five minutes or hang out for a while, it's up to you.

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Molecular Medicine Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Alexander Glebov-McCloud

Friday, April 17, 2026 1:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Alexander Glebov-McCloud is a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Science (Molecular Medicine) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted in Stefan Strack's laboratory.

If you are not able to attend in person, please consider showing your support by attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the Zoom link.

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Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Friday, April 17, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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...

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PDF Fixes for Accessibility

Friday, April 17, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

This training session will teach you about the pitfalls of PDF files and how to replace or remediate them to help make your materials meet digital accessibility standards. We will learn about the tools we have on campus to help with this process and provide a demo on how to fix PDFs and make your documents better.

Register to attend.

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

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Iowa softball vs. Indiana

Friday, April 17, 2026 6:00pm
Pearl Softball Field
The Iowa softball team hosts Indiana.
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Iowa baseball vs. Maryland

Friday, April 17, 2026 6:05pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts Maryland.
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Manual Cinema’s The 4th Witch

Friday, April 17, 2026 7:30pm
The Englert
Embrace the shadows to explore themes of grief, war, generational conflict, and cycles of violence.
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Uncle Vanya

Friday, April 17, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved dark comedy. Written with the “goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way it sounded to Russian ears during the play’s first productions in the provinces in 1898,” Annie Baker’s Uncle Vanya captures the timeless longing, absurdity, and beauty of human relationships.
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Dance BFA Concert

Friday, April 17, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

This performance will feature works choreographed by Bachelor of Fine Arts students Evelyn Becker, Madison Burkhart, Ruby Gentzler, Claudia Jacobson, Allyson Meinders, Emily Pyburn, and Lindsey Wildman from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

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Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, April 17, 2026 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 spring sky. To attend this Astronomy observation session, follow the signs in Van Allen Hall to the east elevator to reach the roof.

Recital: Laura Carrico and Morgan Brantman, Trumpet

Friday, April 17, 2026 8:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Recital: Laura Carrico and Morgan Brantman, Trumpet

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Gala

Saturday, April 18, 2026 (all day)
Asian Pacific American Cultural Center
APAHM Gala
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ASL Immersion Retreat

Saturday, April 18 to Sunday, April 19, 2026 (all day)
YMCA Camp Wapsie
A completely ASL (non-voicing) event with cabin-style camping, bonfires, ziplining, visual games, workshops with CEUs, and Deaf Mentors!
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Iowa Human Rights Research Conference

Saturday, April 18, 2026 (all day)
Grinnell College

The annual Iowa Human Rights Research Conference takes place on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Grinnell College. The conference is hosted by the Iowa Network of Human Rights Academics and the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights.

The call for student proposals is available at: https://iowahumanrights.org/conference/submit-proposal February 16, 2026, is the deadline for students to submit conference proposals.

Registration details and conference schedule will be updated at: https:/...

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Alumni Day Panel: AI & the Law

Saturday, April 18, 2026 10:00am to 12:15pm
Boyd Law Building
Alumni Day Panel: AI & the Law

Senior Recital: Hugo Kaut, violin

Saturday, April 18, 2026 11:30am
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Hugo Kaut, violin

Hugo Kaut, violin
Danyun Zhao, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Iowa softball vs. Indiana

Saturday, April 18, 2026 1:00pm
Pearl Softball Field
The Iowa softball team hosts Indiana.

Senior Recital: Luke Cuasay, Violin

Saturday, April 18, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Luke Cuasay, Violin

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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Iowa baseball vs. Maryland

Saturday, April 18, 2026 2:05pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts Maryland.

Senior Recital: Alison Baldwin, piano

Saturday, April 18, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Optional Senior Recital: Alison Baldwin, piano

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

Sophomore Recital: Noah Droessler, bassoon

Saturday, April 18, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Sophomore Recital: Noah Droessler, bassoon

This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Teagan Boeckmann, Oboe

Saturday, April 18, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Teagan Boeckmann, Oboe

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Presley Pritchett Peterson, soprano

Saturday, April 18, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Presley Pritchett Peterson, soprano

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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Uncle Vanya

Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved dark comedy. Written with the “goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way it sounded to Russian ears during the play’s first productions in the provinces in 1898,” Annie Baker’s Uncle Vanya captures the timeless longing, absurdity, and beauty of human relationships.
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