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The Data Governance Executive Council’s standing members are the Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Chief Information Officer & Vice President for Digital Experiences. The standing members will determine the need for ad hoc members from the university’s senior leadership, as determined through appointment to the President’s Cabinet, to serve on the Data Governance Executive Council as needed.

The responsibilities of the Data Governance Executive Council include:

• Final approval of policies and recommendation of regulations to the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Board of Trustees.
• Prioritize and approve high-level data-related projects, including those related to risk mitigation.
• Advocate for resources needed to support the Data Governance Program.

The Data Governance Management Council comprises campus leaders who provide guidance and recommendations to the Data Governance Executive Council.

• The responsibilities of the Data Governance Management Council include:
  Recommendations of policies and regulations to the Data Governance Executive Council.
• Recommend approval and prioritization of high-level data-related projects, including those related to risk mitigation.
• Advocate for resources needed to support the Data Governance Program.

The Data Governance Working Committee comprises select data managers, data owners, data stewards and data consumers who can speak to critical campus data/reporting needs as well as create plans to meet those needs. The primary focus is on enabling data-driven decision-making within the scope of the Data Governance Program. 

The responsibilities of the Data Governance Working Committee include:

• Draft and recommend standards, practices, and policies to the Data Governance Management Council.
• Define, create, maintain, and communicate information metadata.
• Recommend appropriate levels of resources (staff, technical infrastructure, etc.) and ensure that proper planning protocols are in place to support the data needs of the entire university.
• Prioritize the implementation of major elements of the new data warehouse and reporting environments, including storage, access/security, new reports/analytics that can answer campus data questions, and/or support for institutional agreements and data requests.
• Promote appropriate data quality and data integrity, including consistent data definitions and their application throughout connected systems.
• Promote, communicate, and educate about Data Governance across the University
  Contribute and advise around the development of a campus data, standards, and technology training program.

Data Owners are formally identified university officers who have ultimate policy-level responsibility and accountability for the data within their functional areas.  They are charged with complete control over that data and can authorize or deny access to it as they deem appropriate.  

The responsibilities of the Data Owners responsibilities include: 

• Following the University’s regulations and policies which outline the methods by which the Data Owner may use, collect, share, and store data that they own.
• Data Classification – determining the appropriate levels of classification for their data (Restricted, Sensitive, Public) and the appropriate access based on those classifications.
• Working with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to develop access criteria and guidelines for each data classification.
• Ensuring that individuals with access to restricted data have completed required training and agreed to all statements of confidentiality.
• Developing processes, procedures, tools and training to ensure that data is being used appropriately and all confidential data is being treated according to policy.
• Assuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements for data in their areas.
• Authorizing user access to institutional data
  Periodically revalidating that user access to their data is appropriate.