2025 Open Enrollment at Elon will feature exciting updates and changes. Employees are encouraged to attend a demonstration to learn a new benefits enrollment system and attend a session to maximize their benefits enrollment sign-up.
Introducing Elon Benefits Hub
A new benefits platform will make it easier than ever for Elon University employees to select a range of insurance plans, retirement plans and optional benefits during the fall open enrollment season.
Elon Benefits Hub offers employees more intuitive tools, instructions and secure access to benefits information. The tool was tested this summer during a pilot phase for new employees and for employees with life status changes.
“As an HR office and as a university as a whole, the time was right to modernize our benefits enrollment process and identify a tool that could make the selection and enrollment process simpler and more cohesive,” said Cory Potter, director of HR information systems and data analytics.
One tool offered by the new platform that modernizes and eases open enrollment is an optional integration with AI. Employees can input information like prescriptions, diagnoses and other helpful information about themselves and their family. The platform then offers suggestions for available benefits that suit the specific employee needs and provides a menu of options for easy comparison.
Elon Benefits Hub also makes it easier for employees to visualize their holistic benefits package through a series of acknowledgement windows. As someone makes selections, all benefits, including those that Elon fully funds, must be acknowledged, and descriptions and information are available throughout the process.
What to know about Open Enrollment
The open enrollment period for employees to sign up for their 2026 employee benefits runs Oct. 20-31. Eligible employees will be required this fall to actively enroll or waive coverage for the new plan year. Please note, with the introduction of Elon Benefits Hub, current elections will not automatically carry over. Employees are encouraged to review upcoming email updates from the Office of Human Resources and The Acorn Corner to learn more about their benefits and ways to enroll.
Training and support
2026 Benefits information
Human Resources staff members and vendors will be available in-person during Open Enrollment to answer benefits questions. Employees can call 1-877-382-9808 from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday through Friday during Open Enrollment or attend one of the following sessions:
- Tuesday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Benefits Q & A, Oaks Building 212
- Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. Dickson Building
- Thursday, Oct. 23, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Moseley 202
- Tuesday, Oct. 28, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Elon University School of Law, Greensboro
- Wednesday, Oct. 29, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Faculty/Staff Health and Wellness Clinic 301 South O’Kelly Ave.
- Thursday, Oct. 30, 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. Dickson Building
- Thursday, Oct. 30, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Moseley 202
Elon Benefits Hub
As part of the continued progress toward using the Elon Benefits Hub, the Office of Human Resources will be conducting training sessions to ensure benefits-eligible employees are well-prepared.
In-person sessions
- Thursday, Oct. 9, from 11:00 a.m. – Noon, Lakeside 214 Register
- Thursday, Oct. 9, from 4 – 5 p.m., Oaks 212 Register
- Friday, Oct. 10, from 1 – 2 p.m., Oaks 212 Register
- Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 11:00 a.m. – noon, Lakeside 214 Register
- Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 3 – 4 p.m., Oaks 212 Register
- Thursday, Oct. 16, from 10 – 11 a.m., Lakeside 214 Register
Please note that a training session for Facilities Management and Campus Safety & Police will be offered early on Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 7-8 a.m.
Virtual sessions
- Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 1 – 2 p.m., Virtual (Zoom Meeting) Register
- Friday, Oct. 10, from 10 – 11 a.m., Virtual (Zoom Meeting) Register
- Monday, Oct. 13, from 8:30 – 9:30 am, Virtual (Zoom Meeting) Register
- Thursday, Oct. 16, from 4 – 5 p.m., Virtual (Zoom Meeting) Register
Benefits that reflect values and a culture of care
Elon University offers a range of benefits and wellness resources to help employees advance a mission of preparing graduates to be creative, resilient, ambitious and ethical citizens of our global culture.
From competitive health insurance, leave policies, and retirement plans to holistic programs that support emotional, physical, and financial well-being, benefits at Elon University aren’t just a perk, they’re a promise to help you and your family thrive in all stages of life.