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

GPSG Meetings Fall 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)
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

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Japanese Conversation Table Fall 26

Thursday, September 24, 2026 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Phillips Hall
Join the UI Japanese Program on Tuesdays to practice your Japanese language skills with fellow learners!
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Mid-Autumn Festival Fall 26

Thursday, September 24, 2026 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Phillips Hall

Join the UI Chinese Program for a festive Mid-Autumn Celebration! Celebrate with Chinese language learners, their families, friends, and community members as we:

Enjoy lively student performances

Play fun group games

Share delicious traditional mooncakes

Learn about this special holiday and be part of the joy!

Free and open to all!

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Success, Not Excess: Collegiate Recovery Program Support Group

Thursday, September 24, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

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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Level Up Your Financial Readiness

Thursday, September 24, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
University Capitol Centre
Join Life in Iowa and International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) for a comprehensive virtual Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshop to learn about eligibility, application steps, and key timelines.
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ASL Deaf Week Volleyball and Pickleball

Thursday, September 24, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Field House
Join us for community and recreation! We will be playing volleyball and pickleball at the University's Fieldhouse complex.
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Jazz at the Stanley

Thursday, September 24, 2026 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Jazz at the Stanley is back and moving outdoors! Join us in the sculpture park outside the museum for an evening of live music under the open sky.

Enjoy smooth jazz surrounded by stunning sculptures and take advantage of extended evening hours to explore the interior galleries before or after the show.

Presented in collaboration with SCOPE Productions, this event is free and open to all.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a wonderful night of music and art in the heart of Iowa City!

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Infinite Dream: Monica Bill Barnes & Company

Thursday, September 24, 2026 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Witness what a memory play can be if it turns out to be a dance performance.
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Wingra Wind Quintet

Thursday, September 24, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Recital featuring the Wingra Wind Quintet

Conor Nelson, flute
Lindsay Flowers, oboe
Alicia Lee, clarinet
Trevor Healy, horn
Eleni Katz, bassoon

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Infinite Dream: John Cameron Mitchell: Songs & Stories

Thursday, September 24, 2026 9:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
The creator of Hedwig shares a cabaret performance unlike any other.
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Lingering Still - May Roded MFA Exhibition - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Friday, September 25, 2026 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building

Story Lab Workshop #2

Friday, September 25, 2026 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Pomerantz Center
Pick ONE workshop, leave with skills, stories, and smiles.
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Friday Crafternoons

Friday, September 25, 2026 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Need a creative break at the end of the week? Swing by the Stanley on Friday afternoons to work on a craft project of your choice.

Bring your own in-progress project or start a new one using the various supplies provided. Try your hand at sketching, coloring, knitting, embroidery, origami, and so much more in a relaxing, low-pressure environment. Stay as long as you like and make new connections. Light snacks will be provided.

Friday Crafternoons occurs almost every Friday at the Stanley Museum of...

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Free Coffee Hour: Career Conversation

Friday, September 25, 2026 1:30pm to 2:30pm
University Capitol Centre
Join us for a free coffee and an informal conversation about career exploration.
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Teaching Book Club Fall 2026

Friday, September 25, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
University Capitol Centre
This interdisciplinary reading group will read Kevin McClure's The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace after the Great Resignation. The book club is a space for members to share insights, experiences, and practical strategies, while fostering a community across disciplines. Facilitated by Kate Smith (Pharmacy).

The group will meet on Fridays from 2-3 p.m.
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Iowa Softball vs. DMACC

Friday, September 25, 2026 5:00pm
Pearl Softball Field
The Iowa softball team hosts DMACC.
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Iowa Field Hockey vs. Ohio State

Friday, September 25, 2026 5:00pm
Grant Field
Iowa Field Hockey hosts Ohio State at Grant Field.

APALSA Mid Autumn Festival

Friday, September 25, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Boyd Law Building

Celebrate the Annual Mid-Autumn Festival with APALSA by decorating laterns!

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Iowa Volleyball vs. Ohio State

Friday, September 25, 2026 6:00pm
Xtream Arena
The Iowa Volleyball team will host Ohio State at Xtream Arena.
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Infinite Dream: Gelsey Bell mɔɹnɪŋ [Morning//Mourning]

Friday, September 25, 2026 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
What would happen on Earth after humans disappeared?
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Choral Collage Concert

Friday, September 25, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public. Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

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In Which a Time Traveler Attempts to Pay His Rent

Friday, September 25, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building

By MD Frank

A twenty-something struggles to hold their life and the fabric of the universe together. In this hip-hop musical fantasia one Bostonian time traveler must pay their rent and not suffer an ego death. And maybe they fall in love…?

Part of Theatre Arts' Gallery 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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Infinite Dream: Kassa Overall

Friday, September 25, 2026 9:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
An audacious drummer, emcee, singer, and producer reinvents hip-hop classics as jazz.
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Infinite Dream: Ayane & Paul

Saturday, September 26, 2026 1:30pm
The James Theater
An undeniable musical bond underpins the partnership of two forward-looking artists.
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Infinite Dream: Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore "Tragic Magic"

Saturday, September 26, 2026 3:30pm
The James Theater
Fall under the spell of two celebrated friends, musicians, and composers who call forth beauty.
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