Handbooks for Universities

A Gift to Your Family: Planning Ahead for Future Health Needs
 
What You Should Know About Wisconsin Law: Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities (Downloadable PDF)
 

 

 

As your students navigate the exciting journey of university life, no doubt they’re gaining knowledge that goes far beyond the classroom. But they don’t know everything yet. Even though the internet is overflowing with information about living wills, advance directives, and healthcare powers of attorney, research shows that many young people still have not made their end-of-life medical wishes clear to their families or healthcare providers.

Only 7 percent of those ages 18 to 29 have an advance directive. But at age 18, a person is considered an adult for medical decision-making. Before leaving for college, he or she should sign a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act release form and a healthcare proxy giving someone — typically, a parent — the right to review personal medical information and to make decisions in an emergency. Otherwise, the young person’s loved ones may be locked out of information and decisions. [1] In the rush to get everything done, most students and parents never consider taking this critical action.
You can help them not just consider it but complete it by including this booklet in your pre-admission’s materials.
The State Bar of Wisconsin offers a variety of popular law-related education resources that provide valuable information to the public, parents, teachers, and students. Help your students prepare for the unexpected with these valuable resources:

 
A Gift to Your Family: Planning Ahead for Future Health Needs:

• Includes state-specific forms to help students designate healthcare decision-makers and leave instructions for physicians.
• Guides students in putting their wishes in writing – including the right to accept or refuse treatment – after first discussing those wishes with their family.
• Available for Wisconsin (English or Spanish versions) and Illinois and Michigan (English versions only).

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What You Should Know About Wisconsin Law: Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities (FREE Downloadable PDF):
This handbook is important in helping students understand their rights and responsibilities as adults who are no longer living with their parents. The book focuses on:

• The changes in legal rights and responsibilities that occur when you become 18 and are considered an “adult” under Wisconsin law.
• Informing students of their rights and helps them recognize and avoid possible problems.
• Providing a summary of legal principles regarding:
  • Voting
  • Military Serving
  • Jury Duty
  • Alcohol & Other Drugs
  • Driving
  • Criminal Charges
  • Online Privacy, Social Media, and Related Issues
  • Contracts
  • Apartments
  • Employment
  • Consumer Protection
  • Credit
  • Marriage, Divorce & Children

Just add the link www.wisbar.org/WisconsinLawBook to your website, use it on handouts during orientation, or add it to your student resource page.

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When ordering quantities of 2,500 or more, we can have your university’s logo pre-printed on the front and back covers of the booklets, reinforcing your university’s brand with students. Prices range from $1.10 per copy to $1.50 per copy depending on the quantity ordered. See the grid below for