Fall 26 Will Eisner's "The Spirit": Weekend Crime Fighter

Spring Luncheon 2026 Ambassador's Committee

Spring Luncheon 2026 Registration Committee

Spring Luncheon 2026 Technology Committee

Spring Luncheon 2926 New Horizon's Orchestra

Rockets for Space Launch Vehicles-Mark Davis

Calcites from the St. Lawrence County Lowlands

Be Prepared for Ticks, Mosquitoes, and Vector-Borne Diseases

Yoga Nidra - Guided Meditation for Deep Relaxation Fall 2025

Peacemakers Journey and the Great Law of Peace Fall 25

Submarine Life in the 70s and 80s- Two Experiences FALL 25

Having fun learning how to play Siamese Mah Jongg, a game for two

Deciding on a hand to play-Mah Jongg For Fun I

Impacting Families in Burundi through School Gardens Fall 25

Indigenous People: We are not Trash Fall 2025

Spring Luncheon-SuperSOARer Lyn at Podium

Latest News

Awards presented at Spring 2026 Luncheon

SOAR honors David Mathie with the SOAR Super SOARer Award.

Awards presented at Fall 2025 Luncheon

SOAR honors Ed Russell and Doug Rose at Fall 2025 Luncheon.

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Course Updates

October 30, 2026 - Geology of Selected National Parks Course #20 will be meeting for a fifth session on November 12th, at 10am in Kellas 105 (same room and time).

October 09, 2026 - Vicarious Voyagers - Oman: Culture, Heritage, and Religion Course #51 has been rescheduled for November 9 at 1:00 - 2:30 in Timerman 131.

September 18, 2026 - Line Dancing The location for course #28 has been changed to the Van Housen Hall Labyrinth Room, starting Monday, Sept. 21, at 10 am.

September 13, 2026 - Turning Waste into Energy: Recovering Valuable Resources from Food Waste with Anaerobic Digestion Course #47 will meet at the Brown Adirondack Lodge, 161 Adirondack Trail Road, Clarkson University, on Monday, Nov 2, at 1 pm. It is a two hour class.

September 02, 2026 - Community Science Projects Course #12 has been cancelled due to low enrollment.

September 07, 2026 - Put That Book Down and Come to Supper Now! Course #38 has been cancelled due to low enrollment.

August 14, 2026 - Stretching for Couch Potatoes and the two Tai Chi courses, taught by Pam March, will start two weeks later than what was printed in the course booklet and calendar. #41, Stretching for Couch Potatoes, will start on Oct 1; #42 and #43, Beginning and Continuing Tai Chi, will start on Sept 29.

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Documents

Registration Documents

Member Welcome Letter (pdf)

Course Calendar as of 9-18-2026 (pdf)

Course Catalog as of 9-17-2026 (pdf)

Registration Form (pdf)

Events

NOV

2026

2026 SOAR Fall Luncheon (pdf)
Knowles Conference Center, SUNY Potsdam campus

OCT

2026

Meet the Chef (pdf)
Jakes’s on the Water, 5726 NY-56

Maps

Clarkson University Map (pdf)

St. Lawrence Map (pdf)

SUNY Canton Map (pdf)

SUNY Potsdam Map (pdf)

Newsletters

Spring 2025 (pdf)

Fall 2024 (pdf)

Spring 2024 (pdf)

Fall 2023 (pdf)

SOAR Governing Documents

SOAR ByLaws Rev May 2022 (pdf)

Contact

SOAR
382 Van Housen Ext.
SUNY Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Ave.
Potsdam, New York 13676

Office hours: 9:00-2:00 - Monday, Wednesday, Friday (hours may vary when SOAR is not in session)

Phone: 315-267-2690

E-Mail: soar@potsdam.edu

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SUNY Potsdam