The consultant should explain that one of the reasons why key stakeholders might participate in a Center of Excellence is that it standardizes the data definitions for the university. A Center of Excellence is a group of people who provide leadership, guidance, and best practices for a specific area or domain. A Center of Excellence can help standardize the data definitions for the university by creating and maintaining a common vocabulary and understanding of what data means, how it is used, or how it is measured across different departments or units. Standardizing the data definitions can help improve data quality, consistency, and accuracy for the university. It ensures data is owned by one group or it ensures feature requests will be implemented are not reasons why key stakeholders might participate in a Center of Excellence for the university. Reference:
https://www.salesforce.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Education_Cloud_COE_Guide.pdf
https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/org-change-management