Application for Admission to the First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

The First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community is a cutting-edge multicultural artistic program for incoming students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bringing together young artists and leaders from across the U.S., the First Wave offers students the opportunity to live, study, and create together in a close-knit, dynamic campus community. Administered by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives, the First Wave Learning Community is the first university program in the country focused on spoken word and hip-hop culture. The inaugural First Wave cohort of 15 students began their UW-Madison career in the fall 2007 semester. We are currently looking for the next group of motivated students to join the First Wave Learning Community in 2009.

Any applicant to the UW-Madison – incoming freshmen and transfer students – may apply to join the First Wave. Students must first be guaranteed admission to UW-Madison before they will be considered for the First Wave.

Applications to UW-Madison and the First Wave are reviewed on a rolling basis, starting September 15, 2009. The application deadline for UW-Madison is December 1, 2009 and for First Wave is December 4, 2009.

First Wave Admissions Committee / 357 Bascom Hall / 500 Lincoln Dr / Madison, WI 53706

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