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

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

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Events Around Campus

History Dept Colloquium: “Seed Scenius and the Long History of Crop Innovation in Latin America” promotional image

History Dept Colloquium: “Seed Scenius and the Long History of Crop Innovation in Latin America”

Friday, April 3, 2026 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Schaeffer Hall
Professor Viridiana Hernández Fernández presents a research paper
Colloquium - "From Anxiety to Agency: Empowering users against SMiShing and digital stress in the age of AI" promotional image

Colloquium - "From Anxiety to Agency: Empowering users against SMiShing and digital stress in the age of AI"

Friday, April 3, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
We welcome Cori Faklaris, Ph.D., from University of North Carolina - Charlotte, whose focus is on understanding people's needs and designing for safe, secure, and trustworthy computing.
Floating Friday: Role-Play as a Midcentury Social Technology promotional image

Floating Friday: Role-Play as a Midcentury Social Technology

Friday, April 3, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Jefferson Building
The Department of American Studies will host Peter Mcdonald, who will share work from his book "The Impossible Reversal." This talk will address how role-play emerged as a practice from therapy, espionage training, education, and protest contexts.
Final Exam - Data Volume Reduction and Efficient Data Placement for Accelerator-Based HPC Systems (RSVP) promotional image

Final Exam - Data Volume Reduction and Efficient Data Placement for Accelerator-Based HPC Systems (RSVP)

Friday, April 3, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
MacLean Hall
Final Exam - PhD candidate Shihui Song: "Data Volume Reduction and Efficient Data Placement for Accelerator-Based HPC Systems" (RSVP requested)

Paige Wilkinson — "Empty Vessels and Paper Portals" An MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception

Friday, April 3, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
North Hall
Paige Wilkinson — "Empty Vessels and Paper Portals" An MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception

Show Me Your Talent!

Friday, April 3, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Boyd Law Building

Join us for Show Me Your Talent! — A talent and art showcase hosted by Iowa Law’s Collegiate Community Committee (CCC).

Whether you’re performing, displaying art, or simply coming to support your classmates, faculty, and staff, this event is about celebrating creativity, connection, and balance in law school.

Come enjoy an evening of music, art, poetry, comedy, and more as members of the Iowa Law community showcase their hidden (or not-so-hidden) talents. All are welcome!

If you are interested in...

Art & Write Night promotional image

Art & Write Night

Friday, April 3, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

Iowa baseball vs. Minnesota promotional image

Iowa baseball vs. Minnesota

Friday, April 3, 2026 6:05pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts Minnesota.

MA Recital: Jair Lopez, flute

Friday, April 3, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Jair Lopez, flute

Casey Tse, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

Techniques in Astrophotography - presented by Griffin Carroll; Undergraduate Student; Department of Physics and Astronomy promotional image

Techniques in Astrophotography - presented by Griffin Carroll; Undergraduate Student; Department of Physics and Astronomy

Friday, April 3, 2026 7:30pm to 8:00pm
Van Allen Hall

Please join us for the Astronomy Public Talk series, where we host short, accessible talks on a wide range of astronomy and physics-related topics—free and open to the public! This event will feature a presentation by UI Physics and Astronomy undergraduate student Griffin Carroll, who will discuss methods used to image galaxies, nebulae, and other objects in the night sky, and explain how to create highly detailed images with open-source software.

A public observing session at the Van Allen...

Old Gold a Cappella

Friday, April 3, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Old Gold a Cappella

Soprano: Elisabeth Carlsson, Sophia Kizzier, Mia Roldan, Danielle Velasquez

Mezzo: Olivia Colloton, Victoria Delgado, Breanna Young

Alto: Maile Kruse, Claire Krysiak, Emily Patterson

Tenor: Eric Fox, Brady Meyers, Avery Theis

Baritone: Jacob Forney, Cooper Frank, JP Nemec, Jake Roth

Bass: Euan Mugisha, Ben Nededog, Joshua Nieman, Aaron Van Roosendaal

Vocal Percussion: Nathan Wight

This concert is free and open to the public.

Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory promotional image

Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, April 3, 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.

Dance Thesis Concert: Lauren Linder, Mikey Rioux promotional image

Dance Thesis Concert: Lauren Linder, Mikey Rioux

Friday, April 3, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate students Lauren Linder and Mikey Rioux from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

Please be advised this performance includes adult language and moments where dancers will enter the house.

Program
Flowering Body Blooming Mind choreography and improvography by Mikey Rioux in collaboration with Rachel Carpenter, Olivia Farmerie, Sydney Gorak, Tori Lefler, Ally Meinders, Lindsey Wildman
tracing fragments/...

Stop/Time Festival promotional image

Stop/Time Festival

Saturday, April 4, 2026 (all day)
Hancher Auditorium
Stop/Time Festival is a two-day, multi-venue, multi-artist spring festival produced by Hancher Auditorium and devoted to innovation and independence in contemporary music and the arts. This is a festival of discovery—opening our ears and minds to new sounds, ideas, and possibilities.
Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award promotional image

Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award

Saturday, April 4 to Thursday, April 9, 2026 (all day)
Virtual
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2026 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.
The Homage to Mirage promotional image

The Homage to Mirage

Saturday, April 4, 2026 (all day)
Pride Alliance Center
The Homage to Mirage
Iowa baseball vs. Minnesota promotional image

Iowa baseball vs. Minnesota

Saturday, April 4, 2026 2:05pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts Minnesota.

Horn Festival Recital

Saturday, April 4, 2026 2:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Horn Festival Recital

This concert is free and open to the public.

Dance Thesis Concert: Lauren Linder, Mikey Rioux promotional image

Dance Thesis Concert: Lauren Linder, Mikey Rioux

Saturday, April 4, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate students Lauren Linder and Mikey Rioux from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

Please be advised this performance includes adult language and moments where dancers will enter the house.

Program
Flowering Body Blooming Mind choreography and improvography by Mikey Rioux in collaboration with Rachel Carpenter, Olivia Farmerie, Sydney Gorak, Tori Lefler, Ally Meinders, Lindsey Wildman
tracing fragments/...

Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award promotional image

Call for Nominations: 2026 UI Family Spirit Award

Sunday, April 5 to Thursday, April 9, 2026 (all day)
Virtual
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2026 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.
Iowa baseball vs. Minnesota promotional image

Iowa baseball vs. Minnesota

Sunday, April 5, 2026 1:05pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts Minnesota.

Senior Recital: Darwin Kohl, Tenor

Sunday, April 5, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Darwin Kohl, Tenor

Darwin Kohl - Tenor
Caleb Haselhuhn - Baritone

This concert is free and open to the public.

Faculty and Guest Recital: Doreen Lee, Jamie Clark, and Patrick Yim

Sunday, April 5, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Faculty and Guest Recital: Doreen Lee, Jamie Clark, and Patrick Yim

Event can be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive promotional image

CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive

Monday, April 6 to Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
CLAS Staff Council
CLAS Staff Council DVIP Donation Drive
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