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

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Events Around Campus

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Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)

Friday, May 8, 2026 12:00pm
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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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, May 8, 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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Hail Mary

Friday, May 8, 2026 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Theatre Building
By Zoe Senese-Grossberg
Directed by Meredith G. Healy
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Reading Series

The Hawkeye Choir

Friday, May 8, 2026 2:00pm
Voxman Music Building

The Hawkeye Choir

Group Singing Experience Class
MUS:1610

This concert is free and open to the public.

MA Recital: Ana Luz Clark, flute.

Friday, May 8, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Ana Luz Clark, flute.

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

This concert is free and open to the public. 

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Deep Fried Dolphins

Friday, May 8, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Theatre Building
By Cianon Jones
Directed by Josh Turner
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Production Series
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Johnson County Landmark

Friday, May 8, 2026 7:00pm
Tavern Blue

Johnson County Landmark

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Kantorei & Camerata Concert

Friday, May 8, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Kantorei & Camerata Concert

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

This event is free and open to the public.

Tuba Euphonium Studio Recital

Friday, May 8, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Tuba Euphonium Studio Recital

This concert is free and open to the public.

Clarinet Studio recital 622

Friday, May 8, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Clarinet Studio recital 622

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II

Friday, May 8, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Dance Graduate Concert

Friday, May 8, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate students from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

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. Join us as we celebrate one part of the full range of creative work happening at the University of Iowa. Keep an eye out for more posts this spring featuring #NewWorkCity: a nod to the...

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Deep Fried Dolphins

Friday, May 8, 2026 9:00pm to 11:00pm
Theatre Building
By Cianon Jones
Directed by Josh Turner
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Production Series
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Guest Roundtable | Deep Fried Dolphins

Saturday, May 9, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Theatre Building
A roundtable discussion of the Iowa New Play Festival production Deep Fried Dolphins by Cianon Jones.

Voice students of Adam Griffiths

Saturday, May 9, 2026 11:30am
Voxman Music Building

Voice students of Adam Griffiths

This concert is free and open to the public.

MA Recital: Robert Krause, Trumpet

Saturday, May 9, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Robert Krause, Trumpet

Performer: Robert Krause - Trumpet
Accompanist: Jason Sifford - Piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA Qualifying Recital: Ingrid Popp, viola

Saturday, May 9, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Ingrid Popp, viola

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA III Recital: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute

Saturday, May 9, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute

Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute
Mariya Akhadjanova, piano

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA III Recital: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute

Saturday, May 9, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute

Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute
Mariya Akhadjanova, piano

This event is free and open to the public.

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UI Choir & Voxman Chorale Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Choir & Voxman Chorale Concert

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

This event is free and open to the public.

DMA Qualifying Recital: Jiachen Tang, piano

Saturday, May 9, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Jiachen Tang, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Dance Graduate Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate students from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

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. Join us as we celebrate one part of the full range of creative work happening at the University of Iowa. Keep an eye out for more posts this spring featuring #NewWorkCity: a nod to the...

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Brad Mehldau Trio

Sunday, May 10, 2026 6:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Expression and abstraction characterize the music of an indispensable jazz trio.
Brad Mehldau Trio promotional image

Brad Mehldau Trio

Sunday, May 10, 2026 8:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Expression and abstraction characterize the music of an indispensable jazz trio.
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