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Human Resources
University of Mississippi

New Hire Enrollment Information

All benefit-eligible faculty and staff must attend an Onboarding Session on their first day of employment.   During the session, employees will be introduced to benefits offerings, such as insurance plan, retirement programs, and fringe benefits.   It is important that you understand plans options so you can make an informed decision about benefit elections.  You can access detail information about each plan on the benefits webpage or by reviewing a recording of the benefits orientation.   Employees will need their University-issued username and password to log in.

Benefits Orientation (recorded session)

  • Benefits Orientation (PERS) (slides in pdf format)
  • Benefits Orientation (ORP)  (slides in pdf format) *Participation in ORP is available for employees holding specific positions as mandated by state law. This includes administrators with budgetary authority, faculty, researchers, coaches, and librarian with academic rank. 

Resources:

Retirement Plan Comparison (PERS versus ORP)

Benefits Flyer – Listing of benefit offerings

As a reminder, newly eligible employees have 31 days from their date of hire or date of eligibility to review benefit offerings and submit enrollment forms. The Enrollment Packet must be completed and submitted whether electing or waiving coverage. Additional forms may be required for specific benefit elections. Please reach out to the Benefits Team via phone or email for the appropriate forms.

New Hire Enrollment Forms (PERS eligible employees)
New Hire Enrollment Forms (ORP eligible employees) *If enrolling in PERS, Form 1 and Form 1B should be submitted to Human Resources. If enrolling in ORP, Form 4E-ORP should be submitted to Human Resources.

Tutorial for Online Enrollment – Benefit enrollment is a two-part process which includes online enrollment and form submission. If both parts are not completed within 31 days of date of eligibility, benefit enrollment cannot be finalized.

Part 1: Elections and waivers must be made online via myOleMiss.

  • You will log into https://my.olemiss.edu/irj/portal  to complete the online portion of the enrollment process.
    • Step 1: Adding Dependents – If adding dependent coverage to any health plan, this step must be completed first. Please make sure you select “Valid From” and enter your date of hire or date of benefit eligibility in this field for each dependent added. This date affects the effective date for dependent health coverage. This step can be skipped if no dependents will be added to elected plans.
    • Step 2: Benefit Plan Enrollment – After you have completed this step, please remember to access your benefits summary. This must be signed and submitted to Human Resources along with the required New Hire Enrollment Forms to confirm your elections.
  • If waiving all benefit offerings, enter an online waiver for State Health and no other plan elections should be made. Enrollment must also be made for state retirement as it is mandatory and cannot be waived. Please sign and submit the benefits summary to Human Resources along with the required New Hire Enrollment Forms to confirm your waivers.

Part 2: Required forms must be submitted to Human Resources.

Forms may be submitted via one of the following methods:

  • Fax to (662) 915-5836. *Employees may dial only 5836, if faxing from a University fax machine.
  • Drop off or Campus Mail to the Human Resources Department located in the Jackson Avenue Center – Central at 1111 Jackson Ave West.
  • Secure File Upload. *Please include your personnel # in your file name.
  • Postal mail to
    Human Resources Department
    University of Mississippi
    PO Box 1848
    University, MS 38677

Need help completing New Hire Enrollment Forms? Reach out to the Benefits Team via phone at (662) 915-7431 or via email at hrbenefits@olemiss.edu.