How to Enroll in NAU Benefits
for Classified Staff
Voluntary Benefits
You are eligible to enroll in voluntary benefits that include medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and short-term disability.
You have 31 days from your hire date to enroll in your voluntary benefits.
If you do not enroll, all benefits except basic life will be waived.
- Sign on to LOUIE – HR with your NAU credentials.
- Select ‘Benefits’ on the home page.
- Select ’Benefits Enrollment’.
- Click ‘Select’ for the event displayed.
- Click ‘Edit’ on each benefit to enroll/change your election.
- Click ‘Save and Continue’ when your enrollment is completed.
- Authorize your enrollments by clicking ‘Submit’.
Health Care ID Cards
Your enrollment information will be sent to the vendor on the date your benefits are effective.
- It will take several days before your enrollment will show on the provider’s eligibility portal.
- Once on the portal, you are able to register for an account with the vendor and print a temporary ID Card.
- The vendor will then mail your ID card to your home address within 2 weeks.
- Visit the ‘Your Benefit Contacts’ webpage for the provider’s website address and customer service phone number.
Rules to remember
- Coverage is effective the first day of the pay period after a completed enrollment. View the current payroll schedule.
- Dual enrollment is not allowed! You cannot be enrolled both as an employee on your plan and as a spouse or dependent child on another employee’s plan with the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA).
- You next opportunity to make changes to your benefits will be during Open Enrollment unless you experience a Qualified Life Event (QLE) such as birth of a child or marriage.
- Keep your personal information updated – Benefit vendors are provided your home address, preferred phone and work email address.
Setting up your ‘myASRS’ Account
For your contributions to be applied correctly you need to set up your myASRS account. You will use your myASRS account to track your contributions, designate your beneficiary and estimate your retirement benefit.
Learn more about your retirement benefit at azasrs.gov
- Visit myASRS online registration
- Provide the requested information.
- Enrollment Code: 4UQ00059
- Select ‘Northern Arizona University’ from the drop-down list.
- Follow the instructions provided.
For help, call ASRS at (800) 621-3778
Supplemental Retirement Plans
To save extra money for retirement you can enroll in either of NAU’s Supplemental Retirement plans. NAU does not match your contributions. You can enroll or make changes any time.
Learn more about NAU’s Supplemental Retirement Plans.
403b Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Fidelity is the administrator and Fidelity and TIAA are the investment providers.
You can enroll or make changes at any time at netbenefits with Fidelity.
457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Nationwide Retirement Solutions is the administer and the investment provider.
You can enroll or make changes at any time by contacting Randall Neis, Retirement Specialist (480) 213-4157.
Still have questions?
Contact the Benefits Team at nauhrbenefits@nau.edu or call (928) 523-2223.