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

GPSG Meetings Fall 2025

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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

There are no upcoming GPSG events at this time. 

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Events Around Campus

DMA I Recital: Eric Luminais, flute

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA I Recital: Eric Luminais, fluteThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.This concert is free and open to the public.

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as: • Outputting data automatically with calculated fields • Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection • Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library • Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags • Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts...

Departmental Brown Bag

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 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.Presenter, title, and abstract to come.

Fall 2025 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
HSO Staff will be available to:Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB
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Success, Not Excess

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 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...

Black Pop Music Ensemble

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Black Pop Music EnsembleThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.This concert is free and open to the public.

Guest Chamber Recital: JACK Quartet

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Guest Chamber Recital: JACK QuartetThis concert is free and open to the public. 

December AI Monthly User Group

Thursday, December 11, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
We invite you to explore the world of AI with us. Join our monthly AI User Group, a welcoming space for all AI enthusiasts, from beginners to experts, to inspire, educate, and foster a community. Each session will feature presentations on various topics, including ongoing projects for various AI Committees, tips from AI experts on using specific AI tools, and panel discussions on diverse AI-related subjects. The sessions will conclude with a roundtable for open discussion and questions. If you...
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Degrees of Success: What To Know About Our Career Services Team

Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:00am to 10:30am
Virtual
Join us for a live Zoom information session, focused on special topics that you may be curious to learn more about. This session has a focus area and will not cover more general program information. If you haven’t already attended a general information session, we strongly recommend you consider registering to get caught up on all the basics.In this info session we will be joined by Amy Bartachek, Managing Director of our Graduate Career Services, to learn more about the amazing services her...

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as: Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys Manually and automatically sending surveys Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a basic understanding of...

Fall 2025 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
HSO Staff will be available to:Answer questions about conducting human subjects research.Provide guidance and answer questions about the electronic application forms in the HawkIRB system.Provide suggestions and guidance about study procedures that are in compliance with federal regulations and the UI IRB policies.Provide guidance and answer questions about the submission of industry-initiated and industry-sponsored research projects to an external/commercial or central IRB
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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I

Thursday, December 11, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Chamber Music Residency Program Recital IThis 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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Dance Grad/Undergrad Concert

Thursday, December 11, 2025 8:00pm
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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Spence Lecture: Lisa Feldman Barrett

Friday, December 12, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building
The Spence Lecture Series honors the legacy of Kenneth W. Spence, prominent learning theorist and chair of the department from 1942-1964. This series, which is supported by the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, brings leaders in the field of behavioral neuroscience to our campus each year.We are pleased to welcome Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett as this year's Spence Lecturer. Lisa Feldman Barrett is a university distinguished professor at Northeastern University with appointments at the Massachusetts...
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Nate Smith

Friday, December 12, 2025 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Part of Club HancherPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonWith music visceral and viral, a stellar drummer blends modern jazz with hip-hop and more.Nate Smith’s list of collaborators ranges from Pat Metheny to Brittany Howard to the Vulfpeck spinoff band The Fearless Flyers. He fearlessly fuses his original modern jazz compositions with the sounds of R&B, pop, and hip-hop. A series of viral videos—viewed millions of times—has established Smith as one of the most influential and popular drummers of his...

Clarinet Studio Recital I

Friday, December 12, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Clarinet Studio I RecitalThis concert is free and open to the public.
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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II

Friday, December 12, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Chamber Music Residency Program Recital IIThis 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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Dance Grad/Undergrad Concert

Friday, December 12, 2025 8:00pm
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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Nate Smith

Friday, December 12, 2025 9:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Part of Club HancherPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonWith music visceral and viral, a stellar drummer blends modern jazz with hip-hop and more.Nate Smith’s list of collaborators ranges from Pat Metheny to Brittany Howard to the Vulfpeck spinoff band The Fearless Flyers. He fearlessly fuses his original modern jazz compositions with the sounds of R&B, pop, and hip-hop. A series of viral videos—viewed millions of times—has established Smith as one of the most influential and popular drummers of his...

Holiday Percussion Pops Concert

Saturday, December 13, 2025 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Holiday Percussion Pops ConcertThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Emma Dickinson, clarinet

Saturday, December 13, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: Emma Dickinson, clarinetEmma Dickinson, clarinetJohn Thomas Morris, pianoAnnabelle Temple, clarinetMegan Bolduc, clarinetVicky Acas, clarinet and bass clarinetTony Wang, bass clarinetThis concert is free and open to the public.

Clarinet Studio Recital II

Saturday, December 13, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Clarinet Studio Recital IIThis concert is free and open to the public.
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Jane Lynch's A Swingin' Little Christmas

Saturday, December 13, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Featuring Kate Flannery & Tim Davis with The Tony Guerrero QuintetPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonFew performers inspire more glee than Jane Lynch. She’s coming to deliver the perfect holiday gift.Classic holiday tunes come to life in this hilarious and heartwarming holiday extravaganza! The party promises to be a delightful blend of comedy and music, ensuring a swingin’ good time. The album version of the project hit the Top 10 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, but when it comes to topping...
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Dance Grad/Undergrad Concert

Saturday, December 13, 2025 8:00pm
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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