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

GPSG Meetings Fall 2025

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Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
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Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
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Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
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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

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Nadia Sophie Seiler Visiting Book Artist: Shawn Sheehy

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 6:15pm to 7:15pm
University of Iowa Main Library

The University of Iowa Center for the Book, in partnership with the UI Libraries, proudly presents an artist talk with Nadia Sophie Seiler Visiting Book Artist Shawn Sheehy. This free event will take place in Shambaugh Auditorium and is open to the campus community and the public.

“Paper Engineering: Book Arts in Four Dimensions”
Pop-up books capture a reader's attention not only with sculptural form but also with movement through space and time. Join paper engineer Shawn Sheehy as he demonstrates...

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UI Monthly Jazz Jam

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Sanctuary Pub
Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session
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Annual First-Generation College Celebration Week

Wednesday, November 5 to Friday, November 7, 2025 (all day)
Various Locations
Held each year on November 8th, the National First-Generation College Celebration encourages colleges and universities across the country to celebrate the successes of the institution's first-generation students. At the University of Iowa, one day isn't enough - we celebrate all week long!
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Pain Interest Group Seminar - Gregory F. Corder, PhD

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
Medical Education Research Facility

Mimicking opioid analgesia in cortical pain circuits

Gregory F. Corder, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Department of Neuroscience
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Supreme Court Oral Argument Listening Session on Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 9:00am to 10:45am
Boyd Law Building

ACS is excited to host a Supreme Court Oral Argument Listening Session on Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. Information about the case can be found on the SCOTUS blog. The issue is: whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act authorizes the president to impose tariffs.

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Pharmacy Educator Preparatory Program for Residents and Fellows (PEPPR) Workshop #3

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 9:30am to 3:30pm
College of Pharmacy Building

The College of Pharmacy will host a third workshop for PGY1 residents of the Pharmacy Educator Preparatory Program for Residents and Fellows (PEPPR) Teaching Certificate Program. The program will include a lunch and workshop. The purpose of this workshop is to prepare PEPPR program participants to identify the needs of learners and to design, implement, and evaluate relevant educational activities using thoughtful instructional design.

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, November 5, 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
...

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Career Connectors Session 2: Connecting to Experience

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10:30am to 12:00pm
University Capitol Centre

Participants should complete Session 1 before attending Session 2.

Designed by the Pomerantz Career Center, the Career Connector training series engages faculty and staff in a tailored curriculum designed to provide knowledge about the career development process and the foundations of employability, as well as teaching best practices for having career conversations with students. Participants will learn valuable helping skills, goal setting techniques, ethical practices, and how best to make...

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Finance: Giulio Trigilia

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10:35am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Giulio Trigilia is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Rochester's Simon Business School.

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Trisha Brown's "Floor of the Forest"

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 12:00pm to 2:59pm
Visual Arts Building
First performed in 1970 in downtown New York City by Trisha Brown and Carmen Beuchat, Floor of the Forest is danced upon a sculptural steel frame holding up a web of ropes that have been threaded with colorful used clothing.

Departmental Brown Bag

Wednesday, November 5, 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.

Collegiate Community Committee Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 12:40pm to 1:50pm
Boyd Law Building

Join us for the monthly full-body meeting of the Collegiate Community Committee (CCC), where we’ll address concerns and share updates.

Current Events Discussion Group

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building
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Microsoft Teams: Customize with Apps

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 1:00pm to 1:45pm
Virtual

This course will show you how to utilize applications in a channel, meeting, or chat to extend the capabilities of your team. We will talk about using personal applications to help streamline and organize your work within Microsoft Teams. The apps covered in this course include OneNote, Forms, Planner, and Viva Learning. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department, team, or...

Fall 2025 IRB Office Hours

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 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. No appointment
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Midterm Reset @ the Museum

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

Midterms are upon us, and we’re practicing the art of the pause here at the Museum of Natural History. Join us for one or all three upcoming events designed to help you unwind and recharge through origami, movement, and mindfulness at the museum.

Origami in Bird Hall
Step into the calm of Bird Hall for an origami break led by Mary Alice, our Visitor Services Coordinator. Fold peaceful paper birds, quiet your mind, and take a moment to breathe. No experience needed—just show up and recharge.
Wednesd...

Guest Artist Recital: Joseph Eller, clarinet

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Clarinet Choir Recital

Joseph Eller, Clarinet
Doreen Lee, Piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952039

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Success, Not Excess

Wednesday, November 5, 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...

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In Plain Site

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 6:00pm
Visual Arts Building
In Plain Site resituates the artist’s dances in unexpected locations. For this site-specific program, selections from the repertory are restaged in a dynamic relationship to their setting, expanding and amplifying Brown’s affinity for naturalizing movement to the physical environment.
Trisha Brown's "Floor of the Forest" promotional image

Trisha Brown's "Floor of the Forest"

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 6:00pm to 8:59pm
Visual Arts Building
First performed in 1970 in downtown New York City by Trisha Brown and Carmen Beuchat, Floor of the Forest is danced upon a sculptural steel frame holding up a web of ropes that have been threaded with colorful used clothing.

Analysis Group EngAGement Series: Health Care Panel

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Virtual

Info Session

We invite you to join consultants from Analysis Group to learn about AG’s full-time opportunities, internship program, and deep expertise in providing innovative, data-driven strategies for clients in the life sciences industry.

AG is one of the largest international economics consulting firms, with more than 1,500 professionals across 15 offices, including over 250 professionals in our HEOR, Epidemiology, and Market Access practice. AG’s comprehensive research portfolio is defined by...

Multi-Organization Social

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
The Green House

Please join OWLSS, WOCC, BLSA, NALSA, APALSA, ILSA, OutLaws, and JLSA for a social on Wednesday, Nov. 5th to get to know some new friends at Iowa Law!

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Book Matters: Melissa Febos and Donika Kelly

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Prairie Lights Books
Join acclaimed authors Melissa Febos, professor of English and director of the Nonfiction Writing Program, and Donika Kelly, associate professor of English, as they read from their latest books and discuss the intimate, transformative themes that shape their work.
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DMA III Recital: Yang Zhou, saxophone

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Yang Zhou, saxophone
Yang Zhou, saxophone
Casey Dierlam Tse, collaborative piano

This event is free and open to the public.

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