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FOI #26-439 (07-1-26, 3:02 pm)

Expenditures

Name: Jennah Mitchell

Affiliation: Acme Research

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: 07/01/2025

Request Date End: 06/30/2026

Details: Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, we formally request that your office provide us with public spending information, including both capital and operating expenditures, for payments made by or on behalf of The University of Connecticut Health Center during fiscal year 2026. Specifically, for any payee other than a regular employee or student paid a cumulative total amount of more than $5,000, we seek the payee name, address and the cumulative total dollar
amount paid to the subject payee over the relevant time period. The $5,000 threshold was established to minimize reporting for respondents. This is the same information that your office was kind enough to provide via email for fiscal year 2025.

The information is to be used for research aimed at identifying patterns of spending by public entities. No part of the data will be used as a mailing list and your supplying the information cannot be construed as an endorsement of either your payees or our work.
We are willing to reimburse your office for any reasonable expense incurred in preparing the requested information if an estimate of costs is provided for our approval before the work is performed. We would prefer to receive the data in CSV, text, PDF document, Excel spreadsheet attached to an email, via our file sharing website to our secure server, or on PC-formatted media sent by mail.

Should you have questions or need to advise us to redirect this request, we can be reached at 800-810-3846 or via e-mail at HigherEd@acmeresearch.com. Kindly confirm receipt of this letter and contact our office to let us know your time frame for a response. Thank you for your assistance!

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FOI #26-435

FOI Request

Name: Peter Appleton

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 et seq.), I am requesting access to and copies of records relating to the installation, inspection, maintenance, functioning, repair and condition of the UConn Health Main Clinic Lobby entrance revolving door ("the door") located at UConn John Dempsey Hospital, 263 Farmington A venue, Farmington, Connecticut.
1) The installation contract and all instructions relating to door operation, maintenance and safety measures for pedestrians (This may precede the date range stated below);
2) Maintenance contracts, service logs/reports, work orders, repair records, and repair recommendations from vendor(s) as well as any such documents prepared or authored by employees ofUConn Health;
3) Communications between UConn Health and its vendor(s) and any other person or legal entity relating to the function/malfunction of the door;
4) Incident/accident reports relating to the an incident that occurred involving Helen Gorsky on March 6, 2026 (UConn Police Department case/incident report attached);
5) Incident/accident reports or notices of any kind authored by or received by UConn Health relating to door malfunction whether or not involving injury to a pedestrian; and
6) Correspondence, memorandum and/or written documents authored by or
received by UConn Health relating to the condition, operation, repair or replacement of the door following the March 6, 2026 incident involving Helen Gorsky.

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FOI #26-424

Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Palantir Technologies, Inc Contracts Open Records Request (UConn Health)

Name: Maggie Corser

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
- Copies of contracts, including any post-signing amendment(s), addenda, new/later Statement(s) of Work, Change Order(s), and other documents that supplement or amend the original contract, between your organization and the company Palantir Technologies Inc. from January 1, 2020 to the current date.
- Copies of contracts, including any post-signing amendment(s), addenda, new/later Statement(s) of Work, Change Order(s), and other documents that supplement or amend the original contract that contain the word “Palantir” or “Foundry” or “Gotham” or “Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP)” or “Apollo” from January 1, 2020 to the current date.
- Any summary documents detailing non-disclosure agreements, MOUs, privacy impact assessments, and data retention policies that relate to the contracts above.
- All financial documents or records of financial transactions, exchanges or obligations related to Palantir Technologies Inc. dated between January 1, 2020 and current date. Responsive materials include all invoices, bills, receipts, check stubs, or any other records, including those possessed in an electronic format.
I request the above time frame because the company tends to engage in multi-year contracts.
I understand that some information may be exempt under current law; please provide all non-exempt portions of the documents. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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FOI #26-418 (06-24-26, 9:20 am)

copy of the current UConn Health contract with Cross Country for clinical and non-clinical temp staffing

Name: Jodi Rabinowitz

Affiliation: R2 Advisor

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: 06/24/2026

Request Date End: 06/30/2026

Details: Please provide a current copy of the UConn Health contract with Cross Country for clinical and non-clinical temp staffing

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FOI #26-414

Public Records Request - University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Name: Frank Patterson

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am contacting you in regard to a public records/information request for University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

I am looking for an up-to-date list of your current employees, full names, hire date, phone numbers, e-mail address, and salary, if possible, in digital format (excel preferred). I prefer to receive these documents via e-mail at requests@academyresearchgroup.com
I understand this is a relatively recent request and would like to clarify that my request is limited specifically to newly hired full-time employees since January 2026.

I am ONLY seeking public information that is clearly disclosable to me and not confidential by law, or otherwise protected, and exempted from disclosure under state law.

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FOI #26-319 (05-6-26, 10:10 am)

Public Records Request - University of Connecticut and UConn School of Medicine

Name: Frank Patterson

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: 01/01/2026

Request Date End: 05/06/2026

Details: I am contacting you in regard to a public records/information request.

I am looking for an up-to-date list of your current employees, full names, hire date, phone numbers, e-mail address, and salary, if possible, in digital format (excel preferred). I prefer to receive these documents via e-mail at requests@academyresearchgroup.com

I understand this is a relatively recent request and would like to clarify that my request is limited specifically to newly hired full-time employees since January 2026.

I am ONLY seeking public information that is clearly disclosable to me and not confidential by law, or otherwise protected, and exempted from disclosure under state law.

I understand there may be a cost associated with retrieving and copying these documents. Please provide me with an estimated list of fees if so and contact me if you have any questions or concerns about this request. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

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FOI #26-306 (04-30-26, 9:34 am)

video footage of garage 3 leverl 2 requested for 4-28-2026 from 6:42am to 5:15pm

Name: Heather Sperry

Affiliation: UCONN Health Center

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: 04/28/2026

Request Date End: 04/28/2026

Details: My car was vandalized in the employee parking garage at UConn Health on 4-28-2026. I am requesting the camera footage for the hours of 6:42am to 5:15 pm on 4-28-2026 pointing toward the ramp after employee's badge swipe in and turn right into the garage so I can view the incident. Police report number 2600031216. Police report was filed and I am waiting for the outcome, but I do not feel safe in the employee parking garage based on ongoing harassment and retaliation.

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FOI #26-305 (04-30-26, 7:20 am)

HR complaints, reports, emails between staff , text messagesfull copy of human resources file related to Heather Sperry

Name: Heather Sperry

Affiliation: UConn Health Center and UConn School of Dental Medicine

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: 01/01/2024

Request Date End: 04/30/2026

Details: Requesting the following related to me (name Heather Sperry, Clinical practice Manager in the School of Dental Medicine at UConn Health.
1. Copies of all employee complaints that have been submitted and sent on paper or electronically or by email to and from the department of OIE, labor relations, human resources, Dean Lepowsky, Jessica Deleppo, Dr. Sophia Saeed.
2 Copies of all emails that reference Heather Sperry related to complaints, conduct, concenrs, perceived retaliation, perceived targeting sent to and from Jessica Deleppo, Dr. Sophia Saeed, Dean Lepowsky, Michelle Hussey, Bibi Mayalall, Tiffany Torres, Adriana Barnett, June Staple, Pamela Miles, Stephen Eischstedt, Josefina Ruiz, Daisey Alicea, Elaine Chojnowski, Elissa Nagle, John Brigada, Jean Morningstar, Shawn Brown, Dawn Thomas, Bill Garrity, Diane Ferguson, Lauren Hurley, Andrea Gist, June Staple, Edlira Mullaj, Allysa Ramirez, and any and all anonomys complaints that have come in since 1-1-2024 including ones that have not been addressed yet
2. I am requesting copies of all exit interviews for staff that transferrred, retured or were dropped during their working test period during this timeframe for employees that reported to me in the dental call denter and dental financial dertment.
3. I am requesting copies text messages sent about me related to work from the work phones of Dean Lepowsky, Jessica Deleppo and the personal cell phones of Tiffany Torres Jalbert and Pamela Miles.
4. I am requesting copies of all Teams messages where my bname is mentioned for the same employees listed above.
5. I am also requesting a copy of my complete Human resources file.

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FOI #26-298

ACGME Communications and Policy Revision Records

Name: John Creegan

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, C.G.S. § 1-200 et seq., I request access to the following public records. This request includes two categories, set forth below.

PART A: ACGME-Related Institutional Communications (July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2021)
I request all records, including but not limited to emails, memoranda, reports, and meeting materials, that:
1. Reference or discuss ACGME resident surveys, evaluations, or accreditation review processes;
2. Discuss guidance, instruction, or communication to residents regarding completion of ACGME surveys or evaluations;
3. Reference accreditation status, citations, warnings, or Areas for Improvement.
This request includes records involving the following individuals in any capacity (sender, recipient, copied, or referenced):
– Dr. Surita Rao
– Dr. Deborah Forrest
– Dr. Jonathan Covault
– Dr. Steven Angus
– Dr. Wendy Miller
– Dr. Jacqueline Nissen
– Dr. David Steffens
– Terri Carrier
– Suzanne Treviso
This request also includes agendas, minutes, summaries, or notes from faculty, leadership, or administrative meetings during this period that reference ACGME surveys, accreditation, or resident feedback.
For purposes of reasonable search, relevant keywords may include: “ACGME,” “resident survey,” “accreditation,” “citation,” “AFI,” “Area for Improvement,” and “site visit.”

PART B: Policy Revision — Discrimination, Harassment, and Related Interpersonal Violence (March 4, 2026)
I request the following records:
4. All drafts, memoranda, meeting minutes, committee notes, and internal correspondence relating to the revision of UConn Health’s Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Related Interpersonal Violence that took effect on or about March 4, 2026, including records reflecting the basis for and timing of the revision;
5. Records identifying the individual(s) and/or office(s) that initiated, requested, reviewed, or approved the revision;
6. Records reflecting whether the revision was undertaken in connection with any complaint, investigation, audit, or external inquiry, including but not limited to matters involving the Graduate Medical Education Office or the Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights;
7. A copy of the policy immediately prior to the March 4, 2026 revision and the revised version, if not already publicly available.

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FOI #26-280 (04-20-26, 11:37 am)

Media Buying and Consulting Services RFP # MF012926

Name: Ryland Holdren

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: 01/29/2026

Request Date End: 02/26/2026

Details: I am submitting a records request regarding Media Buying and Consulting Services RFP # MF012926.

I am requesting:

Top 3 scoring submitted proposals
Scoring and evaluation sheets
Awarded contract(s)


Could you please confirm receipt of this request and provide an estimated timeframe for response? If there are any costs associated, kindly let me know in advance.

If I’ve reached out to the wrong person or department, I’d greatly appreciate it if you could direct me to the appropriate contact.


Thank you for your time and assistance. Please let me know if you need any additional information to process this request.

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