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

GPSG Meetings Spring 2024

meetings

Council Meeting

IMU Room 337 (or join via Zoom)
meetings

Council Meeting

IMU Room 337 (or join via Zoom)
meetings

Council Meeting

IMU Room 337 (or join via Zoom)

GPSG Events

Wholistic Wellness Week 2024

Wholistic Wellness Week Safety Training Flyer

WWW: Personal Safety Training Sessions

UCC Campus Safety Training Room
Wholistic Wellness Week Safety Training Flyer

WWW: Personal Safety Training Sessions

UCC Campus Safety Training Room
Wholistic Wellness Week: Mindfulness Meditation

WWW: Mindfulness Meditation

Zoom

Events Around Campus

embracing the void: moments between space and time exhibition by matthew willie garcia promotional image

embracing the void: moments between space and time exhibition by matthew willie garcia

Friday, May 2, 2025 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building
Opening reception: April 24, 5-7 p.m. in the Drewelowe GalleryExhibition dates: April 22–May 3Suminigashi workshop: April 27, 1–2 p.m.Gallery talk: April 27, 2–3 p.m.Communion: song circle led by Lyndsey Scott & Federico Rincón Pedraza, April 30, 5 p.m.
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom) promotional image

Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Friday, May 2, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.
Mellon Team Provenance Research Panel and Conversation promotional image

Mellon Team Provenance Research Panel and Conversation

Friday, May 2, 2025 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Mellon Research staff, Dr. Peju Layiwola, Fernanda Campos, and Abigail Minor will present their work and examine the questions that lie at the core of provenance research.
Anthropology Colloquium: Reworking Citizenship in South Africa promotional image

Anthropology Colloquium: Reworking Citizenship in South Africa

Friday, May 2, 2025 2:30pm
Macbride Hall
In scenes reminiscent of the apartheid era, 2021 saw South Africa's streets filled with mass protests. While the country is lauded for its peaceful transition to democracy with citizenship for all, those previously disenfranchised, particularly women, remain outraged by their continued poverty and marginalization. As one black woman protester told a reporter, reflecting on the end of apartheid: "We didn't get freedom. We only got democracy." What obligations do states have to support their...
Miyawaki Forest Community Celebration promotional image

Miyawaki Forest Community Celebration

Friday, May 2, 2025 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Hillcrest Hall
Join us to dedicate our newly planted Miyawaki Forest! After the final tree is planted, explore the budding forest, enjoy music by Orion Orrico, and participate in a community sing led by Lyndsey Scott. Let's come together to honor this green space and our community effort to bring it to life.CelebrationFriday, May 24:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Special ProgrammingMusic by Orion Orrico, 5:00 p.m.Community Sing led by Lyndsey Scott, 5:15 p.m.
Our Roots: A Celebration of Jewish Heritage promotional image

Our Roots: A Celebration of Jewish Heritage

Friday, May 2, 2025 5:00pm to 6:00pm
University of Iowa Pentacrest
For Jewish American Heritage Month, join us on the Pentacrest, outside of Macbride Hall, as we celebrate Jewish stories through student speakers, music, and a reflection activity that pays homage to the Anne Frank Tree Sapling.Please bring your own seating.(Blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged)Rain Location: Phillips Hall Rm. 100 (16 N Clinton St.)Sponsored by Iowa Hillel and the Anne Frank Initiative at the University of Iowa

Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital for International Tuba Day

Friday, May 2, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital for International Tuba DayMembers of the University of Iowa Tuba Euphonium studio, directed by Professor John Manning and Drew Bonner.This concert is free and open to the public.View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943889

Optional Recital: Anna Marine, piano

Friday, May 2, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Optional Recital: Anna Marine, piano Anna Marine, piano Corey Lehnertz, cello Isabella Gaspero, violin This concert is free and open to the public.

Black Pop Music Ensemble

Friday, May 2, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
This event has been canceled.
Canceled

Masters Recital: Orson Sproule, jazz drum set

Friday, May 2, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Masters Recital: Orson Sproule, jazz drum set Orson Sproule, Drum Set Jose Medrano, Bass Vincent Malan, Alto Saxophone Joseph Shanks, Guitar This concert is free and open to the public.
Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory promotional image

Public Observing Night - Van Allen Observatory

Friday, May 2, 2025 8:00pm to 11:59pm
Van Allen Hall
UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to the weather forecast tonight, we will not be setting up telescopes. However, feel free to stop by Van Allen Hall from 8 to 10 p.m. to learn about the wonders of light and spectroscopy! We will have science talks and demonstrations in the 6th floor classrooms (accessible from the East Elevator).Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation...
Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive promotional image

Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Saturday, May 3 to Friday, June 27, 2025 (all day)
University of Iowa Main Library
In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper meaning. For over 125 years, artists and writers have continued to explore the mystery of Mallarmé’s poem “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” [A throw of the dice will never abolish chance]. This exhibition...
2025 UI College of Pharmacy Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium promotional image

2025 UI College of Pharmacy Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium

Saturday, May 3, 2025 8:00am to 1:00pm
College of Pharmacy Building (CPB)
The Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium celebrates the legacy of Zada Mary Cooper, a trailblazer in pharmacy education and leadership. A graduate of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 1897, Cooper dedicated her career to advancing the profession, serving as a faculty member for 45 years until her retirement in 1942.Cooper was regarded as an exceptional educator, guide, and innovator who inspired her students. She was one of the founders of the Women’s Section of the American Pharmacists...

Master's Recital: Rebekah Webster, piano

Saturday, May 3, 2025 11:30am
Voxman Music Building
Master's Recital: Rebekah Webster, pianoThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/945572This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: David Redhage, organ

Saturday, May 3, 2025 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: David Redhage, organThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/945573This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA Recital: Theresa Rukavina, violin

Saturday, May 3, 2025 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA Recital: Theresa Rukavina, violin This concert is free and open to the public.
Mellon Symposium Keynote Lecture by Dr. Ciraj Rasool promotional image

Mellon Symposium Keynote Lecture by Dr. Ciraj Rasool

Saturday, May 3, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Ciraj Rassool, PhD is Senior Professor of Historical Studies at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, and director of the African Programme in Museum and Heritage Studies. He has published widely on changing old museums & making new museums, race in museums, restitution, political movements and the politics of nonracialism. He served on the boards of the District Six Museum & Iziko Museums of South Africa and is a member of the South African National Advisory Board for Restitution...

DMA I Recital: Kylie Little, viola

Saturday, May 3, 2025 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA I Recital: Kylie Little, viola This concert is free and open to the public.

DMA Qualifying Recital: Adam Griffiths, tenor

Saturday, May 3, 2025 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA Qualifying Recital: Adam Griffiths, tenorAdam Griffiths, tenorDr. Minji Kwon, pianoThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/945574This concert is free and open to the public.

Intersection A Capella

Saturday, May 3, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Intersection A CapellaThis concert is free and open to the public.View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/945570

Masters Recital: Foo Chen Gui, tenor

Saturday, May 3, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Masters Recital: Foo Chen Gui, tenorThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/945575This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Kolbe Schnoebelen, trombone

Saturday, May 3, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: Kolbe Schnoebelen, trombone Kolbe Schnoebelen - Trombone Casey Dierlam Tse - Piano This concert is free and open to the public.
Center for New Music presents Composers' Workshop Concert III, with LIGAMENT promotional image

Center for New Music presents Composers' Workshop Concert III, with LIGAMENT

Saturday, May 3, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Composers' Workshop Concert IIIThe Center for New Music will premiere new works by University of Iowa student composers, performed by guest artists LIGAMENT: Anika Kildegaard (2020 MA voice) and Will Yager (2021 DMA double bass), alongside other works created by UI composers and performed by UI musicians. (LIGAMENT Duo will also perform a concert of their own work on May 1.)It's all part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented...

Optional Joint Recital: Elizabeth Kerr & Celia Phillips, cello; James Kieser, piano

Saturday, May 3, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Optional Joint Recital: Elizabeth Kerr & Celia Phillips, cello; James Kieser, piano Celia Phillips, cello Elizabeth Kerr, cello James Kieser, piano This concert is free and open to the public.
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