Events

If you have any questions or suggestions of events for GPSA to sponsor, please reach out to [email protected].

Llamas Visit UCSF
Wednesday, May 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Koret Quad, Mission Bay, Registration
Back by popular demand! Come to Koret Quad to de-stress from work, exams, research, and life in general by cuddling with a llama! Registration and waiver required. You will be required to show email confirmation of waiver completion and UCSF ID when checking in. Partnership between GPSA and CLS Arts & Events.

PAST EVENTS

 

UCSF Student and Alumni Mixer at SPARK Social SF
Wednesday, October 9, 5-7 p.m., SPARK Social, 601 Mission Bay Blvd North, San Francisco, CA 94158, Registration
Enjoy a relaxed evening and dinner with fellow UCSF students and alumni at SPARK Social SF, an outdoor food truck park, beer/sangria garden, and community gathering space designed for fun times. All registrants will receive meal tickets for the food trucks and access to SPARK Social's Backstage area reserved just for UCSF. Co-sponsored by UCSF Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) and Alumni Association of UCSF (AAUCSF).

To request accommodations for this event, please contact [email protected] at least one week before the event date.

UCSF Cultural Night
Tuesday, October 29, 5:15-6:30 p.m., Millberry Union Gym, RSVP
The Graduate & Professional Student Association invites you to UCSF Cultural Night featuring cultural student organizations, various ethnic foods, and music. The evening will also include raffle prizes and selfie station. Must RSVP to be entered into raffle. RSVP by October 22.
 

UC Student Regent Fireside Chat
Friday, November 15, 12-1 p.m., Student Success Center, Millberry Union 100, Parnassus [RSVP]
Come meet UC Student Regent Josiah Beharry and Regent-designate Sonya Brooks to discuss ways in which the student regent could better advocate for you as well as how to apply to be the next UC Student Regent. Lunch will be served.

GPSA Presents: The 12th Annual UCSF Formal
Saturday, March 1, 2025  8 p.m.-Midnight, Exploratorium, Pier 15, SF [Tickets]
Join the Graduate & Professional Student Association for the annual semi formal all school gala and enjoy a night filled with dancing and a taco bar at one of the most classic San Francisco venues--the Exploratorium!

Tickets: $45 per ticket until January 15 / $60 per ticket after January 15.

  • Dancing
  • Taco Bar
  • Cash Bar (No-Host Bar)
  • 21 & Over
  • No Ticket Sales at the Door
  • All Sales are Final (No Refunds)
  • Doors will close at 9:30 p.m.

Each UCSF student is allowed to purchase up to two tickets (one for themselves and one for a guest). Photo ID & UCSF ID will be required at the door for you and your guest (guest does not have to show a UCSF ID). Please bring a printed copy of your ticket(s) or have it ready to be scanned on your phone when checking in the night of the event. Outside drinks (including containers) are not allowed in the venue. Personal items including jackets will be checked by security at the door.

Please review the event FAQ page for additional information. You have also share with us your music suggestions.

To request accommodations for the event, please contact GPSA two weeks prior.

 

2025 Last Lecture with Dr. Binh An Phan
Tuesday, April 8, 5:30 p.m., Cole Hall, Parnassus + Livestream, Registration
The students have spoken, and hundreds voted for Dr. Binh An Phan to deliver the Sumner and Hermine Marshall Endowed Last Lecture. Dr. Phan will deliver a lecture on the prompt, "If you had but one lecture to give, what would you say?” This interprofessional event will bring out stories intertwining various dimensions of Dr. Phan’s professional, personal, spiritual, and cultural experiences that have brought him to UCSF today.

 

 

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