Roles & Responsibilities | Belmont University

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 university 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.