Information maintained by Meredith College in its administrative computing systems is a vital asset that will be available to all college employees who have a legitimate need. The granting of access will be consistent with the college’s responsibility to preserve the integrity of such data by all appropriate means and to protect the privacy of records, as required by federal legislation.

Meredith College owns all administrative data. Individual departments, offices and personnel may have specific, limited stewardship and maintenance responsibilities for portions of the data as well as for the computer operating systems, database engines, application software, and the hardware platforms enabling the administrative information systems.

The college’s Senior Management Team, headed by the president, is charged with the responsibility for establishing appropriate college-wide data and information management policies and procedures. The four college Vice Presidents (Academic Affairs, Business and Finance, Institutional Advancement and Student Development) have specific responsibility for data and information in their operational areas. The management, maintenance and access decisions are typically delegated to subordinate managers and supervisors in their areas of responsibility. Maintenance of all associated hardware and system software is the responsibility of the Technology Services Department.