Open Enrollment for 2027 benefits begins November 2.
From Monday, November 2 through Friday, November 13, 2026, benefits-eligible faculty and staff have their annual opportunity to select benefits for themselves and their dependents.
Your action is required for this year's open enrollment. You will NOT be automatically enrolled in health coverages for 2027 based on your elections for the current year. You must actively elect coverage during the open enrollment process in order to have these benefits for the 2027 calendar year. Please continue reading to learn more about the 2027 Benefits Open Enrollment process.
SAVE THE DATE: BENEFITS FAIR
When: Monday, November 2, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Wheelock Student Center Rotunda
What: An opportunity to attend information sessions and meet with many of the university's benefits providers.
How to Enroll
To make your 2027 benefits elections, you will use our benefits enrollment platform, Employee Navigator.
Click this button to log in to Employee Navigator
You can also access Employee Navigator via the tile on your dashboard at login.pugetsound.edu. Please note: Employee Navigator uses separate credentials. If this is your first time accessing Employee Navigator, you will need to create an account.
How to create an Employee Navigator account
1. Access Employee Navigator by visiting www.employeenavigator.com or by signing in to your My Apps Dashboard and selecting Employee Navigator – HR Benefits Portal.
2. Select “Log-In” in the upper corner of the webpage and then “Register as a new user.”
3. For the first time that you register, you will be asked to enter the last four digits of your Social Security Number and the Company Identifier, which is University of Puget Sound.
4. Create a username and password to finalize account creation.
5. After signing in, you will see a message indicating that you should complete Open Enrollment. Please note: A unique code will be sent to your Puget Sound email address each time you sign into Employee Navigator as part of the multi-factor authentication process.
Open Enrollment Resources
Coming soon.