Clemson University Data Governance
Data Governance is a framework for ensuring institutional data is accurate, consistent, and used with integrity across its entire lifecycle, from collection and transactions in systems, to operations and decision-making. By defining clear ownership, responsibilities, and standards across our people, processes, and technology, we maximize the value of our data while managing risk.
Want to bring a new technology solution to Clemson?
All proposed technology solutions must be reviewed and approved in advance to ensure it aligns with University policies. This CheckIT process will also consider data in its review.
Find the data steward for a specific area.
Data Stewards help ensure data within their domain is catalogued, classified and defined, and work to ensure data quality is maintained and improved within the business processes impacting their domains. They collaborate across domains to address cross-functional and University wide initiatives.
Data Trustees and Stewards
Learn about IT Security Data Classifications
Clemson University is committed to protecting the privacy of its students, alumni, faculty, and staff while protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information important to the University’s mission. To meet that commitment, the University has developed the Data Classification policy which categorizes University information and determine what security controls are required for related systems and applications. The classification of data will influence how data is created, used, stored and accessed.
CCITData Governance for HR and Finance
With the launch of Workday, a foundational data governance model was built for HR and Finance data. This data governance structure builds cross-functional connections across data domains to inform stakeholders on data-related initiatives and activities.
To enable efficient data stewardship with HR and Finance data, a business glossary, powered by Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog, is used bto centrally document the business meaning and context of critical data elements and reports, and to link that context to underlying technical metadata such as lineage, data quality, and profiling.
At this time, assets are limited to Human Resources and Finance data sourced from Workday.
HR and Finance Data GovernanceAccess
Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog (CDGC) is available to all Clemson data users and can be accessed via single sign-on.
Access Informatica CDGCQuestions or Training
For questions related to Informatica access or training, please contact Kim Thrower via Service Now.
Submit a Service Now TicketExplore Data Definitions
Federal Reporting: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Definitions
Metadata page: Overview of IPEDS data
Definitions: IPEDS data definitions
