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

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, April 30, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rajat Rohatgi

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

This event is open to the public.

Title TBA

Rajat Rohatgi, MD, PhD
Stanford University

Rohatgi Lab | https://rohatgilab.stanford.edu/

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

Online Degree Programs Information Session

Thursday, April 30, 2026 12:00pm to 12:29pm
Virtual

Join us for a 30-minute online overview of the Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) and Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) online degree programs from the Univeristy of Iowa. You can join from a PC, Mac, iOS, or Android device here: BAS and BLS Information Session Zoom Link

You are welcome to drop-in or register!

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Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)

Thursday, April 30, 2026 2:00pm
Virtual

This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account.

PLEASE NOTE:

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins...

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Arabic Cultural Hour

Thursday, April 30, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
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 30, 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 Recital:Karina Glasinovic

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

DMA Recital:Karina Glasinovic

This concert is free and open to the public. 

DMA III Recital: Henrique Rabelo, piano

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

DMA III Recital: Henrique Rabelo, 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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Rainbow Graduation

Friday, May 1, 2026 (all day)
Pride Alliance Center
Rainbow Graduation
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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, May 1, 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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Insights into Iowa’s Transportation History with a panel of experts

Friday, May 1, 2026 2:30pm
Ames Public Library
Join Bill Whittaker, Brennan Dolan, Ray Werner, and Libby Wielenga for insights into Iowa’s transportation history—covering pre-settlement roads, early Highway Commission history, the Good Roads Movement, and key innovations. Open to the public and sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation in honor of America 250.

Celebrating International Student Success

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:00pm to 5:00pm
ReUnion Brewery
International students and scholars are invited to join International Programs for a celebration of community and achievement, coming together to reflect on and recognize the accomplishments of this academic year!
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Psychological and Brain Sciences Colloquium: Jeremy Wolfe

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Dr. Jeremy Wolfe is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Radiology in the Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wolfe’s research focuses on visual search and visual attention. He investigates how people find what they are looking for and why they might fail to notice something that’s right in front of their eyes. He has a particular interest in socially important search tasks in areas like medical image perception (e.g., cancer screening), security (e.g., baggage screening)...

DMA RECITAL I: Erik Lopez Reyes, bassoon

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA RECITAL I: Erik Lopez Reyes, bassoon

This event is free and open to the public.

DMA II Recital: Eric Luminais, Flute

Friday, May 1, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA II Recital: Eric Luminais, Flute

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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Iowa softball vs. Purdue

Friday, May 1, 2026 6:00pm
Pearl Softball Field
The Iowa softball team hosts Purdue.
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Art & Write Night

Friday, May 1, 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...

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Iowa baseball vs. Illinois

Friday, May 1, 2026 6:05pm
Duane Banks Field
The Iowa baseball team hosts Illinois.

Black Pop Music Ensemble

Friday, May 1, 2026 7:00pm
Tavern Blue

Black Pop Music Ensemble

This concert is free and open to the public.

Canceled

The Role of the Pelvic Floor in Respiration: Considerations for Brass Pedagogy

Friday, May 1, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

The Role of the Pelvic Floor in Respiration: Considerations for Brass Pedagogy

Presented by Katie Noll:

Conventional trombone pedagogy has much to say on the way the diaphragm and abdominal muscles play a role in breathing. Emerging research in the physiology of breathing is now highlighting how the pelvic floor muscles also play a role in allowing the body to take a full, relaxed breath. From a respiratory context, the pelvic floor functions similarly in men and women but they will experience...

Horn Studio Recital

Friday, May 1, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Horn Studio Recital

This event is free and open to the public.

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Beetlejuice. The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.

Friday, May 1, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, Beetlejuice is “SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!” (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under, to be exact), it’s a remarkably touching show about family, love, and making the most of every Day-O!

Graduate Recital: Kian Hyatt

Friday, May 1, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Graduate Recital: Kian Hyatt

Christina Leigh - cello
Will Sturms - viola
Elizabeth Romanyuk - violin
Ryan Bell - bass
Luis Hernandez - violin
Karl BodenBender - piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, May 1, 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.

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