An overview is provided of the activities and recommendations of Luzerne County Community College's (LCCC's) Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Excellence (COAE), which was formed to review recently published studies and reports on academic excellence in American higher education and to analyze the applicability to LCCC of the recommendations of the National Institute of Education's report, "Involvement in Learning: Realizing the Potential of American Higher Education." After section 1 provides introductory information on LCCC and the charge of the COAE, section 2 presents background on the educational reform movement; the division of the COAE into five study groups focusing on student involvement, high expectations, assessment and feedback, implications of the conditions of excellence, and external agencies; the charge and activities of the study groups; and LCCC's mission statement and institutional objectives. Section 3 offers an overview of the deliberations of the study groups and their recommendations for change. Section 4 analyzes the implications of the study groups' recommendations for LCCC; presents a proposal for the establishment of general education requirements; and offers an integrated series of 24 recommended academic excellence initiatives. Section 5 offers conclusions and suggests a plan for the implementation of the COAE's recommendations. (EJV)