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

GPSG Meetings Fall 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)
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

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Free CPR/AED Training, Red Watch Band

Sunday, December 6, 2026 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Free CPR/AED Training + Narcan Administration
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Band Extravaganza

Sunday, December 6, 2026 3:00pm
Xtream Arena

Get Ready for the BOOM at Iowa’s Biggest Band Event!

Join us for the 57th Annual Band Extravaganza — an unforgettable afternoon of music, spirit, and Hawkeye tradition featuring the University of Iowa Symphony Band, Johnson County Landmark, the Hawkeye Marching Band with the Hawkeye Golden Girl and Drum Major, the Iowa Spirit Squads, and Herky the Hawk.

We're also proud to welcome our special guest band, the Marching Lions from Linn-Mar High School.

Clarence Tow Lecture Series in Economics: Bo Zhou

Monday, December 7, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Bo Zhou is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech.

REDCap Advanced Training

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as:

Importing data from a CSV file

Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic

Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables

Sending automated, conditional email alerts

Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries

Register by clicking the virtual event link...

Maker Break: Coasters and Cookies

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Drop in anytime for a fun, themed craft that takes just 10–20 minutes and explore your creativity.

BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, December 8, 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: open

Sept. 1: open

Sept. 8: open

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

Des Moines MSW Info Session

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about the MSW program in Des Moines at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center.

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/95053466834

Questions? Contact Melanie at melanie-reed@uiowa.edu

REDCap MyCap Training

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as:

Creating participants

Creating tasks and schedules

Active tasks and their unique data output

Direct messages and announcements

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap.

Register by clicking the virtual event link above or by going here:  https:/...

Maker Break: Coasters and Cookies

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Sciences Library
This event is a free drop-by event with no registration required!

IRB Insights

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Join us in 2026 for IRB Insights, a monthly lecture series designed to keep researchers informed about new IRB processes, HawkIRB application improvements, and other updates from the UI Human Research Protection Program (HRPP).

Human Subjects Office Fall 2026 Office Hours

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research.

REDCap Data Handling

Thursday, December 10, 2026 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 usable format...

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Free CPR/AED Training, Red Watch Band

Thursday, December 10, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Free CPR/AED Training + Narcan Administration
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Exhibition Open House | Contemporary Paintings from Myanmar

Thursday, December 10, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Join us for an open house exploring the student-curated Fall 2026 Visual Lab Exhibition of contemporary Myanmar paintings. The evening opens with presentations in the Visual Classroom, where students share the research and ideas that shaped the show. A special guest from the Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois University will offer opening remarks. Guests are then invited into the Visual Lab to view the exhibition, with a student-written catalog to take home.

This open house is a chance...

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Camila Fernández

Thursday, December 10, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
An incomparable singer expands what you think you know about Mexican music.
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Dance Grad/Undergrad Concert

Thursday, December 10, 2026 7:30pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.
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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, December 11, 2026 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Need a creative break at the end of the week? Swing by the Stanley on Friday afternoons to work on a craft project of your choice.

Bring your own in-progress project or start a new one using the various supplies provided. Try your hand at sketching, coloring, knitting, embroidery, origami, and so much more in a relaxing, low-pressure environment. Stay as long as you like and make new connections. Light snacks will be provided.

Friday Crafternoons occurs almost every Friday at the Stanley Museum of...

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Dance Grad/Undergrad Concert

Friday, December 11, 2026 7:30pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.
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Dance Grad/Undergrad Concert

Saturday, December 12, 2026 7:30pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Saturday, December 12, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Celebrate the season with the gift of New Orleans jazz.

Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour

Monday, December 14, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion!

This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science.

Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.

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Study at the Stanley

Tuesday, December 15, 2026 10:00am to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free cocoa, cider, coffee, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.).

Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have sticky notes, highlighters, note cards, and more) and take a quick break — either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

Don't forget - if you've been visiting the Stanley this semester and getting stamps for...

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Study at the Stanley

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 10:00am to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free cocoa, cider, coffee, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.).

Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have sticky notes, highlighters, note cards, and more) and take a quick break — either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

Don't forget - if you've been visiting the Stanley this semester and getting stamps for...

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Study at the Stanley

Thursday, December 17, 2026 10:00am to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free cocoa, cider, coffee, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.).

Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have sticky notes, highlighters, note cards, and more) and take a quick break — either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

Don't forget - if you've been visiting the Stanley this semester and getting stamps for...

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