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

Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour

Monday, January 13, 11:00am to Monday, December 8, 2025 12:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion! This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science. Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.
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Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Saturday, February 8 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...
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Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Sunday, February 9 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...
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Master's Recital: Matthew Dulas, euphonium

Sunday, February 9, 2025 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Master's Recital: Matthew Dulas, euphonium This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943780
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Iowa women's gymnastics vs. Rutgers

Sunday, February 9, 2025 2:00pm
Xtream Arena
The Iowa women's gymnastics team hosts Rutgers.
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Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Monday, February 10 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...

Physical & Environmental Chemistry Seminar- Thumini Dias

Monday, February 10, 2025 12:30pm
Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories
"Mixed Ligand Approach to Modulate the Properties of Metal Organic Frameworks"

Biostatistics Seminar - Dr. Mehrdad Moharrami

Monday, February 10, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
College of Public Health Building
Mehrdad Moharrami, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa Title and Abstract TBA. A Zoom link will be provided upon request to non-departmental attendees.
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CS Colloquium - Scalable Public Health Monitoring; Health-Inspired Data Science Research

Monday, February 10, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
Ananya Joshi (Carnegie Mellon University) on "Scalable Public Health Monitoring; Health-Inspired Data Science Research."
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Engaging Across Cultures: Cultures in Academia

Monday, February 10, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
Instructors: Jennifer Teitle, PhD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, Graduate College, and Meng Xiao, PhD, Career Counselor, Graduate College Description: This session will help guide graduate and professional students to map out their career path after graduation. Facilitators will help tackle some concerns international graduate students might have regarding employment in the United States. Facilitators will assist participants to discover potential career...
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Earthmind Workshop

Monday, February 10, 2025 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Earthmind is… Provided in a collaboration with Backyard Abundance, a local nonprofit organization Taught in four, 75-minute classes Taught in small groups Spring 2025 Workshop: Mondays, Feb. 10, 17, 24, March 2 in the IMU 343 Registration required. Space is limited; please only sign up if you can attend all four classes. Spring classes will tentatively include: Feb. 10 - Indoor Sensory Awareness (at the BBE Greenhouse!) Feb. 17 - Wild and Precious Gifts Feb. 24 - Animal...
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Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Tuesday, February 11 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...
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Increasing Engagement in Large Lecture Courses

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual
Boost student engagement in large enrollment courses with academic technology. This session will showcase practical strategies and tools like Top Hat and Gradescope to create more interactive and engaging learning experiences.  Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and instructional technology. To...
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Night at the Museum: A Week of HeARTs

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 10:00am to 4:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us for another 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, we're celebrating Valentine's Day for a whole week! Visit the Stanley Museum of HeARTs anytime from Tuesday, February 11 to Friday, February 14 — we'll have paper hearts available at the front desk for guests to leave on the floor in front of their favorite artworks in the galleries.  We will also have a special Valentine's...

REDCap Advanced Training

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as: Importing data from a CSV file Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables Sending automated, conditional email alerts Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries Register by clicking the...

School of Music Convocation

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 11:00am
Voxman Music Building
School of Music Convocation This event is free and open to the public. 

TriNetX Basic Training

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research. After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies. Register by clicking the virtual event link...
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Hardin Open Workshops - Systematic Reviews, Part 2: Literature Searching (In-Person & Zoom)

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Hardin Library for Health Sciences
This class will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics will include techniques for developing search strategies, deciding which databases to search and how to seek out grey literature for a given topic. There will also be discussion on selecting journals for hand searching, documenting search strategies, and saving and organizing references. We suggest that “Nuts and Bolts of a Systematic Review” be taken before...
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - Seminar Speaker - Ernesto Fuentes, PhD

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building
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Success, Not Excess

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Westlawn
Supporting Students Desiring a Change 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...
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Intro to Mindfulness Workshop for College Students

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 7:00pm to 8:15pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Intro to Mindfulness is an evidence-based curriculum specifically designed for teaching mindfulness, meditation, and stress management to college students and other young adults. The Intro to Mindfulness program… is taught in four weekly 75-minute classes (a brief model to accommodate busy student schedules) is structured with daily homework of a mindfulness log and 10 minutes of mindfulness practice is taught in small groups Register here: https://studentwellness.uiowa.edu/programs...
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Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Wednesday, February 12 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...
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AI Monthly Meetup and Brainstorming Session

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
University of Iowa Main Library
Join us for an engaging opportunity to collaborate with Copilot and other leading AI tools. These sessions will be filled with hands-on demonstrations for interacting with AI platforms and facilitated activities to help you experiment and innovate. Bring your willingness to try new things and think outside the box with AI. Gift yourself the time to learn a new technology. Tinkering is encouraged here! Register for the event. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise...
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Night at the Museum: A Week of HeARTs

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 10:00am to 4:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us for another 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, we're celebrating Valentine's Day for a whole week! Visit the Stanley Museum of HeARTs anytime from Tuesday, February 11 to Friday, February 14 — we'll have paper hearts available at the front desk for guests to leave on the floor in front of their favorite artworks in the galleries.  We will also have a special Valentine's...
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