It’s Time to Select Your Benefits for 2026
Syracuse University provides comprehensive benefits—from health coverage to retirement plans, wellness programs to caregiving resources—designed to keep you and your family healthy, secure and supported.
Need-to-Know Information:
- Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to review your benefits, make changes for 2026 and explore programs and resources you may not be using. Outside of this window, you can only modify most benefits if you experience a qualifying life event.
- Visit the Open Enrollment website for more information.
- Take action Nov. 3-14: Log in to MySlice to complete your 2026 benefits enrollment.
Questions About Benefits?
- HR Shared Services: Contact 315.443.4042, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments are available on request.
- Open Enrollment benefits webinar: Watch a recorded overview of 2026 benefit offerings anytime.
- Today and next week, meet with Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) and Human Resources representatives to discuss any personal benefit questions. Employee Benefits Assessment Council (EBAC) members will also be available to receive input on the University’s benefits program.
Reminders:
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) require re-enrollment. FSA elections don’t carry over automatically—you must enroll each year during Open Enrollment.
- Review Your Dependents, Beneficiaries and Personal Information in MySlice.