Goodall to speak at DePauw Wednesday

Doors for Jane Goodall's Ubben Lecture at DePauw -- scheduled Wednesday in Neal Fieldhouse, located within the Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center (702 S. College Ave.) -- will open to the public at 7 p.m. A special entrance for DePauw University students with valid ID will open a half-hour earlier, at 6:30 p.m.

The 3,000 seats inside the venue will be available on a first-come, first-served basis; no tickets are being distributed. As with all Ubben Lectures, admission is free. Should Neal Fieldhouse reach capacity, spectators will be guided across the street to the Green Center for the Performing Arts (605 S. College Ave.), where a video feed will be projected in Kresge Auditorium.

Dr. Goodall's speech, "Sowing the Seeds of Hope," will also be webcast and can be seen via the Internet anywhere in the world via this link.

The entrance for students will be located on the southwest side of the Lilly Center. Only those individuals carrying a current DePauw ID will be admitted through these doors beginning at 6:30 p.m.

All other spectators must enter through the doors on the north side of the building. A separate entrance at that location for disabled individuals will open shortly before 7 p.m. The main doors will then open at 7.

The Lilly Center is currently being expanded, so visitors to campus should be aware that it is a construction zone and that parking has been affected. Parking for disabled individuals will be available in the lot behind the Julian Science and Mathematics Center (just north of the Lilly Center). All other spectators are asked to find parking in campus lots (disregard "permit needed" designations on this night) -- including those on Olive Street, behind the Olin Biological Sciences Building, Humbert Hall, Peeler Art Center and Hanna Street. Street parking is also permitted in designated areas. An online map shows campus lots.

All mobile phones and pagers must bet turned off during Dr. Goodall's presentation. No flash photography will be permitted.

The speech will be followed by a book signing with Jane Goodall, whose latest release is "Seeds of Hope." Spectators are encouraged to bring one of her books to be autographed, and books will be available for sale within the Lilly Center.

"It will be an exciting and memorable day for DePauw, where we've been preparing for Dr. Goodall's visit for months," said Ken Owen, 'executive director of media relations and coordinator of the Ubben Lecture Series. "I do expect a line to form several hours before the doors open and we encourage those who are determined to see the lecture to arrive early. We have selected a large venue but it's clear that there are many people very excited to attend this event."

In her speech, "Sowing the Seeds of Hope," Goodall will first bring her audience into the world of the Gombe chimpanzees -- from her early observations and experiences to the latest news and stories from the field.