The Society of Active Retirees, SOAR, an adult learning program of Wayne State University, was recently selected as "Non-Credit Program of the Year" by the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) Region VI which includes Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and southwest Ontario. Classes are offered to active adults and cover a wide range of interests and topics. WSU volunteer faculty, both active and retired, along with volunteer faculty from other area universities and colleges, participate as instructors in the SOAR program.