The Data Stewardship Council (DSC) serves as a forum to share and promote consistent and effective administrative data policies and best practices across the University.
To maintain the quality, security, and privacy of university data, the DSC is developing and will manage the Data Use Request (DUR) process, which provides a framework for data sharing among units of the university. All inter-departmental sharing of administrative data should be documented with a completed and signed DUR form.
Administrative and operational data is collected and managed in administrative systems. This data is an important asset of the university. It is used to support decision making, institutional operations, and external reporting. Unit-level policies on the collection, definition, integrity, security and privacy of administrative data can have an impact on the university as a whole. It is important to improve coordination and internal communications to overcome inconsistencies and vulnerabilities in how administrative data are maintained, managed, and shared across the university.
As an advisory and coordinating body to promote consistent administrative data policies across the university, the DSC comprises from key data stewards and data custodians. A core membership group is made up of representatives of central administrative offices such as:
