NEWS RELEASE January 24, 203 COLLEGE STATION – Chancellor John Sharp announced today that The Texas A&M University System has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Qatar to work on a food security program for that Arab state. “We all understand the importance of agriculture, and how vital it is to ensure the safety and [...]

NEWS RELEASE January 23, 2013 COLLEGE STATION, Texas —Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp today announced plans for Texas A&M University to grow engineering enrollment to 25,000 students by 2025. The 25 by 25 initiative was developed in response to the critical need to increase the engineering workforce of the state and the nation. [...]

NEWS RELEASE January 16, 2012 COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Chancellor John Sharp and College Station Mayor Nancy Berry today announced an agreement in principle to support the Kyle Field redevelopment project in exchange for the use of Texas A&M University facilities. This will lead to a formal agreement among College Station, Bryan, Brazos County and [...]

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Chancellor John Sharp announced today that The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has named Dr. Emily Fourmy Cutrer as the fourth president of Texas A&M University-Texarkana, following a telephonic meeting. Cutrer was selected as sole finalist for the position at the December Board of Regents meeting. She will begin [...]

NEWS RELEASE January 7, 2013 COLLEGE STATION—The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will hold a special telephonic meeting Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 8:30 a.m. in the Board of Regents Meeting Room in the Memorial Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University. The meeting will convene in open session and immediately recess [...]

NEWS RELEASE December 21, 2012 COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Chancellor John Sharp announced today that Manhattan-Vaughn Construction has been selected as the construction partner for the redevelopment of Kyle Field at Texas A&M University. “We are extremely pleased at the quality of the teams who bid in this RFP process. Manhattan-Vaughn is a world-class team [...]

NEWS RELEASE December 12, 2012 COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Chancellor John Sharp today announced that Dr. Emily Fourmy Cutrer has been named sole finalist for the position of president of Texas A&M University-Texarkana by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Cutrer will be eligible to become president after a state-mandated 21-day waiting period. [...]

NEWS RELEASE December 10, 2012 COLLEGE STATION, Texas –The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. in the Board of Regents Meeting Room, located in the Memorial Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University. The meeting will convene in open session and [...]

NEWS RELEASE December 7, 2012 COLLEGE STATION, Texas – John Sharp, chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, announced today that seven proposals have been submitted in response to the “Kyle Field Stadium Redevelopment Project” Request for Proposals issued earlier this month. “We are very pleased with the interest and experience of the firms that [...]

NEWS RELEASE November 15, 2012 Honor to be presented in New Braunfels March 21 NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Former Texas Comptroller and current Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp has been named the 2013 Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference, the well known annual statewide forum that is marking its 47th [...]