Kudos to Student Health Services for a succesful implementation of their new electronic medical records system. This incredibly challenging project improves service for students and inreases efficiency for staff. Here is a nice review by the Technician. Student Affairs is proud to be the home of a department that continues to push forward with appropriate use of technology to serve our students.
Bacn
My ten-year-old daughter loves visiting the NC State campus. Her favorite spot is Clark Dining Hall. Why, you ask? Two words: Unlimited bacon.
But this Bacn (yes, without the letter “o”) ain’t the same as the tangy, salty, crunchy, chewy manna from heaven (I like bacon, too). Nope, this is the latest techno-hip-buzzword that may or may not make it to mainstream dialogue. But I found it fun nonetheless (cuz…gee…it’s bacon!)
Bacn (first cousin to Spam) is, according to the folks at Bacn2, “email you want, but not right now.” Geeks are posting online their favorite strategies to deal with Bacn, such as creating an email folder with a label like “Later” or “When I Have Time.”
Want to learn more? Just do a search on “bacn” with “email” in your search window and you will be surprised and likely amused with the results.
I’m laughing now, but will be watching to see if this term truly becomes part of our lexicon. (And by the way, Sausage is next!)
GossipReport.com
Word from my Student Affairs colleagues is that GossipReport.com has shown up at UNC-W events in an effort to generate material for their website, and may be looking to do the same on other campuses. I’d be interested to know if anyone here at NC State has had interaction with anyone from this organization. This would be the type of website we include in educating our students about the consequences of their actions out in cyberspace…all part of helping our students (and ourselves) become Net Savvy.