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

GPSG Meetings Spring 2026

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Legislative Meeting

Black Box Theater (360 IMU)
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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

Orchestral Programs on the Airwaves: Iowa Conductor James Dixon on “Raising the Musical Tone of the State”  promotional image

Orchestral Programs on the Airwaves: Iowa Conductor James Dixon on “Raising the Musical Tone of the State”

Thursday, March 12, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Tune in for an online lecture with exhibition co-curator Sarah Suhadolnik as she dives into the history of public access to Iowa orchestras. Please register in advance to receive the webinar link. All are welcome to attend this free event.

About the lecture:
Historically, public radio and television have played an important role in connecting Iowans across the state with the music of James Dixon’s orchestras. Through listener/viewer correspondence from the James Dixon Papers at the University of...

L&L - Practice Panel: U.S. Immigration Law

Thursday, March 12, 2026 12:40pm to 1:55pm
Boyd Law Building

Join PILS, NLG, ILS, EJF, and WOCC for a special panel discussion on U.S. Immigration Law and the rapidly evolving challenges facing immigration attorneys today.

This event will bring together practitioners working on the front lines of immigration advocacy to discuss what they are currently navigating in practice.

This event is designated as a Lawyers & Leaders event for College of Law students. Attendance at one Lawyers & Leaders event each semester is one requirement for membership in the Pro...

Artificial Intelligence Lightning Talks

Thursday, March 12, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
March AI Lightning Talks
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Hardin Open Workshops - Scopus and Web of Science (Zoom)

Thursday, March 12, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
Scopus and Web of Science
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Icing and Rain Effects on Advanced Air Vehicles: Physics and Mitigation Strategies

Thursday, March 12, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Department of Mechanical Engineering

PRESENTATION: Inflight icing and heavy rainfall pose significant hazards to aircraft and aero-engine operations, leading to aerodynamic performance degradation, propulsion efficiency loss, and increased risks to flight safety. This presentation introduces recent research efforts aimed at elucidating the fundamental physics of adverse weather interactions with aircraft and propulsion systems and developing effective mitigation strategies to ensure assured, all...

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DeLTA Center Colloquium: Casey Lew-Williams

Thursday, March 12, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
University Capitol Centre

Dr. Lew-Williams is a Professor and the Department Chair of the Department of Psychology at Princeton University

Interests: How do young children learn from the dynamics of their communicative environments? From the beginning of life, infants spend a lot of time interacting with their caregivers, and their experiences across milliseconds and years add up to something big: active and rewarding participation in their own local community. Scientists can barely figure out how this complicated story...

Online MSW Info Session

Thursday, March 12, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about the online MSW program.

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91760640877

Questions? Contact Lauren at ssw-admissions@uiowa.edu

Dr. Emily Wilson presents "Realms of Gold: Re-translating Homer in the twenty-first century" promotional image

Dr. Emily Wilson presents "Realms of Gold: Re-translating Homer in the twenty-first century"

Thursday, March 12, 2026 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Old Capitol Museum
Renowned classicist and translator, Dr. Emily Wilson, presents on "re-translating Homer"
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Night at the Museum: Chill & Create

Thursday, March 12, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Join us for our next installment of Night at the Museum, a series of monthly events for UI students that occurs on Thursday nights when the museum is open late.

This month, our session is aimed at helping students destress around midterms by making and viewing art. To do this, we're teaming up with Dana Keeton, a local artist and art therapist.

All night in the lobby, we'll have snacks and art materials provided for a lightly guided activity. Dana will take interested students to the galleries for...

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Arabic Cultural Hour

Thursday, March 12, 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, March 12, 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...

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International Alumni Panel Conversation

Thursday, March 12, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Virtual
Join our conversation to learn from recent University of Iowa international alumni who have gained experience working in the United States. Hear about their career trajectories and get a chance to ask questions.
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Former Poster Child

Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:00pm
The James Theater

Former Poster Child by Grace Nelson is a theatrically staged performance with accessibility at its core. Directed by Jason Vernon, as his Social Justice and the Performing Arts capstone project, this new work is an intentional and innovative experiment of form, reimagining the traditional theatre model and centering disabled stories for disabled audiences.

In this humorous “one woman” show, we invoke the lifecycle and investigate what it means to be human. Consider this play a "living memoir"...

Lomazov / Rackers Piano Duo

Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Marina Lomazov, Piano
Joseph Rackers, Piano

This event is free and open to the public.

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All That Glitters

Thursday, March 12, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building

By Ro Kivett

Part of Theatre Arts' Workshop Series

Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

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Dance Faculty Concert

Thursday, March 12, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by faculty from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.
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Head Over Heels

Thursday, March 12, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Head Over Heels, conceived by Jeff Whitty and adapted by James Magruder, is a glittering, rebellious musical fueled by the Go-Go’s iconic hits. Directed and choreographed by Michael C. Flores, this production channels the spirit of your favorite pop concert, powered by the music that shaped your favorite artist’s favorite artist.
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Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, "A Portrait of Home"

Friday, March 13, 2026 7:00am to 8:30pm
North Hall

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, A Portrait of Home

Exhibition Dates: March 8–13 2026

Reception: March 10, 5–7 p.m.

Three years ago, I moved from India to Iowa City to pursue the MFA in Book Arts. As I settled down in this new place, the river by the department, the tree behind the Old Capitol, the vibrant colours of fall, the great sugar maple tree I walk past every day, the morphing of days into days and nights into nights on opposite sides of Earth all anchored me to the new life I...

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DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion: Casey Lew-Williams

Friday, March 13, 2026 9:00am to 10:30am
University Capitol Centre

The DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion is an event in which DeLTA expands the interdisciplinary research community by promoting reciprocal interactions between basic and applied researchers. These events showcase presenters from a wide variety of academic disciplines and an open discussion about implications of the presenter's ideas across fields of study and research.

Dr. Lew-Williams is a Professor and the Department Chair of the Department of Psychology at Princeton University

Interests: How do...

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Course Help for Accessibility in ICON (CHAI)

Friday, March 13, 2026 11:00am to 1:00pm
Virtual

This time is for in-person and online accessibility support. OTLT staff will be available to help instructors make ICON course sites and digital documents, including PDFs, more accessible. They'll also assist instructors in taking advantage of tools like TidyUP and Ally to simplify the process.

Instructors are invited to drop in anytime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. during these sessions.

Register for event.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to...

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Artificial Intelligence Faculty Interest Group

Friday, March 13, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

This group brings together faculty and staff from across the university to discuss the ways artificial intelligence is influencing teaching and learning. With artificial intelligence being added to everything from textbooks to email, we will be discussing how we frame AI to our students.

No registration required. Join the Teams meeting.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON...

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OSA Brown Bag | Changes Throughout Time: Shifts in Methodology at Woodpecker Cave

Friday, March 13, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Clinton Street Building
Join OSA Archaeology Technician, Evan Banks, as he presents an OSA Brown Bag talk on excavation methodologies at Woodpecker Cave. This program is free and open to the public. It will also be viewable via Zoom.
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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, March 13, 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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Hardin Open Workshops: Endnote Collaboration (Zoom)

Friday, March 13, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
Hardin Open Workshops: Endnote Collaboration
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