FOI #26-191 (03-23-26, 1:35 pm)

NIL Go Metrics

Name: David Covucci

Affiliation: FOIAball

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 06/01/2025

Request Date End: 02/28/2026

Details: Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting the following documents from your university’s athletics department.

Any data set or document compiled for the purposes of providing university athletics metrics to the College Sports Commission or the NIL Go platform.

Any document in possession of your athletics department that details any request for university metrics from the College Sports Commission or the NIL Go platform.

Please note, these metrics could encompass social media following, television viewership, program participation rates, depth charts, etc.

For this request, the most recent version of any document that is responsive is acceptable. However, if you need a time frame to search, I am requesting documents from 6/1/2025 to 2/28/2026.

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.

Thanks,
David

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FOI #26-190 (03-23-26, 8:31 am)

KS012521 Cake Sludge Hauling & Disposal Service Results

Name: David Casarano

Affiliation: USA Waste & Recycling Inc

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2026

Request Date End: 06/30/2026

Details: I am looking for the bid results for KS012521 Cake Sludge Hauling and Disposal Service

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FOI #26-189 (03-21-26, 9:55 pm)

Public Records Request: University of Connecticut Fire Department Purchase Orders (FR:13642)

Name: Oshea Smith

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. § 1-200 et seq.), I am requesting an any document that details payments to vendors issued by University of Connecticut Fire Department from 1/1/2022 through February, 28 2026.

This document/report may also be referred to as an accounts payable summary, check summary, check register, check warrants, vendor payment summaries, expenditure/disbursement reports or vendor analysis report. Any spreadsheet or report that lists vendor names, brief descriptions of purchases, and total amounts would be fully responsive to this request.

If available, please include:

-Vendor name
-Description of purchase or payment
-Total price or amount paid

If vendor names are coded, please include the code key if it's easily available. We're happy to accept whatever form this data is already maintained in — raw exports or standard reports (Excel, CSV, or PDF) are perfectly fine.

If another department is better suited to handle this request, I'd appreciate it if you could forward it to them or share their contact information.

If any part of this request is withheld, please provide the specific statutory exemption and release all non-exempt portions.

To ensure prompt follow-up, please send any correspondence regarding clarifications, extensions, online portal access, and response letters to records@sunlightaccess.com and reference: FR:13642

Oshea Smith
215 N Payne St STE 33025
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.sunlightaccess.com

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FOI #26-188 (03-21-26, 8:59 am)

Alkadry/Fountain email correspondence

Name: Alasdair Roberts

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 02/10/2025

Request Date End: 03/30/2025

Details: For the period from February 10, 2025 to March 30, 2025, inclusive of those dates:

-- All email messages received by mohamad.alkadry@Uconn.edu from jfountai@umass.edu
-- All email messages sent by mohamad.alkadry@Uconn.edu to jfountai@umass.edu

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FOI #26-187 (03-20-26, 6:01 pm)

Exxon Acryllics Research Request

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Student

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2018

Request Date End: 12/31/2021

Details: Looking for keywords such as: emails ending in @exxonmobil.com, Exxonmobil + Acrylics, DEFG02-86ER13622.A000, Biswanath Dutta, Ryan Clarke, Laura Achola, Steven L. Suib, Sumathy Raman, Timothy D. Shaffer, Partha Nandi

All emails, attachments, and written communications between Biswanath Dutta, Ryan Clarke, Laura Achola, Steven L. Suib, Sumathy Raman, Timothy D. Shaffer, Partha Nandi from [2018 to 2020] to or from any representative of ExxonMobil. For your convenience, you can look for emails sent to or received by anyone with an email ending in “exxonmobil.com”.

Any contracts, MOUs, or funding agreements between University of Connecticut and ExxonMobil.

Any documents discussing funder input into research findings, publication review, or curriculum content, as well as documents pertaining to grant DEFG02-86ER13622.A000.

Lastly, a copy of any and all communications received by or sent from Biswanath Dutta, Ryan Clarke, Laura Achola, Steven L. Suib, Sumathy Raman, Timothy D. Shaffer, Partha Nandi from [2018-2020] that contains the keywords “Exxon”, “Exxon + Acrylics”

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FOI #26-186 (03-19-26, 3:45 pm)

Copy of FOI # 19-096 results

Name:

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: A full copy of the results of FOI # 19-096

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FOI #26-185 (03-19-26, 10:17 am)

Procurement and Contracts with Macdougall / Walker, MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution

Name:

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2020

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records since 1/1/2020 including procurement records, contracts, delivery records, and communications with Macdougall / Walker, or the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution. Procurement requests or contracts may include but are not exclusive to furniture procurement and repairs for UConn Storrs dining hall facilities. Parties to procurement requests or contracts may include but are not exclusive to "Stephen Sharkis". Procurement records may include but are not exclusive to UConn Dining Services. Please provide all relevant records, not exclusive to the examples I have provided to aid in discovery.

I would like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the University. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.

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.

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FOI #26-184 (03-19-26, 10:17 am)

Palantir - UConn excluding UConn Health

Name:

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of UConn public records containing communications, contracts, and research of any kind with "Palantir", Palantir Technologies Inc. I am also requesting from the Office of the President (including all relevant staff) any email communications containing the words "Palantir" or "Palantir Technologies Inc.", or emails to or from users with the domain "@palantir.com".

I would like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the University. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.

The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

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.

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FOI #26-181

Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: UConn Spending on Holiday Decorations and Related Electricity Costs

Name: Julianna D'Addona

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
For the period November 23 through January 1 for each year from 2021-2025, across all University of Connecticut campuses:
1. Any and all records, invoices, purchase orders, receipts, memos, and reports related to the purchase of holiday decorations and holiday lighting.
2. Any and all records, invoices, receipts, memos, emails, correspondence, and reports related to the cost of holiday lighting installation.
3. Any and all records, invoices, purchase orders, receipts, memos, emails, correspondence, and reports related to estimated electricity costs associated with illuminating holiday lighting.
4. Any and all records, invoices, memos, emails, correspondence, and reports related to the daily operating hours for holiday lighting, including how long lighting is illuminated each day.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be made available to the public at MuckRock.com.

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FOI #26-180 (03-19-26, 4:31 am)

Public Records Request

Name: Maya Kumari

Affiliation: Nation Analytics

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the applicable public records law, I am requesting copies of the Statement of Work (SOW) and any related contracting documents associated with the following contract:

Contract Number: 1002241778, 1002241273, 1002239566 and 1002234624
Specifically, I am requesting:
• Statement of Work (SOW)
• Executed contract agreement
• Amendments or modifications
• Scope of services documentation
Please provide the documents in electronic format.
If any portion of this request is denied, please cite the specific statutory exemption relied upon.
Thank you for your assistance.

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