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)

GPSG Events

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Events Around Campus

Kindred Spirits: 30 Years of University of Iowa Center for the Book  Alumni Work promotional image

Kindred Spirits: 30 Years of University of Iowa Center for the Book  Alumni Work

Friday, October 17, 2025 (all day)
North Hall
Kindred Spirits: 30 Years of University of Iowa Center for the Book  Alumni Work

Probate Seminar CLE

Friday, October 17, 2025 (all day)
Boyd Law Building

Discover pivotal probate law insights at the 2025 ISBA Probate Seminar on Oct. 17. Explore estate planning, asset distribution, and legal nuances through interactive sessions led by experts in the field. Connect with peers, expand your legal knowledge, and earn essential CLE credits.

SCHEDULE
8:45 - 9:45 – Trust Administration Pointers - Doyle Saunders, Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, PC
9:45 - 10:30 – Post-death Issues - Tim Gartin, Hastings & Gartin Law Group, LLP; Alexandria Greim, Mark...

Dinner & Movie: Sushi + K-Pop Demon Hunters

Friday, October 17, 2025 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Dinner & Movie: Sushi + K-Pop Demon Hunters

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Harry Potter Trivia

Friday, October 17, 2025 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Come play Harry Potter Trivia for your chance to win some fun HP prizes!
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Dance Gala

Friday, October 17, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A celebration of dance featuring the artistry of University of Iowa students and faculty.
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UI Choral Collage

Friday, October 17, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Choral Collage

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Romeo and Juliet

Friday, October 17, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
From its chaotic, unorthodox opening brawl, Søren Olsen’s Romeo and Juliet delivers a bold, unapologetic reimagining that challenges the legacy of Shakespeare’s classic romance. Hot-mess celebrity parties, perilous make-outs, and passion-fueled duels collide in this director-designer’s vision of theatrical candy.
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Drill Drill Drill

Friday, October 17, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building

By Bridget Dieden

Five kids grow up together from age 5 to 18, forming tight connections whilst undergoing a series of oh-so-American lock down drills that become progressively more dystopian as time passes. All of that practice is put to the test when shots are fired at their school, and everyone is left to deal with the fallout.

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...

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Iowa football vs. Penn State

Saturday, October 18, 2025 6:00pm
Kinnick Stadium
The Iowa Hawkeyes will host Penn State at Kinnick Stadium.
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Dance Gala

Saturday, October 18, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A celebration of dance featuring the artistry of University of Iowa students and faculty.

Bassoon Class Recital

Saturday, October 18, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Bassoon Class Recital

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951313

This concert is free and open to the public.

Romeo and Juliet promotional image

Romeo and Juliet

Saturday, October 18, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
From its chaotic, unorthodox opening brawl, Søren Olsen’s Romeo and Juliet delivers a bold, unapologetic reimagining that challenges the legacy of Shakespeare’s classic romance. Hot-mess celebrity parties, perilous make-outs, and passion-fueled duels collide in this director-designer’s vision of theatrical candy.
Drill Drill Drill promotional image

Drill Drill Drill

Saturday, October 18, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building

By Bridget Dieden

Five kids grow up together from age 5 to 18, forming tight connections whilst undergoing a series of oh-so-American lock down drills that become progressively more dystopian as time passes. All of that practice is put to the test when shots are fired at their school, and everyone is left to deal with the fallout.

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...

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Iowa volleyball vs. UCLA

Sunday, October 19, 2025 1:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa volleyball team will host UCLA.
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Drill Drill Drill

Sunday, October 19, 2025 2:00pm
Theatre Building

By Bridget Dieden

Five kids grow up together from age 5 to 18, forming tight connections whilst undergoing a series of oh-so-American lock down drills that become progressively more dystopian as time passes. All of that practice is put to the test when shots are fired at their school, and everyone is left to deal with the fallout.

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...

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Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Sunday, October 19, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.

Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. Stools...

Songs for Halloween

Sunday, October 19, 2025 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Songs for Halloween

Jeremiah Sanders, baritone; Celeste Marie Johnson, piano

Dans Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Lieder um den Tod by Yrjö Kilpinen (1892-1959)
Vöglein Schwermut
Auf einem verfallenen Kirchhof
Der Tod und der einsame Trinker
Winternacht
Der Säemann
Unverlierbare Gewähr

Wind Elegy (from Three Early Songs), George Crumb (1929-2022)
I love you through the daytimes (from Pharoah Songs), Libby Larsen (1950-)
Night (from Three Early Songs), by George Crumb (1929-2022)
Seal Man by...

Red Cedar and Jamshid Jam: Global Consortium

Sunday, October 19, 2025 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Red Cedar and Jamshid Jam: Global Consortium

Miera Kim, violin
Carey Bostian, cello
Jean-François Charles, clarinets and electronics
Ramin Roshandel, setar

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951315

This concert is free and open to the public.

Sigma Alpha Iota Fall MIT Recital

Sunday, October 19, 2025 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Sigma Alpha Iota Fall MIT Recital

Abbey Ballauer: Alto sax
Carly Fedler: Alto sax
Katherine Taylor: Tenor sax
Penelope Taylor: Tenor sax
Grace Walker: Horn
Julie Brachman: Flute
Annabelle Temple: Clarinet
Lucy Walker: Oboe
Zayda Martin: Tuba
Ava Burmahl: Voice
Maddie Manternach: Voice
Jennah Skelton: Voice
Allison Rollinger: Voice
Mckenna Lee: Voice

This concert is free and open to the public.

Guest Artist Recital: Carol Dusdieker, soprano

Sunday, October 19, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist Recital: Carol Dusdieker, soprano

Carol Dusdieker, soprano
Doreen Lee, piano

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951316

This concert is free and open to the public.

Composers Workshop I

Sunday, October 19, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Composers Workshop I

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951317

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Mondays at the Plaza

Monday, October 20, 2025 11:00am to 1:00pm
Becker Communication Studies Building
Mondays at the Plaza is a weekly event series that brings local food trucks to campus, creating a casual space for cross-departmental networking and community connection

Clarence TOW Seminar Series in Economics: Ben Brooks

Monday, October 20, 2025 11:30am to 12:45pm
Pomerantz Center

Ben Brooks is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago.

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Who owns our knowledge? Rethinking publishing in a scholar-led world

Monday, October 20, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
​To celebrate Open Access Week (Oct. 20–24), the Regents libraries are co-hosting Juan Pablo Alperin, scientific director of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), associate professor in the Publishing Program, and the co-director of the Scholarly Communications Lab (ScholCommLab) at Simon Fraser University.
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