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)
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

The ticket request period has now closed. All attendees who RSVP’d will receive additional details from GPSG soon.

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Events Around Campus

SEES:7000 Colloquium - Lucien Nan Yobo (Texas A&M) - Ocean Discovery Lecture Series "Earth's Fiery Past: Large Igneous Provinces, Anomalous Co2, and Their Environmental Impacts"

Thursday, April 30, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Visual Arts Building
SEES:7000 Colloquium - Lucien Nan Yobo (Texas A&M) - Ocean Discovery Lecture Series
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Arabic Cultural Hour

Thursday, April 30, 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.

Recital: Karina Glasinovic

Thursday, April 30, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Recital:Karina Glasinovic

This concert is free and open to the public. 

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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, April 30, 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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Faith on the Plate

Thursday, April 30, 2026 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Explore the intersection of religion and cuisine, guided by Christina Ward's book "Holy Food"

PMA Spring Semester Recital

Thursday, April 30, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

PMA Spring Semester Recital

This concert is free and open to the public.

Recital: Henrique Rabelo, piano

Thursday, April 30, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Henrique Rabelo, piano

This 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 Honors Showing & Undergrad Event

Thursday, April 30, 2026 7:30pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by Honors students Emily Pyburn and Evan Zukin and undergraduate students from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

Program
7:30 p.m. Honors projects
8:00 p.m. Undergraduate projects

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Rainbow Graduation

Friday, May 1, 2026 (all day)
Pride Alliance Center
Rainbow Graduation
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The Last Rodeo — An MFA Group Exhibition

Friday, May 1 to Wednesday, May 6, 2026 (all day)
North Hall

The Last Rodeo

Featuring a collection of work by:

Poojana Prasanna, Louisa Eastley, Paige Wilkinson, Clara Reynen, Harper Folsom

The University of Iowa Center for the Book

Spring 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition

Please join us for a celebratory reception! Friday, May 8th from 4:30pm – 6pm with remarks at 5:15 pm

K. K. Merker Gallery Ground Floor of North Hall – 20 West Davenport Street

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Senior Design Day 2026

Friday, May 1, 2026 (all day)
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Join us May 1, 2026 at the Iowa Memorial Union as we celebrate innovation and student achievement at Senior Design Day 2026

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Economics: Econometrics Conference

Friday, May 1, 2026 8:00am to 5:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
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Neuroscience Postdoc Retreat

Friday, May 1, 2026 9:00am to 8:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Join us for a gathering of scientists from all career levels within the Iowa Neuroscience Institute!

Clarence Tow Seminar Series in Finance: William Mullins

Friday, May 1, 2026 10:35am to 12:00pm
Chemistry Building

William Mullins is an associate professor of Finance at the University of California-San Diego's Randy School of Management.

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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, May 1, 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.

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, May 1, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Amy Burgin, Chair and Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, will be presenting, Aquatic Ecosystems in the Anthropocene: Understanding Human-Driven Changes and Implications for Water Quality.

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Insights into Iowa’s Transportation History with a panel of experts

Friday, May 1, 2026 2:30pm
Ames Public Library
Join Bill Whittaker, Brennan Dolan, Ray Werner, and Libby Wielenga for insights into Iowa’s transportation history—covering pre-settlement roads, early Highway Commission history, the Good Roads Movement, and key innovations. Open to the public and sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation in honor of America 250.
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Celebrating International Student Success

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:00pm to 5:00pm
ReUnion Brewery
International students and scholars are invited to join International Programs for a celebration of community and achievement, coming together to reflect on and recognize the accomplishments of this academic year!
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Psychological and Brain Sciences Colloquium: Jeremy Wolfe

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Dr. Jeremy Wolfe is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Radiology in the Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wolfe’s research focuses on visual search and visual attention. He investigates how people find what they are looking for and why they might fail to notice something that’s right in front of their eyes. He has a particular interest in socially important search tasks in areas like medical image perception (e.g., cancer screening), security (e.g., baggage screening)...

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Biology Seminar: "The genetic basis of mimetic convergence in bumble bees and strategies to support these bees in peril"

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm
Biology Building East
The Department of Biology’s seminar speaker on Friday, May 1, is Heather Hines, PhD, a Professor in the Departments of Biology and Entomology at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Hines is an alumna of the UI Department of Biology (B.A. in Biology and Anthropology) and was an undergraduate student in the Hendrix Lab. Her seminar will be held at 3:30pm in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE).

Recital: Erik Lopez Reyes, bassoon

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA RECITAL I: Erik Lopez Reyes, bassoon

This event is free and open to the public.

Rocket Science: 101, A Work in Progress ...

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
MacLean Hall

Speaker: Dr. John T. Betts, The Boeing Company

Recital: Eric Luminais, Flute

Friday, May 1, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA II Recital: Eric Luminais, Flute

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

This event is free and open to the public.

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Kapustnik Spring 26

Friday, May 1, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Phillips Hall
Join us to celebrate the Russian culture festival, Kapustnik, while sharing good food in good company!
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