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--- atmos:data_skills_pathway:home [2026/09/01 20:54] – marwa
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 The **Data Skills Pathway** is a **15-week, hands-on experience** where you learn how to turn **real-world data into real-world decisions**. You’ll build practical skills using raw datasets from instruments and models. The pathway is designed to build skills aligned with roles such as **data analyst, meteorologist, operations analyst, and environmental/aviation data technician**.
-**Media:** [[https://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2026/01/und-launches-data-skills-pathway-to-prepare-students-for-ai-age-careers/|UND Today press release: UND launches Data Skills Pathway to prepare students for AI-age careers]]
+**Media:**
+  * [[https://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2026/01/und-launches-data-skills-pathway-to-prepare-students-for-ai-age-careers/|UND Today press release: UND launches Data Skills Pathway to prepare students for AI-age careers]]
+  * [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/121WGE89vhB0Va0-kAzyQsY9fnPO29bTj/view|WDAY TV Story Clip (January 24, 2026): Launch of Data Skills Pathway]]
 ===== Why is the Pathway unique? =====
-  * **You work with real data (not textbook-perfect data).** You learn how to check data quality, document your process, and make defensible conclusions.
-  * **You learn the full workflow end-to-end.** From organizing files and logging metadata → to analysis → to clear communication.
+  * **You start with a topic that interests you.** You work with mentors to turn your interest into a real problem that can be explored using data.
-  * **You connect to live systems and real events.** You’ll interpret measurements and patterns tied to actual conditions (not made-up examples).
+  * **You work with real data, not textbook-perfect data.** You learn how to check data quality, organize files, document your process, and make careful conclusions.
-  * **You produce a portfolio-ready mini-project.** You finish the semester with deliverables you can show to an employer or internship mentor.
+  * **You learn the full workflow end-to-end.** From defining a question and finding data → to analysis and visualization → to clear communication.
-  * **You can bridge into paid research + internships.** Strong performance can lead to paid research work and future opportunities.
+  * **You connect your work to real research and applications.** You may work with data related to weather, aviation, aerospace, sensors, engineering, cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, or other applied research areas.
+  * **You share progress during weekly meetings.** You present short updates, figures, papers, questions, challenges, or early results and learn from other students.
+  * **You learn useful tools from mentors.** Mentors may provide short sessions on Python, Excel/CSV files, data cleaning, visualization, reading papers, Artificial Intelligence, sensor data, or scientific communication.
+  * **You produce a portfolio-ready mini-project.** You finish the semester with something useful, such as a figure, table, script, notebook, dataset summary, short report, poster, or presentation.
+  * **You can bridge into paid research and internships.** Strong participation can help prepare you for paid research work, future internships, and other research opportunities.
 ===== What You Will Do: Four Stages =====
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 ===== On-boarding Documents =====
   * {{:atmos:data_skills_pathway:Undergraduate-Expectations-Guide.pdf|Expectations Guide 2026 (PDF)}}
-  * {{:atmos:data_skills_pathway:DataSkillsPathwayParticipantGuide.pdf|Participant Guide 2026 (PDF)}}
+  *{{:atmos:data_skills_pathway:data_skillspathwayparticipantguide.pdf|Data Skills Pathway Participant Guide - Fall 2026}}
 ===== Pathway Fellows/Mentors =====
 ==== Workspace Links ====
-  * [[atmos:dsp:workspace|The Student- Mentor Workspace Organization & Structure]]
+  * [[atmos:dsp:workspace|The Student- Mentor Workspace]]
   * [[atmos:data_skills_pathway:workspace:projects|Data Skills Pathway Projects]]
-  * [[atmos:dsp:Students Workspace|Data Skills Pathway Fellows (Students)]]
+  * [[atmos:dsp:List of Data Skills Pathway Student Participants]]
-  * [[atmos:dsp: Mentor Workspace |Data Skills Pathway Mentors]]
 ==== Other Links ====
   * [[atmos:home|Atmos Home]]