Clarify Ownership
Establish clear accountability for decisions regarding data use, sharing, and security.

The Data Domain framework illustrates how institutional data is organized into subject-area domains so the University community can steward, protect, and use data with confidence.
Domain information is published here to support institutional transparency and help identify the right contacts for data questions and issues.
Overall data governance accountability within a domain rests with the designated Data Trustee. Data Trustees designate Data Stewards to manage sub-domains, where Stewards oversee critical functions such as data quality and data access permissions.
Establish clear accountability for decisions regarding data use, sharing, and security.
Identify the specific roles responsible for managing data within each domain.
Support data discovery and reuse to drive more informed decision-making across the institution.