The ticket lottery for “Harry’s Last Lecture on a Meaningful Life” featuring Oprah Winfrey will open at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 9, and will close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 10. The lottery is open to faculty, staff and students with a current SUNet ID.
Oprah, a global media leader, philanthropist, producer and actress, will offer her personal reflections on life when she delivers her lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, April 20, in Memorial Church.
The lecture honors the late Stanford Law School Professor Harry Rathbun, who delivered his renowned “Last Lecture” annually from the 1930s through the 1950s.
Lottery details
A Stanford SUNet ID will be required to enter the lottery via the Stanford Ticket Office website. Only one lottery entry per faculty, staff or student will be allowed. There will be a limit of one ticket per lottery winner.
Lottery winners will be notified by email on April 13. They will then have to pick up their ticket in person and present their Stanford ID at the Stanford Ticket Office, second floor, Tresidder Memorial Union, between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, or between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15. Tickets not picked up by 5 p.m. April 15 will be forfeited.
Event details
On April 20, the day of the event, the doors to Memorial Church will open at 6 p.m. Ticketholders will be required to present their Stanford ID at the door. Seating is general admission. Seats will be held for ticketholders until 6:50 p.m. and may be released thereafter.
Ticket and event terms and conditions
- This non-transferable ticket is complimentary and not for sale or re-sale.
- No cameras, flash photography or recording devices will be permitted.
- Attendees will be asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and alarms.
- This event will be webcast live at Stanford.edu.
- Entry and re-entry will be at the discretion of event management.
- Food and drinks are prohibited in Memorial Church.
- Use of this ticket to gain entry shall be deemed consenting to the above and any other conditions set by Stanford University at its events.
For more information on “Harry’s Last Lecture on a Meaningful Life,” visit the Rathbun website.
