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GCFN is a public service project of the Ohio Supercomputer Center and The Ohio State University. The "Free-Net, founded in 1994, was a pioneer in the use of the Internet in Columbus to distribute information about public services and not-for-profit activities. For many years, Free-Net provided a low cost dial-up Internet service that taught over 40,000 different people how to use the Internet.
As the Internet has matured, Free-Net has dropped its dial-in service but continues to provide web hosting for not-for-profit groups and participates in community oriented development projects.
One of the major current projects for Free-Net is its work on Community Connection (http://communityconnection.osu.edu). Developed collaboratively by The Ohio State University’s Service Learning Initiative, Project Community and P-12 Project, The Community Connection’s main goal is to assist with the recruitment, training, placement, and support of students as volunteers in the local neighborhood communities.
The Diversity Leadership Transcript Program (DLTP) is a voluntary program for any undergraduate, graduate or professional student interested in enhancing his/her OSU experience with a concentration on diversity and leadership in the classroom and through co-curricular involvement. It encourages students to gain scholarly expertise in diversity as well as to participate in skill building and community involvement. (see http://multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/dltp/).
For more information on web hosting and community service projects, please click here or call Steve Gordon at 614/292-4132.