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FOI #24-578

SOGIE

Name: Megan Brock

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: (1) I would like to have copies of all contracts, agreements, and proved proposals involving The National Quality Improvement Center on Family-Centered Reunification, The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity and The National Center for Youth with Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression. This would include all contracts for funding and government contracts/grants.

(2) The National SOGIE center has recently partnered with BLH Technologies and I am very interested in the contract and/or operating agreement. https://blhtech.com/

(3) Lastly, I would I would like to have any/all contracts, agreements, or accepted proposals involving Angela Weeks and/or Marlene Matarese.

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FOI #24-577 (12-19-24, 5:13 pm)

Research

Name: Zoe Griffiths

Affiliation: Animal Partisan

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2018

Request Date End: 12/19/2024

Details: Dear Public Records Officer,

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting copies of
public records as follows:

• A log of public records requests submitted to the University of Connecticut - Storrs, dated
between January 1st, 2018 and December 19th, 2024, including the date that the
request was submitted, a description of the request, and the status (denied, granted,
closed by requester, etc.) of the request in an electronic format.

• Annual reports submitted by the University of Connecticut - Storrs, to the Association for
Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC), dated
between January 1st, 2018 and December 19th, 2024.

If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will
exceed $50. 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 and will contribute significantly to the public’s
understanding of the role that record requests play in the public university system. 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. If you have any questions on this request, please contact
me at zgriffiths@animalpartisan.org. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this matter.

Zoe Griffiths
Research & Operations Associate
Animal Partisan
zgriffiths@animalpartisan.org

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FOI #24-574 (12-19-24, 10:51 am)

Contracts

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I request detailed information on all contracts between the University of Connecticut and the State of Israel, Raytheon and/or RTX, Sikorsky, or Lockheed Martin.

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FOI #24-573 (12-19-24, 10:51 am)

Email Exchanges

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: UConn

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/01/2024

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I request all email exchanges to and from Lewis Gordon (lewis.gordon@uconn.edu), Lynne Terrell (lynne.tirrell@uconn.edu), Nelson Maldonado-Torres (nelson.maldonado_torres@uconn.edu), Alenies Rodriguez (alenies.rodriguez@uconn.edu) including the following terms:

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FOI #24-572 (12-18-24, 7:56 pm)

Reviews of Zongjie Wang

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 06/01/2024

Request Date End: 12/18/2024

Details: I request the results of all investigations and/or reviews regarding Prof. Zongjie Wang completed by the Office of University Compliance from 06/01/2024 to the date the university performs a search for responsive records.

I also request any and all records, reports, and documents related to investigations of Prof. Zongjie Wang, and any that are released to other requesters regarding the topic under the FOI Act.

Thank you for your time.

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FOI #24-571 (12-18-24, 9:48 am)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Name: kerry Soropoulos

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2019

Request Date End: 12/11/2024

Details: Please send 1) the grant proposal and 2) the progress reports for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute "Driving Change" grant to University of Connecticut. (See: https://www.hhmi.org/programs/driving-change).

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FOI #24-570

FOI Request

Name: Cynthia Barlow

Affiliation: Public Defenders Office

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Any and all copies of the investigation report and or notes acted upon by the U.C.O.N.N. I.T.S.

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FOI #24-569 (12-17-24, 11:59 am)

Athletic department employee outside income disclosures

Name: Daniel Libit

Affiliation: Sportico

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2024

Request Date End: 12/17/2024

Details: Copies of the annual, NCAA-mandated outside income disclosure reports for senior associate athletics director Deena Casiero since Jan. 1, 2024.

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FOI #24-568 (12-16-24, 12:40 pm)

HVAC System at Werth Residence Hall

Name: Raymond Garcia

Affiliation: Counsel for KBE

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 12/12/2010

Request Date End: 12/16/2024

Details: At all times relevant hereto, the “Project” to which this request relates is the Werth Residence Hall, constructed by KBE Building Corporation (KBE) under a design build contract with UConn.
1. Provide the documentation provided to prospective bidders which defined the HVAC system for the proposed dormitory (suggested design).
2. Provide the information that supports the suggested HVAC system before the prospective bidders submitted proposals.
3. Provide the documentation that exists demonstrating that UConn’s design consultants reviewed the proposed HVAC design prior to approval after submission of the proposed design for the Project and or compared it to the suggested design.
4. Provide all documents recording the changes, modifications, alterations or adjustments to the HVAC system made after the Project was taken over from KBE.
5. Provide all records of complaints about the HVAC system and any mold or other deleterious conditions which the proposed work is intended to remediate.
6. Provide documentation indicating when the conditions were first reported and subsequently tracked.
7. Provide all maintenance records regarding the HVAC system from and after the date upon which UConn took over the operation of the HVAC system from KBE to date of this request.
8. Provide all records of the use of the rooms complied and or retained by the University after taking the Project over from KBE to date of this request. Include specifically complaints made by occupants and any record of work performed to address the complaints.
9. Provide any and all records of atmospheric conditions and weather upon which the University or its consultants relied in preparing the Van Zelm report, any report or recommendations provided by WSJ and based upon which any of UConn’s consultants based their recommendations for corrective work.
10. Provide all records of use of the rooms of the Project from and after the date UConn took the building over from KBE.
11. Provide all records of the consideration and or analysis of the proposed remediation plan and alternates considered by UConn.
12. Please provide the information requested in the letter dated October 3, 2024 From KBE to Mr. Vollaro,

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FOI #24-567 (12-12-24, 1:36 pm)

Athletics Contracts

Name: James

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I hope this message finds you well. I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: most updated long-form employment contracts, appointment letters, and 24-25 salary information for men's basketball coaching staff members:

Kimani Young
Luke Murray
Tom Moore
Paul Wettemann III
Mamadou Diarra
Chris Mastrangelo
Mathew Johnson
Samantha Buccheri
Gavin Roberts

In the event that a long form employment contract or appointment letter does not exist for any member of the men’s basketball staff, I am requesting the following public records:

- any applicable university payroll record or other record which contains the 2024-25 salary information for any member of the men’s basketball staff.

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.

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