Graduate Student Senate (GSS) is comprised of graduate students, for graduate students.

The Graduate Student Senate is the primary representative, administrative, and service organization for graduate students at the University of Iowa and the senators of GSS are the core of the graduate student voice on campus. The Graduate Student Senate also functions as a conduit for information between the Graduate College and the general graduate student population.

Involvement in GSS is a great way to connect with students across campus, connect with leaders in the Graduate College, and make your voices heard. Senators attend monthly general assembly meetings and work with committees to host events for graduate students. Want to get involved? Email us at grad-senate@uiowa.edu

Upcoming GSS Events

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Sci-Fi Flix: Fact or Fiction - 'Jurassic Park'

Thursday, October 8, 2026 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Seamans Center
Sci-Fi Flix: Fact or Fiction - 'Jurassic Park'
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Global Express

Thursday, October 8, 2026 7:30pm
Theatre Building

Students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts bring the page to life in an evening of staged readings of work by the International Writing Program Fall Residents.

Global Express is a unique opportunity for writers from around the world and performers at Iowa to meet, work together, and present their work live on stage. Global Express, now, in its 25th year, help us to recognize our common humanity while celebrating our differences. The Express, part dramatic reading, part solo-turn, part poetry...

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, October 9, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Elizabeth Crawford, Visiting Assistant Professor, Rhetoric, University of Iowa, and Deirdre Egan, Associate Director of the Writing Center, University of Iowa will be presenting, Writing in Grad School in the Age of AI.

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Join GSS and Make Your Voice Heard

General Assembly meetings held monthly