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FOI #21-217

Purchasing Records

Name: Niamh Collett

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am interested in receiving purchasing records from University of Connecticut for purchases made from 12/22/20 to present and purchasing records from University of Connecticut School of Medicine for purchases made from 12/15/20 to present.

The information I'm interested in includes:
1. Purchase order number or equivalent
2. Purchase order date
3. Line item details
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor name
7. Delivery Address

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FOI #21-216

Email Correspondence

Name: Matt Brown

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: 1) Email correspondence (sent and received) from university employees with the job title "Athletic Director" AND any individual at Electronic Arts (defined here as an email with a @EA.com ending) OR with the CLC (defined here at emails ending in @CLC.com) FROM April 1, 2021 through July 6, 2021

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FOI #21-214 (07-5-21, 9:30 pm)

Athletics

Name: Andy Wittry

Affiliation: Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack newsletter)

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 07/01/2021

Request Date End: 07/01/2021

Details: I'd like to request a copy of any physical or electronic name, image and likeness (NIL) forms submitted to the university or athletic department on July 1, 2021, along with any necessary redactions to protect any identifying student information.

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FOI #21-213 (07-2-21, 10:59 am)

Name, image and likeness

Name: Alex Putterman

Affiliation: Hartford Courant

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 06/01/2021

Request Date End: 07/02/2021

Details: I am requesting the following documents related to the implementation of UConn's policy regarding college athletes name, image and likeness (NIL).

- Any official university policy establishing rules for how and under what circumstances athletes can sign endorsement deals, hire lawyers/agents and otherwise capitalize on their NIL rights.
- Any communication that has gone out to UConn athletes and/or their families regarding the implementation of an NIL policy.
- Any contract with an outside company to help implement and run the NIL process at UConn.

If some of these documents are available more immediately than others, please feel free to send them in multiple parts. If these documents are not available currently but will become available in the near future, please consider this a standing request through July 31.

Thank you!

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FOI #21-212 (07-1-21, 4:08 pm)

Policies of public universities and colleges as they relate to student-athletes and students who serve as resident assistants.

Name: Aaron Terr

Affiliation: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: 1. Any policy, guidance, handbook, manual, or standard contract concerning the rights, duties, or obligations of either (A) students who participate in athletic programs or other competitive sports (“student-athletes”); or (B) students employed to serve as resident assistants, resident advisors, or similarly-named staff with job responsibilities in student residences (“RAs”).

2. Any policy, guidance, handbook, manual, or standard contract concerning student-athletes’ expression or use of social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, or any other form of social media.

3. Any policy, guidance, handbook, manual, or standard contract concerning the speech or expression of student-employees, including but not limited to RAs.

4. Any policy, guidance, handbook, or manual concerning the interactions or communications of student-employees, including but not limited to RAs, with the news media, reporters, or journalists. This request seeks copies of any such policy applicable to student-employees or RAs, even if student-employees or RAs are not expressly mentioned.

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FOI #21-211

University Athletic District Dev. Ph 2 - Project No. 201696 (Internal Case #19-17)

Name: Hope Redding

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 05/01/2021

Request Date End: 06/29/2021

Details: We are requesting payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed on the University Athletic District Dev. Ph 2 referenced above. I've attached an FOI letter for your records. We would like to continue receiving the responsive records electronically. If you have trouble opening the attachment or need anything further on our end, please let us know.
• Capozzoli Water Management for Wk ending 5.1.21 through to the present
• Columbia Sheet Metal for Wk ending Wk ending 5.2.21 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical for Wk ending 4.17.21 through to the present
• Labco for Wk ending 3.6.21 through to the present
• MT Ford Industries for Wk ending Wk ending 5.1.21 through to the present
• P & D Mechanical from Wk ending 5.2.21 through to the present

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FOI #21-210 (06-26-21, 5:39 am)

Public Information Records Request - ISU Athletics, Men's Basketball

Name: Rocco Miller

Affiliation: Bracketeer.Org

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 06/26/2021

Request Date End: 07/17/2021

Details: Hello University of Connecticut:

Request:
Non-Conference Scheduling contracts for Connecticut Men's Basketball in the 2021-22 season and for future seasons.

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FOI #21-209

Funds

Name: Carmen Bergollo

Affiliation: The Family Freedom Endeavor, Inc.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: 1. All grants, funds, federal awards, state grants, philanthropic gifts, endowments and revenues received by the University of Connecticut system obtained from the Connecticut Health and Human Services Office from the period of March 2020 to the date of this request;
2. All grants, funds, federal awards, state grants, philanthropic gifts, endowments and revenues received by the University of Connecticut from March 2020 to the date of this request, obtained from or related to:
a. Center for Disease Control (CDC)
b. National Institute of Health (NIH)
c. FEMA
d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
e. Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
f. The Office of Postsecondary Education as the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
g. Coronavirus Relief Fund
h. Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2021 (CRRSAA)
i. American Rescue Plan Act
3. Applications and all correspondence regarding receipt of funds relating to COVID-19 vaccines;
4. All correspondence from the University of Connecticut President from the period of March 2020 to the date of this request containing the following subject matter:
a. Vaccination of University of Connecticut students
b. Vaccination of University of Connecticut employees
c. Mandating COVI D-19 vaccines for the University of Connecticut students in Fall of 2021
d. Correspondence between presidents of other public colleges and universities regarding the requirement that students receive the COVID-19 vaccine
e. Religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine requirement
f. Medical exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine requirement
g. Target numbers for vaccinations of the student body population
5. Reporting of COVID-19 data from March 2020 to the date of this request to any federal agencies, including Center for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration;
6. Reporting of COVID-19 data from March 2020 to the date of this request to any State Agency, Nonprofit or other entity;
7. Emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccines and any discussions regarding:
a. The potential harms of the vaccines;
b. Liability for adverse events of students who are mandated to receive a COVID-19 vaccine;
8. How the funds received from University of Connecticut for the purposes of vaccination activities were used.

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FOI #21-208 (06-21-21, 6:55 pm)

Information Security Vulnerability Analyst (495212)

Name: Nicholas Eshelman

Affiliation: CT Lottery Corp

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 05/12/2021

Request Date End: 06/21/2021

Details: Hi, I'd like all documents relating to search 495212, score sheets, posting, description, applicants Thanks --Nicholas

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FOI #21-207 (06-18-21, 12:28 pm)

Athletics

Name: Andy Wittry

Affiliation: Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack newsletter)

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 06/16/2021

Request Date End: 06/18/2021

Details: I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of any emails, as well as any related attachments, sent or received by President Thomas Katsouleas starting June 16 and ending June 18, 2021 that include any of: "expansion," "CFP," or "NIL," while ignoring any responsive documents from industry newsletters such as D1.ticker. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived. Please let me know if there's a cost associated with fulfilling this request.

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