University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Advances Data-Driven Decision-Making with Explorance Blue

Montreal, Quebec – August 2026 – Explorance, a global leader in feedback analytics, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. The college has selected Explorance Blue to streamline course evaluations through automated workflows that reduce administrative effort, deep integrations with its technology ecosystem, ecosystem, and robust reporting capabilities that provide faculty, department chairs, and curriculum leaders with actionable insights to support continuous improvement and accreditation initiatives.

The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy was seeking to replace a homegrown evaluation system that had become difficult to maintain and scale. Manual processes, limited reporting capabilities, and an outdated user experience created inefficiencies for administrators and made it challenging to support institutional assessment and continuous improvement. At the same time, the college required a solution that aligned with its IT, compliance, and integration standards.

Following a comprehensive evaluation, the college selected Explorance Blue for its ability to align with higher education requirements and seamlessly support existing academic workflows. With native Banner and Canvas integrations, flexible evaluation configurations, and intuitive administrative tools, Blue provides a scalable and efficient approach to managing course evaluations while reducing manual effort and operational complexity.

Beyond modernizing evaluations management, Blue delivers customizable dashboards, peer review workflows, and role-specific reporting that help faculty, department chairs, and curriculum leaders transform feedback into meaningful action. These capabilities enable the college to strengthen evidence-based decision-making and efficiently support accreditation activities.

Explorance's unwavering commitment to data privacy, security, accessibility, and compliance was a key factor in the college's decision. With SOC 2 compliance, VPAT documentation, and support for WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, Explorance demonstrated its ability to meet the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy's rigorous institutional and IT requirements. Backed by extensive experience supporting higher education institutions, including peers across Iowa, Explorance provides a trusted foundation for the college to modernize its course evaluation process with confidence.

About the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy is a nationally recognized leader in pharmacy education, research, and patient care. Through innovative academic programs and a commitment to advancing pharmaceutical sciences, the college prepares future pharmacists and researchers to improve health outcomes and serve communities through excellence in education, discovery, and clinical practice.

Learn more: https://pharmacy.uiowa.edu/

About Explorance

Founded in Montreal in 2003, Explorance is a global feedback analytics company that helps organizations listen deeply, act confidently, and grow meaningfully.

Explorance supports over 1,000 organizations in more than 50 countries, including 30% of the world’s top universities and 25% of the Fortune 500. Explorance offers purpose-built platforms such as Blue, MLY, MTM, and BlueX, along with expert services in change management and analytics consulting.

With over 25 million users and more than 2 billion feedback data points, Explorance empowers institutions to enhance teaching effectiveness, employee engagement, and learning impact. With over two decades of innovation and a 95%+ customer retention rate, Explorance is recognized by Gartner, the QS Reimagine Education Awards, the Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards, and Great Place to Work®.

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