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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Human Library

Sunday, April 19, 2026 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Iowa City Public Library
Learn more about others in the community through conversations, and challenge your existing beliefs.

MA Recital: Maxwell Gradisher, trumpet.

Sunday, April 19, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Maxwell Gradisher, trumpet.

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

This event is free and open to the public.

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Uncle Vanya

Sunday, April 19, 2026 2:00pm
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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Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Sunday, April 19, 2026 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.

Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. Stools...

Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #6

Sunday, April 19, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #6

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: Sophie Good, soprano

Sunday, April 19, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Sophie Good, soprano

This concert is free and open to the public.

Corridor Brass Quintet Recital

Sunday, April 19, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Corridor Brass Quintet Recital

This concert 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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Center for New Music Ensemble Concert IV

Sunday, April 19, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

The Center for New Music will premiere new works by University of Iowa student composers.

More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

It's all part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented graduate students in the performing arts...

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Iowa men's golf hosts Hawkeye Invitational

Monday, April 20 to Tuesday, April 21, 2026 (all day)
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort
The Iowa men's golf team hosts the Hawkeye Invitational.

Introduction to ChatGPT Edu: Key Features and Best Practices

Monday, April 20, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
An introductory training to ChatGPT Edu

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Andrew Goodman-Bacon

Monday, April 20, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Andrew Goodman-Bacon is a Principal Research Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators (April 2026)

Monday, April 20, 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.

Biostatistics Seminar: Dr. Fan Li

Monday, April 20, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
College of Public Health Building
Please join the Department of Biostatistics for our final lecture of the semester: Dr. Fan Li, Professor of Statistics with a secondary appointment in Biostatistics and Informatics, Duke University, will present her research April 20th, 2026, from 3:30pm to 4:20pm in C217 CPHB.

UI Jazz: Black Combo

Monday, April 20, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Jazz: Black Combo

Jazz Quintet (Saxophone, French Horn, Piano, Bass, Drums)

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Iowa men's golf hosts Hawkeye Invitational

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 (all day)
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort
The Iowa men's golf team hosts the Hawkeye Invitational.
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LaTeX Accessibility with MathJax and Pressbooks

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

LaTeX markup language is an efficient and powerful way to prepare mathematical equations and formulae to share with others, but PDF outputs of LaTeX don't meet important accessibility standards. This training will demonstrate how to transform your LaTeX files into HTML, use MathJax to make them more accessible, and share them with others in the Pressbooks platform.

Register for event.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and...

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Eric Sundberg, PhD

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Eric Sundberg, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Biochemistry
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

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Iowa baseball vs. Western Illinois

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 6:05pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts Western Illinois.

Senior Recital: Lucas Wiese Ibarra, saxophone

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Lucas Wiese Ibarra, saxophone

Lucas Wiese Ibarra, Alto and Soprano Saxophones
Casey Dierlam Tse, Piano

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Study Hall

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.

IRB Insights

Wednesday, April 22, 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). IRB Insights will typically be on the third Wednesday at noon, replacing the monthly IRB Efficiency Initiative Information session.
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Departmental Brown Bag: Kaitlyn Jones and Johnny Peters

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Brown Bag events feature presentations by Psychological and Brain Sciences graduate students from the Cognitive and Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience training areas.

Kaitlyn Jones is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Kaitlyn is in the Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience training area and is a member of the LaLumiere Lab.

Johnny Peters is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Johnny is in the Behavioral & Cognitive...

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, April 22, 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.
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