Data Stewards oversee the capture, maintenance, storage, use, and dissemination of
University Data and Information for a particular function or operation; they may be
considered System Owners for stores and systems they purchase, operate, or contract
with a third party/service provider to operate and/or host (University Policy UNIV 1.51).
Date Steward Roles and Responsibilities for:
Business Assets Identify valuable data assets, ensure broad access to data, identify the data life
cycle, and define data and access processes.
Data Mechanics Populate the data dictionary for critical data elements, determine data element classification,
and ensure data quality and integrity.
Compliance Oversight Apply security and privacy standards to operational area data, approve access and
permissions for data elements, approve requests for data made through data sharing
agreements, and oversee/approve permissions for data transmission.