The Center for Academic Excellence of the College of Education at the University of Central Arkansas was created in 1984 to help improve education in Arkansas by cooperating with the state's public school districts and sharing the college's resources with them. The center's staff helps public school administrators assess local needs, devise plans for addressing problems, and make contact with consultants from the college faculty. Projects have ranged from 1-day meetings to 2-year programs. This report lists projects on which the center provided direct assistance to 15 districts and others on which the center cooperated with other educational organizations to sponsor activities jointly benefiting several districts. The paper also describes the center's efforts to inform the educational community of its services, including publications, personal contacts, the mass media, and liaisons with state educational agencies. The report also identifies five research projects that the center worked on in conjunction with public school districts. (PGD)