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FOI #25-359

FOI Request

Name: Francesco Picone

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2000

Request Date End: 09/03/2025

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 et seq., I request copies of the following public records:
1.
Any and all investigatory records, internal affairs/investigation files, citizen or employee complaints, incident reports, referrals, notices of investigation, statements, interview recordings/transcripts, supervisory memoranda, emails, text messages, letters, disciplinary notices/charges, pre-disciplinary letters, Loudermill materials, dispositions/findings (sustained, not sustained, exonerated, etc.), corrective-action documents, settlement or last-chance agreements, and related correspondence made by or against Lawrence Bowden during his employment with the University of Connecticut Fire Department, for the time period January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2025.
Please include records maintained by the UConn Fire Department, UConn Division of Public Safety, Human Resources, the Office of Audit, Compliance & Ethics, Labor Relations, University Counsel, and any other unit that may reasonably hold responsive records. Emails and other ESI are public records; please search those systems as well.

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FOI #25-357

Video Footage

Name: Carmine Amelio

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-210 et seq., I am requesting access to and copies of all video recordings maintained by University Police or arena security that depict the incident involving myself and a spectator at Gampel Pavilion on March 5, 2025, during the University of Connecticut men’s basketball game.
• Any and all video footage from arena security cameras, University Police body-worn cameras, or other monitoring devices that capture the spectator throwing the bottle and the immediate aftermath.
• Any related incident reports, logs, or security notes documenting the incident.

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FOI #25-355 (08-28-25, 2:56 pm)

NIL payment records

Name: Tricia Nadolny

Affiliation: Boston Globe

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 07/01/2021

Request Date End: 08/28/2025

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting copies of records relating to compensation of student-athletes under the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy.

Specifically, I seek:

1) Records, databases, reports, or logs that reflect any form of compensation provided to student-athletes within the University of Connecticut or the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system through NIL agreements, arrangements, or programs from July 1, 2021 to the present date. This documentation should include, but not be limited to, the date, amount, recipient, and the activity, service, or promotional work that resulted in the compensation.

Any summary reports prepared by UConn, CSCU, or affiliated athletic departments regarding NIL-related compensation during this period.

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FOI #25-354 (08-28-25, 9:29 am)

RFP/Bid results

Name: Aaron Dalton

Affiliation: Primary Landscaping, LLC

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 08/28/2025

Request Date End: 09/02/2025

Details: We would like copies of the current executed contract award for landscaping and lawncare at the following two locations. These contract awards should be expiring in 2025.
Depot Campus, 17 Romano Road, Storrs, CT
Bergin Facility, 251 Middle Turnpike, Storrs, CT
Please include the specifications in the active RFP/bid and the award amount.
Thank you

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FOI #25-353 (08-27-25, 10:31 pm)

Student Directory Information

Name:

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: This is a request under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (C.G.S. § 1-200 et seq.). Please acknowledge receipt and provide a good-faith time and cost estimate before work begins. I request electronic delivery only (CSV or XLSX).

I am requesting a copy of the existing student directory export for all students currently enrolled in the Fall 2025 term (post drop/add). Please provide one row per student.

Fields requested (as defined in UConn’s FERPA directory information policy):

Student full name

UConn-issued email address

School/college and academic program (major/field of study)

Class year or academic level (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate, etc.)

If the standard directory export includes additional FERPA-designated directory fields (e.g., campus, enrollment status, degrees sought/awarded), please include those as well.

Exclusions: Please exclude any students who have restricted disclosure of directory information under FERPA.

Scope note (to minimize cost/time): I am not requesting creation of a new record or a custom query. Please fulfill using an existing report or export you already maintain that includes at least the minimum fields above, and as many additional directory fields as are available in the standard export.

Cost control: Please fulfill using the lowest-cost method and the lowest-paid qualified staff, and provide a written estimate (prepayment acceptable).

If multiple existing exports exist, please produce the version that includes the greatest number of directory fields, as of August 27, 2025 (11:59 p.m.).

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FOI #25-352 (08-27-25, 9:04 am)

Uconn Athletics

Name: Emma Mankin

Affiliation: Samford University

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2021

Request Date End: 08/27/2025

Details: I am requesting the following contracts between the University and Athletic Director, David Benedict, Men's football coach, Jim Mora, and Women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma. I am also requesting the contract for the football game between University of Connecticut at the University of Delaware on September 13, 2025.

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FOI #25-351 (08-27-25, 9:04 am)

Women's Basketball Head Coach Contract

Name: Almina Cunanan

Affiliation: WTW

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 08/27/2025

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: May I please request the most recent employment agreements (including any amendments, if applicable) for Geno Auriemma, Women’s Basketball Head Coach.

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FOI #25-350 (08-24-25, 9:12 pm)

Contracts

Name: Woo Park

Affiliation: The Data Branch

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2021

Request Date End: 08/25/2025

Details: The Data Branch Research Team is hereby submitting a public records request for information regarding vendor procurements. Specifically, we request records relating to the following vendors in the last 4 years: Handshake, VMock, Symplicity, Graduway, and PeopleGrove.

Scope of Request:
We are seeking records that include, but are not limited to:

Copies of any contracts, agreements, or amendments entered into with these vendors.

Contract details, such as effective dates, termination/renewal provisions, and total contract value.

If competitively solicited, the full RFP/RFQ package, including any evaluation criteria or scoring matrix.

Copies of the vendor’s proposal or submission, along with submissions from other bidders if applicable.

Purchase orders, invoices, or other financial documents tied to these contracts.

If a centralized report or file set is not available, we are happy to accept:

Department-level or segmented records,

Any readily available reports,

Or records grouped by vendor or by procurement process, if that is how they are stored.


If portions of this request are exempt from disclosure, please release all reasonably segregable portions of otherwise exempt material. We are willing to accept the records electronically by email or secure link.


Contact Information:
My name is Woo Park
Email: woo@thedatabranch.com
Phone: (302) 585-3132
Address: 1111B S Governors Ave STE 21033, Dover, DE 19904


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FOI #25-349

Open Records Request - University of Connecticut (19174)

Name: Min Oh

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Part 1: Employment Contracts and Salaries
Part 2: Outside Income Forms
Part 3: Baseball Games
o Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of any contract or written agreement in force (i.e., signed, fully executed) for non-conference Baseball games scheduled to be played between January 1, 2020 through January 1, 2027.
Part 4: Softball Games
o Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of any contract or written agreement in force (i.e., signed, fully executed) for non-conference Softball games scheduled to be played between January 1, 2020 through January 1, 2027.
Part 5: Women's Volleyball Games
o Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of any contract or written agreement in force (i.e., signed, fully executed) for non-conference Women's Volleyball games scheduled to be played between January 1, 2020 through January 1, 2027.

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FOI #25-348 (08-21-25, 11:35 am)

Athletics Contracts

Name: Garth Webster

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: To Whom It May Concern—

I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: the most updated employment agreements, all subsequent amendments, any applicable Term Sheet/MOU/LOA/Offer Letter(s)/etc., and 2025 salary data for UCONN staff member Antonio Wilcox

If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me of the cost. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest. If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.

Thank you for considering my request.

Best,
Garth Webster

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