SHARP: A&M INTENDS TO RE-OPEN IN THE FALL

  

Students are expected to return to Texas A&M this fall along with Aggie football.

Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp told the system's presidents in a phone call Thursday morning, that Texas A&M intends to reopen its 11 university campuses for the fall semester and be ready for football.

Texas Tech University also announced plans this week, to resume on-campus classes in the fall.

Both schools said they are drawing up precautions to keep students safe while bringing them back to campus.

According to an A&M spokesman, Sharp told the system’s presidents he wants to "make this happen.”

The shutdown has cost Texas A&M at least $19.5 million in lost revenue.   The federal stimulus programs gave A&M just under $40 million to be split between covering losses and financial aid for students.

The University of Texas is still weighing options for the fall semester and expects to announce its plans by the end of June. Baylor University has already announced that it will resume on-campus classes in the fall.