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

GPSG Meetings Fall 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)
meetings

Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)

GPSG Events

GPSG Ball 2026

The ticket request period has now closed. All attendees who RSVP’d will receive additional details from GPSG soon.

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

Events Around Campus

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Speed Friending

Saturday, August 29, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Speed Friending will take place August 29th at 6pm where students can connect with other students.
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47 Things Bingo

Saturday, August 29, 2026 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
47 Things Bingo event will take place in the Richey ballroom in the IMU where we will have bingo related to the University of Iowa 47 Things checklist
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Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Sunday, August 30 to Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (all day)
Medical Education Research Facility
Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.
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Birds of Corriell Hike and Talk

Sunday, August 30, 2026 9:00am to 11:00am
Corriell Nature Preserve

Join Bur Oak Land Trust and University of Iowa Main Library Gallery exhibit curators Collin Vandewalle and Lindsay Moen for a free migratory bird hike at Corriell Nature Preserve.

Celebrate the legacy of Jay N. “Ding” Darling while learning about local conservation efforts, getting outside, and observing birds as they begin their southern migration.

Corriell Nature Preserve is one of Bur Oak Land Trust's most biologically diverse preserves. In addition to the sand prairie with native cactus and an...

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Hancher is for Hawkeyes student ticket sale

Sunday, August 30, 2026 10:00am to 11:59pm
Hancher Auditorium
Our annual Hancher is for Hawkeyes sale offers UI students deep discounts on many upcoming Hancher performances!
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IC Flea x SCOPE

Sunday, August 30, 2026 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Hubbard Park
Iowa City Flea x SCOPE

Live from Prairie Lights | IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series | Sarah Gilmartin, Iván Hochman, Lauren Haldeman, and Devanshi Khetarpal

Sunday, August 30, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Please join us for our annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Sarah Gilmartin (Ireland) and Iván Hochman (Argentina). They will be accompanied by local author and IWP Senior Editor Lauren Haldeman and a current Iowa Writers' Workshop student (to be announced soon).
Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive promotional image

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Monday, August 31 to Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (all day)
Medical Education Research Facility
Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.
Hancher is for Hawkeyes student ticket sale promotional image

Hancher is for Hawkeyes student ticket sale

Monday, August 31, 2026 10:00am to 11:59pm
Hancher Auditorium
Our annual Hancher is for Hawkeyes sale offers UI students deep discounts on many upcoming Hancher performances!

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Simon Lee

Monday, August 31, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Simon Lee is a Professor of Economics at Columbia University.

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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators (August 2026)

Monday, August 31, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual

Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise.

Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation and Zoom link upon registration.

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WOCN: Fall Mixer

Monday, August 31, 2026 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Bowman House
Enjoy refreshments and meet folks on campus
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Afghan Evacuation Five Years On: Meeting This Moment With Our Afghan Allies

Monday, August 31, 2026 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Iowa City Public Library
Lecture by Robyn Barnard (Human Rights First) and Fatima Saidi (We Are All America)
Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive promotional image

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Tuesday, September 1 to Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (all day)
Medical Education Research Facility
Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.
ALL Iowa For Justice: Immigration Law, Advocacy & Community Leadership promotional image

ALL Iowa For Justice: Immigration Law, Advocacy & Community Leadership

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 8:15am to 4:15pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
ALL Iowa: Immigration Law, Advocacy & Community

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual

This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as:

• Building forms with proper field types and validation
• Assigning user permissions
• Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml
• Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application
• Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production
• Creating and...

Hancher is for Hawkeyes student ticket sale promotional image

Hancher is for Hawkeyes student ticket sale

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 10:00am to 11:59pm
Hancher Auditorium
Our annual Hancher is for Hawkeyes sale offers UI students deep discounts on many upcoming Hancher performances!

Sustainability Organization & Fashion Law Initiative First Meeting + Treasure Swap

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 12:30pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building

The Sustainability Organization and Fashion Law Initiative (SoFli) is excited to host our first meeting + treasure swap!

Come learn more about our organization, upcoming events and initiatives—including our biggest event of the year, our upcoming fashion show—and connect with fellow members as you go around swapping items.

Plus, bring along any clothing items and/or trinkets or books in gently used, good condition to swap with someone else and give them a new life! Bring your treasures, and you...

LRJ Social

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Boyd Law Building

Join lawyering for Reproductive Justice for our first event of the year! Come get to know LRJ and learn more about the organization.

BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology holds research workshops featuring internal speakers on Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm. For Fall 2026, these will occur in 1117 MERF. Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research. Individuals interested in attending workshops or being added to the email list should contact the office at biochem@uiowa.edu.

Aug. 25: CANCELED

Sept. 1: open

Sept. 8: RESERVED

Sept. 15: Steve Guzman, PhD, Postdoc Fellow, Biomedical...

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Visit website: https://microbiology.medicine.uiowa.edu/about-us/seminars

Order on the Court

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Hawkeye Recreation Fields

Join the Public Interest Law Society for a sand volleyball social at the Hawkeye Recreation Fields. Bring your friends, volleyballs, frisbees, and other lawn games! The Hawkeye Recreation Fields are at https://maps.app.goo.gl/BGWhYv2upmVByaHD6.

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive promotional image

Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (all day)
Medical Education Research Facility
Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.
ALL Iowa For Justice: Immigration Law, Advocacy & Community Leadership promotional image

ALL Iowa For Justice: Immigration Law, Advocacy & Community Leadership

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 9:00am to 5:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
ALL Iowa: Immigration Law, Advocacy & Community
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