Open Enrollment is your yearly opportunity to change your benefit selections without experiencing a Qualified Life Event (QLE), such as the birth of a child or marriage.

Open Enrollment runs from October 19^th to November 6^th, with changes taking effect on January 1, 2027.

You can only change your benefits outside of Open Enrollment if you experience a Qualified Life Event (QLE) such as the birth of a child or marriage.

If you experience a QLE during the year, be sure to contact Human Resources within 31 days of the event or you will need to wait until the next Open Enrollment period to make changes to your benefits.

Go to Enrolling and Changing Your Benefits at for more information about QLEs.

For 2027 there are changes to all of the medical plans NAU offers.  Visit What’s Changing to learn about the medical plan changes and other 2027 benefit changes.

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The premiums for the NAU PPO will increase between $34.80 and $131.05 per pay period depending on the coverage level elected. The premiums for all other plans will remain the same. Review the 2027 Benefit Premiums 

Less than 12-month employees

Remember if you work less than a 12-months and are paid over your contract period you will begin making ‘Pre-payments’ for your benefits during your off-contract period in January.

Visit Paying for Your Coverage for more information including your Pre-payment premiums effective with the pay you will receive on 01/08/2027.

You MUST re-enroll in medical coverage for 2027. If you would like a Health Care or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA), you must also make a new election during Open Enrollment. Elections for all other benefits will carry over if you do not make changes 

You MUST re-enroll in medical coverage for 2027. If you do not make a election during Open Enrollment you will not have medical coverage in 2027.

If you would like a Health Care or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA), you must also make a new election during Open Enrollment.

Elections for all other benefits will carry over if you do not make changes.

Even if you do not want to make changes to your benefits you still MUST re-enroll in both medical coverage and Flexibility Spending Accounts. Elections for all other benefits will carry over if you do not make changes.

Any changes you make to your benefits during Open Enrollment will be effective January 1, 2027.

You can verify your current benefits in Employee Self – Service through LOUIE – HR:

• Sign on to LOUIE – HR with your NAU credentials.
• Click on the ‘Benefits’ tile
• Select Benefits Summary
• Click Go, and a summary of your benefit enrollments will be displayed.

To view your covered dependents and beneficiary records:

• Sign on to LOUIE – HR with your NAU credentials.
• Click on the ‘Benefits’ tile.
• Select Dependent/Beneficiary Info.
• Click Dependent/Beneficiary Summary to view the information on your dependents\beneficiaries.
• Click Dependent/Beneficiary Summary to view plans for your dependents\beneficiaries.

You will make your changes in Employee Self – Service through LOUIE – HR.

• Sign on to LOUIE – HR with your NAU credentials.
• Click on the ‘Benefits’ tile
• Select ‘Benefits Enrollment’ and then click on ‘Select’.
• Click ‘Edit’ next to the benefit you want to change.
• Click ‘Save and Continue’ after you make your changes.

You will receive an email confirming your benefit enrollments have been submitted.

THE NEXT DAY you may view your new elections in Employee Self-Service through the LOUIE – HR.

• Sign on to h LOUIE – HR using your NAU credentials.
• On the Home Page, select the ‘Benefits’ tile.
• Select Benefits Summary.
• Change the “as of date” to 01/01/27 and click Go.
• A summary of your benefit enrollments will be displayed.

After Open Enrollment is closed, Human Resources will send, to your NAU email, a Benefit Confirmation Statement containing your 2027 plan elections.    It is important to review this document and notify Human Resources immediately if your Confirmation Statement has an error and needs further attention.

Visit NAU Benefits for everything you will need to understand and utilize your benefits. Here you will find information, resources, documents, links and important notices.