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Do you know where your children are on the Internet? This is a question that many parents ask but are unsure how to protect their children from the dangers of "cyberspace." The Internet can be a excellent learning experience but, at the same time, children can encounter pornography, sexual predators, drug and bomb-making recipes, and hate groups.

"Cultural Diversities in the Practice of Medicine" and "The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology" are the topics of two colloquia being hosted the week of April 19 by Pennsylvania College of Technology. Both will take place in the Professional Development Center on campus, and are free and open to the public.

"U.S. News and World Report" has declared that technical writing is one of the nation's fastest-growing career fields.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has teamed with a Williamsport-based Internet service provider to share faculty and staff expertise with residents throughout the commonwealth. Working with UpLink Internet Services, Penn College is extending information presented on its television shows to the online community.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's New Choices/New Options program, centered at the Penn College North Campus near Wellsboro, will be going on the road in March. A six-week workshop will be held at the Church of Christ, East Union Street and North Minniqua Avenue, in Canton from April 12 through May 20.

"You're the Chef," Pennsylvania College of Technology's popular television cooking series, obviously has the right recipe. The show airs Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. on WVIA, the public television station out of Pittston. In the latest Nielsen television ratings, the series won its time slot and improved the station's ratings 20 percent over the time slot's performance a year ago.

An exciting opportunity to learn more about the International Space Station is coming to Pennsylvania College of Technology. A live, interactive, satellite teleconference will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, in the College's Academic Center Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

The American Tree Farm System, The Forest Stewardship Program, Penn State Cooperative Extension and Pennsylvania College of Technology will present a Woodland Owners Tax Conference at the College's North Campus, outside of Wellsboro,from 7 to9 p.m.Feb. 25. Be sure you know what you need to know when you sell timber from your woodland.

Several area high school students will be "on trial" at the Lycoming County Courthouse on Feb. 18 and 25. However, this legal experience is an educational one! The students are competing in mock trials sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division.

The topic of "consciousness" will be explored in "Change Your Mind," a Pennsylvania College of Technology Professional Development Colloquium, set for Thursday, Feb. 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m., in the Professional Development Center. The event is free and open to the public. "People have been intrigued with the notion of consciousness for millennia, asking what it is and where it comes from," stated Dr.