Benefits Open Enrollment

2024 Open Enrollment:

October 24 through 5 p.m. CST on November 7

Each year benefits are reviewed and updated to ensure Purdue employees are receiving the most up-to-date offerings.

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Review an overview of what’s new for benefits in 2024.

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Enrollment Info

Wondering how to enroll for your benefits? How to see your current elections?  What happens if you don’t enroll?  See the instructions below!

  1. Go to one.purdue.edu and locate and click on the tile labeled “Benefits Open Enrollment for Faculty & Staff”
  2. Log into BenefitFocus using your career account username and password.
    • Alternatively you can get to BenefitFocus by clicking on the Benefits Enrollment tile within Success Factors.  After clicking on the tile, select the BenefitFocus link.
  3. On your BenefitFocus home page, select the “Get Started” button.
  4. Review your profile information.  You may update your personal email and mobile phone in the system.  If other updates need to be made, please contact human resources.  Click “Continue to next step” button.
  5. Review your dependent information. If you need to add anyone, click “Add Dependent”.   If you need to make changes, select “Edit”.  Then, click “Next”.
  6. Answer the survey questions for tobacco use, working spouse coverage and legal notice certification.  Click “Save and Continue”.
  7. Now you’re on the Open Enrollment Benefits page where you’ll see all of the benefits being offered. You will not be able to submit your enrollment until you have made a decision on all of the benefit plans.  It’s best to follow the benefit plans in order.
  8. Continue down the page selecting your coverages and making decisions for each.
  9. Once you’ve made all your elections, review them. If everything is correct, click the “Complete Enrollment” button when you are ready to submit your selections.
  10. When complete, the screen confirms you’ve completed your enrollment.
  11. You may print a summary of your current and open enrollment benefit elections.  At the top of the page click on Benefits, then select Employee Summary Report.  You can print the summary or save the summary as a PDF file.

For 2024, we strongly advise you to complete the enrollment process.  Failure to do so will result in the following defaults:

BenefitDefault Elections for Employees Who Do Not Enroll
Tobacco User PremiumAdditional tobacco user premium will be charged for health, life, critical illness (for both employee and spouse)
Working Spouse PremiumWorking spouse additional premium will be charged (for those that cover a spouse on health insurance)
Medical PlanSame as 2023 election
Dental PlanSame as 2023 election
Vision PlanSame as 2023 election
Basic Term Life Insurance, Basic AD&D, Long Term DisabilityAutomatically Enrolled
Short Term Disability, Legal, Universal Life, Voluntary Term Life, Voluntary AD&D, Critical Illness, Supplemental Hospitalization, Voluntary AccidentSame as 2023 election
Spending and Savings Accounts (HSA/FSA/HRA/LPFSA/DCFSA)Not enrolled. No Purdue or employee contributions.
  1. Go to one.purdue.edu and locate and click on the tile labeled “Benefits Enrollment – Active”
  2. Log into BenefitFocus using your career account username and password.
    • Alternatively you can get to BenefitFocus by clicking on the Benefits Enrollment tile within Success Factors.  After clicking on the tile, select the BenefitFocus link.
  3. On your BenefitFocus home page, at the top of the page click on Benefits, then select Employee Summary Report.  You can print the summary or save the summary as a PDF file.
  4. Be certain you are looking at the “CURRENT ELECTIONS” section.

Open Enrollment Resources

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Additional Resources

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Questions? Need Help? Want to schedule a one-on-one appointment via phone, in person, or zoom to receive enrollment assistance/counseling?  Please contact a benefits staff member directly or email us at hr@pnw.edu or call us at (219) 989-2251.

Carrie Ailes

Benefits Administrator

(219) 785-5581

ailesc@pnw.edu

Diane Brown

HR Benefits Specialist

(219) 989-1245

diane.brown@pnw.edu

Kyle Mulcrone

Benefits Administrator

(219) 785-5301

kmulcron@pnw.edu

Colleen Robison

Director of Benefits and Wellness

(219) 989-2143

cmrobiso@pnw.edu