WHAT IS PEOPLE?

 

2009 APPLICATIONS

2009 HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION

2009 MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION

2009 MENOMINEE MIDDLE SCHOOL APPLICATION

2009 MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER DATES
June 15 - July 3
(3 weeks for 7th & 8th grade)

June 15 - July 17
(5 weeks for 9th grade)

2009 HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER DATES
June 21 - July 11
(3 weeks for 10th & 11th grade)

June 21 - July 31
(6 weeks for 12th grade)

MAIL OR FAX TO:
PEOPLE Program
UW-Madison
1305 Linden Drive, Suite 240
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-7415
608-263-0655 (fax)

DIRECTOR
Jacqueline DeWalt
608-262-7415
jadewalt@education.wisc.edu

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Ramon Ortiz
608-262-0338
rrotiz@education.wisc.edu

PRE- COLLEGE PROGRAM MANAGER
Danielle James
608-262-5495
dljames@education.wisc.edu

 

PEOPLE is a pre-college pipeline for students of color and low-income students, most of whom are the first in their families to potentially attend college. Their journey prepares them to apply, be successfully admitted and enroll at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. PEOPLE accepts highly motivated students into a rigorous program to build study skills, explore and strengthen academic and career interests, and gain a positive experience on a world-class campus.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

PEOPLE is designed for students with strong academic potential who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and also are African American, American Indian, Asian American (with an emphasis on Southeast Asian American), Chicano/a, Puerto Rican, Latino/a, or low-income students.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM
Sixth grade students in the Madison Metropolitan School District and Menominee Indian School District only are eligible to apply to the Middle School Program.

Students must submit a completed application form, a middle school transcript, recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor, and a one-page autobiography. A minimum 2.75 grade point average is required in core subjects (English, sciences, math,and social studies).


HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
Students must currently be in ninth grade and:
1. attend one of the public school districts listed below.
OR
2. attend one of the existing partnership schools and be a member of the
American Indian Tribes of Wisconsin.
OR
3. have completed the middle school portion of the PEOPLE Program.

Students must submit a completed application form, a high school transcript, recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor and a one-page autobiography. A minimum 2.75 grade point average is required in five core subjects (English, sciences, algebra or geometry, social studies and foreign language).

Priority for admission will be given to students eligible for the free and reduced hot lunch program.

Upon graduation from high school, each PEOPLE student who is admitted to UW–Madison and completes the Bridge–to–College Program will be eligible for an in-state undergraduate tuition scholarship at UW-Madison.

NOTE: Completing the PEOPLE Program does not guarantee admission to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

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