Data Governance Committee (DGC)
Meeting Schedule
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. every 3rd Tuesday in September, November, February, April & June.
About the DGC
The Data Governance Committee (DGC) seeks to guide university-wide data management and governance needs for the University.
Members
- Elizabeth Piwonka (Chair) - Academic Effectiveness & Planning
- James Creel (Chair-elect) - University Libraries
- Joseph Pettibon II - Planning Assessment and Strategy
- Margot Goff - Academic and Business Performance Analytics
- Tim Cockerham - IT Professional Representative
- Michelle Mitchell - Planning Assessment and Strategy
- Darby Roberts - Faculty Member Representative
- Venesa Heidick - Academic Staff Representative
- Patrick Lillard - Division of Marketing and Communications Representative
- Jim Colson - Associate VP of Health
- Leslie Krueger - Research Data
- Drew Casey - Institute of Data Science Representative
- Shreyas Kumar - Computer Science & Engineering
- Drew Hamilton - Computer Science & Engineering
- Vacant - Faculty Senate Representative
- Vacant - Faculty Senate Representative
- Vacant - Student Government Association Representative
- Vacant- Graduate and Professional Student Council Representative
Ex-Officio Members
- Adam Mikeal - Associate Vice President & CISO
- Dr. Costas Georghiades - Interim Vice President for Research
Committee Scope & Membership
Scope
- Develop, implement, maintain, and promote university-wide data management policies, standards, guidelines, and operating procedures for Institutional data assets.
- Advise on university-wide strategic objectives for data management including sourcing, distribution, maintenance, and quality of Institutional data assets.
- Advise on university-wide data management practices for decision making including data lakes, data warehouses, business intelligence strategies, metadata management, data stewardship programs, and related data management or governance platforms.
- Recommend plans and methods for assessing data management value and risk.
- Assist in enhancing Institutional data with consistent definitions and classifications according to data management standards and guidelines.
- Draft data policy, standards, and procedures for university data management and governance.
- Provide guidance on the appropriate protection and security of university data.
- Recommend projects and provide oversight for projects necessary to implement data quality efforts across data sources for reporting, data analysis, and the use of data to improve University decision-making.
- Form ad-hoc or working groups as needed to resolve data governance issues and/or collaborate with campus groups and IT governance committees to address data challenges.
Membership
- 2 Faculty Senate Representatives
- 1 Faculty Member (Appointed by the Provost)
- 1 Graduate and Professional Student Council Representative
- 1 Academic Staff Representative (Appointed by the Provost)
- 1 Student Government Association Representative
- 1 University Libraries Representatives (By appointment of the University Librarian)
- 1 Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Evaluation Representative (By appointment of Associate Vice President for Academic effectiveness and Planning)
- 1 Institute of Data Science Representative (By appointment of Director of TAMIDS)
- 1 Office of Academic and Business Performance Analytics Representative (By appointment of Director of ABPA)
- 2 IT Professionals (By appointment of the Vice President for IT and CIO)
Ex-Officio Members
- Research Security Officer
- Research Data Director
- The Registrar
- Chief Information Security Officer
- Vice President for Research
Last Modified: September 8, 2025