About us

eLumen was started by academics at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system (known as MnSCU). 

Their shared mission? To find a better way to track individual student learning outcomes and competency attainment.

Our history

The start of eLumen

The concept for a powerful, learning-focused assessment solution emerges at the University of Minnesota in the 1990s.

2003

eLumen, then known as the eLumen Collaborative, is founded by academics with a common goal: To change the way student progress is measured during the student’s academic career.

2012

eLumen is relaunched as a venture-backed software corporation. Thanks to an angel investor, the company was able to develop and market the eLumen solution.

2023

Insights for Canvas Outcomes is launched at InstructureCon, giving partner institutions a powerful assessment solution that is tightly integrated with Canvas.

Today

Today, eLumen continues to learn and grow with our college and university partners. 

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