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FOI #25-226

Student Directory Information

Name: Salim Salime

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Description: We are requesting student directory information - specifically names and university email addresses - of currently enrolled students over the age of 18.

I am part of a team at the University of Washington School of Medicine conducting an NIH-funded study evaluating an app to support students who have recently experienced sexual assault. In our previous research, we found that using the app in the months after an assault prevented the development of posttraumatic stress and related problems. Our current study is ongoing at 10 US universities, and we hope to expand to additional universities.

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FOI #25-224

NIL Compensation Data for Student-Athletes at the University of Connecticut

Name: Gibby Husby

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am writing to request records under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, about NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) compensation or earnings associated with student-athletes at the University of Connecticut across all athletic programs. I am a student collecting data for a research project on student-athletes and NIL, and I would appreciate this information:
1. Total amount of NIL compensation reported by or through the university for student-athletes from July 1, 2021 through 2025.
2. A breakdown of NIL compensation amounts by sport and gender with names/identifying information redacted across all of the Division 1 sports at the University of Connecticut (e.g., football, basketball, etc.).

Note: I am not requesting personally identifiable information of individual student-athletes.

I would prefer the information be provided in electronic format (PDF, Excel, or CSV if applicable) via email. If any part of this request is unclear or would benefit from clarification, please let me know.

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FOI #25-223 (05-20-25, 12:33 pm)

software vendors

Name: Rafaela Katayama

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), I am requesting the following for a University Research Project:

1) A copy of the current contract or agreement between UConn and any software vendor providing technology transfer office (TTO) software (e.g., Wellspring, Inteum, or similar).
2) The contract's effective and expiration dates.
3) Any amendments, extensions, or purchase orders related to the software.
4) Any documents showing pricing, included modules, or support agreements.

Please let me know if there are any fees associated with fulfilling this request.

Thank you,
Rafaela
rafaelak@umich.edu

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FOI #25-221

Vendor Contracts

Name: Justin Wenig

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am requesting materials possessed by University of Connecticut for all vendors with which you have a relationship:
• Scholarship Management: Blackbaud AwardManagement, NextGen Web Solutions, Ellucian Scholarship Universe, Kaleidoscope, Submittable, SmarterSelect, Survey Monkey
• Donor Management: Blackbaud Raiser's Edge, Foundant, Bloomerang, Donor Perfect, EverTrue
I am looking for all contracts (and/or master service agreements with all associated purchase orders) that are still in effect or have been in effect in the past 3 years.

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FOI #25-220 (05-20-25, 7:48 am)

Scarlett Johansson May 20th 2024 Statement on Res Ipsa Loquitur and OpenAIRE DOI.: 10.5281/zenodo.11416577

Name: Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W

Affiliation: Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 05/20/2013

Request Date End: 05/20/2025

Details: What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] res ipsa loquitor (i) as a Latin term, which basically means: “The thing speaks for itself;” (ii) as a “doctrine in tort law, which permits an inference or presumption that a defendant was negligent in an accident injuring the plaintiff on the basis of circumstantial evidence if the accident was of a kind that does not ordinarily occur in the absence of negligence;” [2] Scarlett Johansson as a woman (and a global superstar) who has on (or around) May 20th 2024 published a statement wherein she recognized that (i) she was in the month of September 2023 contacted by Open Artificial Intelligence (“OpenAI”) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sam Altman for the purpose of working with OpenAI by voicing OpenAI; (ii) she has upon reflection “declined” to work with OpenAI for the purpose of “voicing the system;” (iii) she has chosen not to add millions and millions of American dollars to her net worth (and her bank account) by working with OpenAI because she didn’t want to exacerbate antisemitism, racism and sexism on the Internet; (iv) efforts were made to get her to reconsider her decision not to work with OpenAI on (or around) May 11th 2024; (v) the May 11th 2024 efforts to get her to reconsider her decision not to work with OpenAI were quickly abandoned; (vii) OpenAI disregarded her wishes not to be associated with them and used a voice so “eerily similar” to hers when launching ChatGPT 4.0 on (or around) May 13th 2024; (viii) she has never consented nor given her explicit permission for OpenAI to use the “Sky” voice at the time ChatGPT 4.0 was launched on (or around) May 13th 2024; [3] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black man (and an ex-immigrant of the United States of America) who (i) was exasperated upon realizing that the filtering and distortion of his published works on internet search engines (ISE) such as AOL, Bing/MSN, Google and Yahoo was always (without exception) preceded by frenzy; (iv) is thoroughly convinced that sexism and misogyny are woven in the fabric of OpenAI particularly given how ChatGPT 4.0 was launched by disregarding the personal wishes of Scarlett Johansson not to be associated with OpenAI; [4] the decision of the Joseph R. Biden – Kamala Harris White House Administration to recognize on (or around) October 30th 2023 that AI has (i) “deepened discrimination and bias, rather than improving quality of life;” (ii) “reproduced and intensified existing inequities;” (iii) “caused new types of harmful discrimination and exacerbated online and physical harms;” [5] the formal/informal opinion of your local/state government pertaining to AI; [6] the policies and procedures implemented by your local/state government to prevent AI from (i) “deepening discrimination and bias, rather than improving quality of life;” (ii) “reproducing and intensifying existing inequities;” (iii) “causing new types of harmful discrimination...”

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FOI #25-219

Directory Information

Name: David Asari

Affiliation: HonorSociety.org

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to public information/open records statutes and within the guidelines of FERPA, please accept this email as an official request for Fall 2024 DIRECTORY information for students that meet the
following criteria:
a. All undergraduate and graduate students for the Fall 2024 Term
Please, kindly process the request and send the information in the format listed below.
If you have any questions in filling out this request, please let me know. If any information below is not deemed directory information, the remaining is appreciated. The following student information fields are requested in alphabetical order by last name.
Each should be in a SEPARATE column:
a. Prefix
b. First Name
c. Middle Name
d. Last Name
e. Suffix
f. Current Address 1
g. Current Address 2
h. Current Address 3
i. Current City
j. Current State
k. Current Zip
l. Current Country
m. Permanent Address 1
n. Permanent Address 2
o. Permanent Address 3
p. Permanent City
q. Permanent State
r. Permanent Zip
s. Permanent Country
t. Personal Email
u. School Email
v. Expected Graduation Date
w. Any academic honors distinctions, and the requirements to achieve such distinction.
x. Designation of students which achieve our recognition status levels of 3.2-3.49 for honors, 3.5-3.79 for high honors, or 3.8+ for highest honors.

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FOI #25-218 (05-13-25, 10:23 am)

Dan Hurley contract request under IRS Form 990 and FOIA

Name: Jim Coyle

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 05/13/2025

Request Date End: 05/31/2025

Details: I am writing to request a copy of the employment contract for Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Dan Hurley on behalf of The Gazelle Group under tax form 990 and FOIA. I agree to pay any reasonable copying and postage fees of not more than $20. If the cost is greater than this amount, please notify me. I would also appreciate a receipt indicating the charges for each document. If possible, I would greatly prefer an emailed response to jcoyle@gazellegroup.com to avoid the postage fees.
The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing company located in Princeton, NJ that represents a number of coaches across the country. The information requested will be used to help track trends in salaries. Nothing we receive will be for public use. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact jcoyle@gazellegroup.com.

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FOI #25-214

Dan Hurley FOIA Request for HC Contract

Name: Jim Coyle

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am writing to request a copy of the employment contract for Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Dan Hurley on behalf of The Gazelle Group. I agree to pay any reasonable copying and postage fees of not more than $20. If the cost is greater than this amount, please notify me. I would also appreciate a receipt indicating the charges for each document. If possible, I would greatly prefer an emailed response to jcoyle@gazellegroup.com to avoid the postage fees.

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FOI #25-212 (05-9-25, 12:37 pm)

Security camera footage or any surveillance video in the area

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: University of Connecticut

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 05/07/2025

Request Date End: 05/07/2025

Details: Im requesting to see surveillance or security footage. I was involved in a car accident along Storrs Road, right at the intersection of towers loop road and Horsebarn Hill Road. The accident occurred while I was making a left hand turn into Towers Loop Road, from Storrs Road. The accident occurred sometime between the hours of 8:30 and 9:30 Pm. on Wednesday May 7th, 2025.

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FOI #25-211 (05-9-25, 11:15 am)

Athletic Contracts

Name: Tanner Stump

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 05/09/2025

Request Date End: 05/30/2025

Details: Good Morning,

Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the following “Documents” for the athletic department staff listed below:

Jamelle Elliott
Paige Hilliard
Ashley Buschgans
Jim Penders
Matt Brock
Dalton Hilliard
Elizabeth Robertshaw
Kashif Moore
Kenny McClendon
Nate Atkins
Hayley Masi
Jett Johnson
Katie Polk
Dave Pezzino
Katie Woods
Carson D'Ambrosio
Chris Maiello
Matt Leifheit
Casey Handrahan
Allyson Zoppa
Christopher Gbandi
Emma Paynter
Nancy Stevens
Chris Dailey
David Benedict
Mike Cavanaugh
Dan Hurley
Christian Pace
Connor Mahoney-Ashberry
Morgan Valley
Chrissy Davidson Arisco
Jim Mora
Jeff Hourigan
Stefan Defregger
Madison Carter
Margaret Rodriguez
Tyler Helton
Joshua MacDonald
Darryl Sullivan
Lindsey Froehlich
Ryan Swingle
Cole Peterson
Ferdinand Mueller
Ellen Herman-Kimball
Glenn Marshall
Katie Frederick
Nansi Toskova
Antonio Wilcox
Sarah Mansfield-Lahl
Giselle Juarez
Pryce Tracy
Audrey Kelley
Andrew Bertz
Siriki Diabate
Paul Caddy
Nick Peruzzi
Jennifer Sanford
Kimani Young
Geno Auriemma
Mackenzie Keyes
Kamali Webson
Chris Podeszwa
Doug Shearer
Chris West
Gordon Sammis
Selwyn Maxwell, Jr.
Peter Netisingha
Laura Valentino
Elizabeth Wulf
Vince Stalletti
Ben Kantor
Robbie Montanaro
Chris MacKenzie
TJ Harkins
Jason Thoren
Jim Sullivan
Beth Alford-Sullivan
Carey O'Brien
Luke Murray
Tonya Cardoza
Kyle Cusson
Tom Moore
Colin Leddy
Rachel Signor

Current employment contract and salary (Letter of intent, form agreement, or applicable document / record which shows annual compensation and start/end date of employment). If an employee does not have a formal written agreement, please provide (ideally in a spreadsheet or table format): Name, Compensation, and Start/End Date (or write “At Will” if applicable).

Additionally, I would like to receive any game guarantee documents from the programs of Football and Men's Basketball that will occur during the next 5 seasons (June 1, 2030)

If the requested records described above are available in electronic format (e.g., PDFs or CD), then I would prefer to receive the information in that format instead of paper copies. If you are able to email the records, I request all PDFs in a single WinZip file in the responsive email (no password protected files, please). If you are unable to email the records or you require an address to process this request, please find below my mailing address.

Thank you very much for your assistance. Please let me know if you have any questions, or require any other information to process this request in a timely manner.

Thank you,

Tanner

Tanner Stump
2458 NW 31st Ave
Gainesville, FL 32605

tanner@athleticdirectorvantage.com
352-317-3906

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