Information Technology Services

The following domains reflect the primary types of data housed in Brandeis systems:

• Applicants, Undergraduate
• Applicants, Graduate
• Campus Operations
• Employees
• Faculty
• Finance
• Information Technology
• Institutional Advancement
• Legal Affairs
• Library
• Research Administration
• Student Academics
• Student Administration
• Student Life

Data trustees are responsible for making decisions about the management/use of data in their domain.

They include the following:

• Applicants, Undergraduate: Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
• Applicants, Graduate: Director of Institutional Research
• Campus Operations: Vice President for Campus Planning and Operations
• Employees: Vice President of Human Resources
• Faculty: Director of Institutional Research
• Finance: Chief Financial Officer
• Information Technology: Chief Information Officer
• Institutional Advancement: Vice President, Development
• Legal Affairs: General Counsel
• Library: University Librarian
• Research Administration: Vice Provost for Research
• Student Academics: Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Registrar
• Student Administration: Assistant Vice President of Student Financial Services
• Student Life: Assistant Vice President of Student Engagement and Campus Life 

View the 2024 Council of Data Trustees Members

The Brandeis Data Governance Policy provides the foundational framework for our Data Governance Program, from which additional protocols and procedures will be built incrementally. Standards and protocols approved to date include:

• Brandeis Data Governance Policy
• Brandeis Data Classification Standard
• Data Access Protocol
• Proxy Access Protocol
• Demographic Data Protocol
• Records Retention Schedule
• Brandeis University Confidentiality Agreement (pdf)

Additional Data Governance protocols will be added to this website as they are defined and approved.

Provost and Executive Vice President of Finance & Administration:

• Executive sponsors of Data Governance Program
• Resolve escalated conflicts as necessary

Individuals assigned by the Executive Council (one per domain):

• Decision-making authority regarding the data associated with the domain

Individuals assigned by the data trustees of particular domains:

• Ensure clear and consistent definitions and uses of data in the domain
• Advise the data trustees as needed

Individuals who use university data to carry out their jobs:

• Follow university policies
• Manage and protect data
• Report problems and inaccuracies to data stewards

Individuals who serve as data trustees:

• Advise Executive Committee

• Discuss and define policy, guidelines and processes related to data access and use

Selected data stewards from each domain:

• Experts on the use of data in their domain

• Coordinate data stewards in their functional areas
• Discuss and make recommendations on data decisions; drafts data-related protocols and procedures

• Framework for how people behave and think about data.
• Orchestration of people, processes and technology to manage the data assets by using roles, responsibilities, policies and procedures to ensure the data is accurate, consistent, secure and aligns with overall organization objectives, so that it can be effectively leveraged toward strategic goals.

An effective data governance program ensures that the right people are leveraging Brandeis data to make the best possible decisions at the right time for the right reasons with accurate results.

Data reporting is the process of collecting and formatting raw data and translating it into a digestible format to assess the ongoing performance of an organization. Data analytics is use of tools and processes to combine and examine datasets to identify patterns and develop actionable insights with a goal of answering specific questions, discovering new insights and helping organizations make better, data-driven decisions.