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

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen

Thursday, April 23, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

Urgent threat Neisseria gonorrhoeae utilizes human-specific protein receptors to overcome nutritional immunity

Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, PhD
Georgia State Washington

https://biomedical.gsu.edu/profile/cynthia-nau-cornelissen/

Faculty Co-Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Tucker, PhD

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Arabic Cultural Hour

Thursday, April 23, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Phillips Hall
Join the UI Arabic Program for Arabic Cultural Hour! We have set up a number of exciting activities to explore the cultural practices behind Arabic and their relationship with the language. These activities include traditional crafts, cooking, movies, and more. Alongside each activity we will practice our in-class vocabulary and learn new terms to describe the activity.
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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, April 23, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Bowman House

Success, Not Excess provides a small, safe and supportive space for UI students wanting to make or considering changes in their alcohol or other drug use. The group emphasizes success in academics, relationships, mental and physical health, and other goals through reducing alcohol and other drug use. Meetings are provided by the UI Collegiate Recovery Program. For more information, please visit our website.

This is not a treatment group and will not satisfy legal or other disciplinary mandates...

DMA II Recital: Chris Hunley, saxophone

Thursday, April 23, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA II Recital: Chris Hunley, saxophone

Chris Hunley, saxophone
Casey Dierlam Tse, piano

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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Faith on the Plate

Thursday, April 23, 2026 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Explore the intersection of religion and cuisine, guided by Christina Ward's book "Holy Food"
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Campus Symphony Orchestra

Thursday, April 23, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Campus Symphony Orchestra

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Uncle Vanya

Thursday, April 23, 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.

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: Matt Gustafson

Friday, April 24, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pomerantz Center

Matt Gustafson is a professor of Finance at Penn State University.

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Ensemble Building to Foster Belonging

Friday, April 24, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Schaeffer Hall
Join MFA Directing Candidate Meredith Healy to discuss techniques and tools from theatre arts to promote community-building and participation in any classroom.
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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, April 24, 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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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Methods Series

Friday, April 24, 2026 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Virtual
Explore practical tools and methodologies for collecting and analyzing data in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). This spring, campus faculty will lead interactive sessions focused on designing surveys and adapting qualitative and mixed methods approaches for SoTL research.
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School's Out at the Stanley | Spring Has Sprung

Friday, April 24, 2026 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Spring is in full bloom in Mother Earth's garden and at the Stanley! Stop by the museum on your day off from school and bring your unique vision to life using a variety of spring themed crafts.

Space is limited; please reserve your spot at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/schools-out-at-the-stanley-spring-has-sprung/3114203

Please arrive in time for children to settle in and begin the project at 2 p.m.

School's Out at the Stanley is offered on days when Iowa City Community Schools District has no...

DMA I Recital: Jordan Marbach, saxophone

Friday, April 24, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA I Recital: Jordan Marbach, saxophone

Casey Dierlam Tse
Kian Hyatt

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

MA Recital: Portuguese Works for Saxophone, Sofia Sena

Friday, April 24, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Portuguese Works for Saxophone, Sofia Sena

Solo Saxophone, Piano, Saxophone Octet

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA Qualifying: Caio César, euphonium

Friday, April 24, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying: Caio César, euphonium

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

Friday, April 24, 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.

Senior Recital: Ella Boesen, flute

Saturday, April 25, 2026 11:30am
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Ella Boesen, flute

Ella Boesen, Flute
Casey Dierlam-Tse, Piano

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

MA Recital: Jenna Winterton, organ

Saturday, April 25, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Jenna Winterton, organ

This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: James Kieser, piano

Saturday, April 25, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: James Kieser, piano

James Kieser, piano
Elizabeth Kerr, cello

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

This event is free and open to the public.

MA Recital: Yu (Tracy) Qian, organ

Saturday, April 25, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Yu (Tracy) Qian, organ

This concert is free and open to the public.

Master’s Degree Recital: Julia Van Den Top, organ

Saturday, April 25, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Master’s Degree Recital: Julia Van Den Top, organ

This event is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Kimberly Moore, percussion

Saturday, April 25, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Kimberly Moore, percussion

This concert is free and open to the public.

Recital: Gavin Leech, Trombone, Rhiann Zulfer, Trombone, Dan Reiter Bass Trombone.

Saturday, April 25, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Recital: Gavin Leech, Trombone, Rhiann Zulfer, Trombone, Dan Reiter Bass Trombone.

Gavin Leech, Trombone
Rhiann Zulfer, Trombone
Dan Reiter, Bass Trombone.

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.

DMA III Recital: Danyun Zhao, piano

Saturday, April 25, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Danyun Zhao, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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