The Office of Assessment and Institutional Research will take a lead role in the data governance process by serving as chair of the Steering Committee and Data Standards Committees and lead training and reporting efforts. Other members of the team have been assigned based on their expertise within functional areas and will bring invaluable insight into the governance process. The following roles have been defined to ensure collaborative, cross-unit data governance at Belmont.
- Data Stewards: One or more individuals from each functional area who has knowledge of the business and data entry processes within their area.
- Data Trustees: Leadership from all functional areas of the univeristy that create and maintain data.
- Data Custodians: Information Technology, already responsible for the security and availability of data, fulfills this role.
- Data Users: Staff members who have direct responsibility for entering and using data as part of their daily tasks.