Dear Professor,

<P>I am reaching out to you as a representative of the Football 
Thursday Task Force led by Dr. Jerry Strawser, who has charged us 
with developing operational plans that support both class day and 
football gameday operations on Aug. 30.

<P>Our goal is to provide up-to-date information and resources to 
students about Football Thursday so they can attend class without 
delay and have everything they need to go to the football 
game.

<P>If you are posting material to e-campus or printing resources 
for 
your class, we would like you to consider distributing the 
following: 
<a 
href="http://transport.tamu.edu/Parking/events/files/football-thursday-playbook.pdf">
Football Thursday Playbook</a>


<P>Additionally, if you have 20 seconds during class time in the 
days leading
up to Football Thursday, we would like you to point students to the 
Playbook document, the <a 
href="http://footballthursday.tamu.edu">Football Thursday  
website</a>
and the Destination Aggieland mobile app.

<P>The key messages we have been sharing campus wide are:
<P>1. Plan ahead for the day; things will be different.
<P>2. Know your travel options and allow extra time.
<P>3. We want students to come to class and go to the game.

<P>Finally, students will need a ticket to attend the game no 
matter when they
 arrive. The game is expected to end around 11 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

<P>I appreciate your help preparing students for this atypical 
day.

<P>Tim Lomax, Ph.D., PE,
<P>Texas A&M Transportation Institute