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I am requesting electronic records for all purchase orders—or similar documents like vendor reports, accounts payable summaries, or check summaries—issued by University of Connecticut from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2025.
If possible, please include the following information for each transaction. If some items aren’t available, we’re happy to take what you do have:
* Contract number, purchase order number, or other identifying reference (e.g., invoice number, check number, internal ID)
* Date of purchase
* Vendor information (name, ID, address, contact name, and email address)
* Line item description(s)
* Quantity of items or services ordered
* Price or amount paid per line item
* Contract start and end dates, if applicable
* Name or title of the contract signatory, if available
FOI #25-392 (09-24-25, 11:02 am) - Subject - Recruiting Official Visit Expenses
Name - David Covucci
Affiliation - FOIAball
Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting the following records from your athletics department.
Expenses filed by members of the team’s football staff related to dining, transportation, and entertainment for official visits from recruits for the following weekends:
5/29-6/1/2025
6/5-6/8/2025
6/12-6/15/2025
6/19-6/22/2025
6/26-6/29/2025
Expenses placed on university procurement cards on behalf of or by members of the school’s football team for the above-named weekends.
A list of any prepaid cards given to recruits to cover dining or transportation for the above-named weekends.
Please note that Connecticut law requires public agencies to respond to requests within four days of receiving them by either processing or denying the request, or providing written notice requesting an extension.
As I am an independent journalist engaged in legitimate newsgathering, I am requesting a fee waiver of any associated costs with this request. In lieu of a fee waiver, I am requesting a detailed invoice of any potential costs, if any, associated with this request.
FOI #25-391 (09-24-25, 5:58 am) - Subject - Public Records Request for Purchases Orders Above $5,000
Name - Maya Kumari
Affiliation - Georgia State University
I am requesting data on all purchase orders issued by the CT-University of Connecticut Health Center from January 1, 2021 to the present and valued at $5,000 or greater. I would like the data to include the following information for all departments that come under the CT-University of Connecticut Health Center:
Purchase order number (or similar identifier)
Purchase date
End date of the purchase order (where available)
Detailed description of the purchase made (including descriptions for each line item if applicable)
Line-item quantity
Line item price
Vendor name
Ideally, this information can be provided in Excel or .csv format by exporting it from an existing agency database.
To be clear, it is not my intent to submit a burdensome request. I am not requesting staff to create new records or provide original purchase documents — I am simply interested in receiving data that already exists in the agency’s procurement record-keeping system.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this request.
I appreciate your assistance and look forward to your response at your earliest convenience.
Thank you very much for your time and help.
I am requesting a copy of the student email registry for undergraduate and graduate students. We are conducting a survey on young adult health and wellbeing. We would like to send a one-time email to invite them to participate.
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting access to and copies of the following public records possessed by University Of Connecticut:
All contracts (and/or Master Service Agreements with all associated purchase orders) that are in effect or have been in effect in the last 3 years with any of the following vendors with which you have a relationship:
• Academic Live Care, BetterHelp, BetterMynd, ProtoCall, Telus, TimelyCare, Uwill, WellTrack
FOI #25-388 (09-22-25, 1:49 pm) - Subject - coaches contracts
Name - Mac Hart
Affiliation - Collegiate Sports Connect
My name is Mac Hart with Collegiate Sports Connect.
I am requesting the following public records: the current employment contract, all subsequent amendments, and fiscal year 2026 base salary - if not specified in the contract - for each member of the department’s coaching staff as well as David Benedict, the athletic director. If any member of the department’s coaching staff does not have a signed contract, please provide any applicable Term Sheet//Offer Letter/Memorandum of Understanding/Letter of Acceptance, etc. Let me know if you have any questions about this public records request. Thank you for your help, and I look forward to hearing back from you soon!
Alex Westlund Assistant Coach
Antonio Wilcox Assistant Coach Running Backs
Carey O'Brien Associate Head Coach
Carson D'Ambrosio Assistant Coach
Casey Handrahan Associate Head Coach
Chris Dailey Associate Head Coach
Chris Gbandi Head Coach
Chris MacKenzie Head Coach
Chris Podeszwa Assistant Coach
Chrissy Davidson Arisco Assistant Coach
Christian Pace Assistant Coach, Offensive Line
Cole Peterson Assistant Coach Tight Ends
Connor Mahoney-Ashberry Assistant Coach
Dalton Hilliard Assistant Coach Pass Game Coordinator / Secondary
Dan Hurley Head Coach
Daniela Vidal Romero Assistant Coach
Darryl Sullivan Assistant Track & Field Coach
Dave Pezzino Head Coach
David Benedict Director of Athletics
Doug Shearer Assistant Coach, Special Teams Coordinator / Sam's
Elizabeth Robertshaw Assistant Coach
Elizabeth Wulf Assistant Coach
Ellen Herman-Kimball Head Coach
Geno Auriemma Head Coach
Giselle Juarez Assistant Coach
Gordon Sammis Assistant Coach, Offensive Coordinator
Hannah Jefcoat Director of Operations & Assistant Coach
Jamelle Elliott Assistant Coach
Jeff Hourigan Associate Head Coach
Jim Mora Head Coach
Jim Penders Head Coach
Jim Sullivan Assistant Coach
Joshua MacDonald Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Kamali Webson Assistant Coach
Kashif Moore Assistant Coach, Wide Receivers
Katie Frederick Associate Head Coach
Katie Woods Head Coach
Kenny McClendon Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line
Kimani Young Associate Head Coach
Laura Glitz Head Coach
Laura Valentino Head Coach
Lindsey Froehlich Assistant Coach
Luke Murray Assistant Coach
Mackenzie Keyes Assistant Coach
Madison Carter Assistant Coach
Margaret Rodriguez Head Coach
Matt Brock Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator
Mike Cavanaugh Head Coach
Mike Nardi Assistant Coach
Morgan Valley Assistant Coach
Nick Peruzzi Assistant Coach
Paul Caddy Head Coach
Peter Netisingha Assistant Coach
Pryce Tracy Assistant Coach, Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Robbie Montanaro Assistant Coach
Sarah Mansfield-Lahl Associate Head Coach
Sebastian Pokluda Assistant Coach
Selwyn Maxwell, Jr. Associate Head Track & Field Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Women's Multi-Events
Siriki Diabate Assistant Coach Run Game Coordinator / Linebackers
Stefan Defregger Associate Head Coach
Sydney Fleming Assistant Coach
Tonya Cardoza Assistant Coach
Tyler Helton Associate H
I am writing to request a copy of the employment contract for your Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Kimani Young, on behalf of The Gazelle Group under FOIA.
FOI #25-386 - Subject - Student Labor/Employment Data Inquiry
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I am looking to compile some data on on campus jobs that students have. While we are featuring students who work in various roles on campus such as in Dining Services, Residential Life, UConn Athletics, Student Activities, etc.. I was hoping to see if you had any sort of data about the number of students who do have on campus jobs and how many students are employed at each department/office. I assume places like Dining Services have the most student labor openings than for say Student Activities, but I was hoping to get current data to compile to complement the features in the magazine.
FOI #25-385 (09-19-25, 5:40 pm) - Subject - Correspondence around University's amplified sound policy
Name - David Amdur
Affiliation - UConn-AAUP
Any and all correspondences, including email and text messages on University issued cell phones, from March 31, 2025 - April 18 2025, containing the terms: amplified, sound, policy, AAUP, UConn-AAUP, rally, among and between the following individuals:
Radenka Maric, President
Nathan Fuerst, Vice President Student Life and Enrollment
Michele Williams, Interim OVPR (as of 10-1-25) then Chief of Staff in President's Office
Philip Hunt, Chief of Staff President's office
Issac Barber, Director. Student Union and Event Services
Cyndi Costanzo, Assistant Vice President for Student Life
Kyle Muncy, Director of Band Partnership and Trademark Management
Cara Workman, Senior Director of Operations, Presidents Office