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FOI #21-068 (02-25-21, 10:20 am)

Course Billing

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: University of Connecticut

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2000

Request Date End: 02/01/2021

Details: Internal correspondence, meeting minutes, policy statements and records of guidelines regarding decisions on formulating course lesson plans, decisions on learning objectives for each course, decisions on quantity of credit-hours per course, and decisions on course prerequisites for the undergraduate ECE department courses in years 2000-2021.

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FOI #21-067

Employment Contracts

Name: Zach Prociuk

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Under the Freedom of Information Act, I'd like to request electronic copies of the contracts (and any extensions/amendments) for the head men's basketball coach and his 3 assistant coaches, the head football coach, his 10 assistants, and any analysts, and the athletic director. If any assistant coaches do not have contracts, their letters of employment and/or salary figures will be sufficient. Please let me know if there is a fee.

I'd also like to request an electronic copy of the contracts for the men's basketball and football support staff for the year 2020-2021. If there are no employment contracts for these individuals, salary figures will suffice. Please let me know if there is a fee

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FOI #21-063 (02-23-21, 9:46 am)

Athletics

Name: Andy Wittry

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

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 02/19/2021

Request Date End: 02/23/2021

Details: I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of any emails, as well as any related attachments, sent to or from AD David Benedict starting Feb. 19 and ending Feb. 23, 2021 that include either "Big East" or "Madison Square Garden," while ignoring any listserv emails. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.

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FOI #21-062 (02-21-21, 2:34 pm)

Correspondence between University Staff Surrounding the Uyghur Genocide

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Undergraduate Student Government

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 11/02/2020

Request Date End: 11/30/2020

Details: To the greatest extent possible the Undergraduate Students Government is searching for internal correspondence between Officials within the Neag Dean's office, Dean of Students office, UConn Global Affairs, and other offices pertaining to this Message: https://soapbox.uconn.edu/public/storyView.php?id=100865&cid=9&iid=14369

This should include an email with the subject line: "Question and request on the unconfirmed news of Chinese Uighur" received by Judd on Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 2:30 PM as well as the response sent by Jones on Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 9:11 AM.

This should also include an email sent from CSSA UCONN to Alexander, Rae ; DOS - Dean of Students ; UConn - Global Affairs on Monday, November 2, 2020 12:30 PM with the subject "Emergent! Report of a sensitive political statement towards China" and any internal correspondence surrounding it.

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FOI #21-061

CAHNR employees

Name: Lindsay Jenkelunas

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: The Union is submitting a formal Freedom of Information Request regarding University discretionary compensation forms from the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR).
Please include the following:
• Any and all written recommendations for UCPEA Performance-Based Compensation for CAHNR employees in 2020.
• Any and all written recommendations for UCPEA One-Time Performance Awards for CAHNR employees in 2020.

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FOI #21-060 (02-19-21, 5:36 pm)

search #494214 Head of Digital Infrastructure Services

Name: Nicholas Eshelman

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Hi, Can you please send me all materials related to this search? Thanks --Nicholas

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FOI #21-058 (02-18-21, 8:30 pm)

Athletics Coach & Game Contracts

Name: Jason Grieshaber

Affiliation: Winthrop Intelligence LLC

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: This is a request for records pursuant to state law as well as the terms of a written contract that is in force between the University of Connecticut and our company whereby our company provides the University of Connecticut’s Department of athletics with a data and information service called Win AD (see www.winthropintelligence.com). The Connecticut Open Records Act requires a response time within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than that time period, please contact me to advise when I should expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the following “Documents” for the athletic department staff listed below:
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).
1. Butler Moe University of Connecticut
2. Casiero Dr. Deena University of Connecticut
3. Davidson Chrissy University of Connecticut
4. Freeman Kevin University of Connecticut
Men's Basketball
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 Men's Basketball games listed below plus any additional non-conference games or exhibition games scheduled to be played during the 2020 - 2021 season and future years:
Central Connecticut State University 11/25/2020
University of Hartford 11/27/2020
Women's Basketball
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 Basketball games listed below plus any additional non-conference games or exhibition games scheduled to be played during the 2020 - 2021 season and future years:
University of Arkansas 01/28/2021
University of Massachusetts, Lowell 12/12/2020
University of South Carolina 02/08/2021
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of the 2019-2020 Audited Financial Report (Agreed-Upon Procedures)
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,

Jason

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FOI #21-057 (02-18-21, 3:25 pm)

UConn football contract

Name: Dan Brechlin

Affiliation: Hearst Connecticut

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am seeking the contract for a UConn football game against Houston scheduled for Nov. 27, 2021. Thank you

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FOI #21-056 (02-18-21, 11:39 am)

Football Game Contract

Name: Kevin Kelley

Affiliation: BRI Solutions, LLC

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 02/01/2021

Request Date End: 02/18/2021

Details: A copy of the football game contract for a game with the University of Houston in 2021.

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FOI #21-055

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

Name: Hope Redding

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: We're requesting payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed on the University Athletic District project referenced above. I've updated and attached an FOI letter for your records. We would like to continue receiving these records electronically. If you have trouble opening the attachment or need anything further on our end, please let us know.
• American Partition & Lockers for Wk ending 11.28.20 through to the present
• Ayotte & King for Tile for Wk ending 10.31.20 through to the present
• C & C Mechanical Insulation for Wk ending 10.31.20 through to the present
• Capozzoli Water Management for Wk ending 10.31.20 through to the present
• Columbia Sheet Metal for Wk ending 11.1.20 through to the present
• CSNE, LLC for all work performed
• Dalene Hardware Flooring for all work performed
• Eastern Steel Erectors from Wk ending 8.8.20 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical for Wk ending 10.31.20 through to the present
• Any additional Ferguson Mechanical Subcontractors for all work performed
• Haven Steel Erectors from Wk ending 5.3.20 through to the present
• HHS Mechanical for Wk ending 10.31.20 through to the present
• Any HHS Mechanical Subcontractors for all work performed
• MT Ford Industries for Wk ending 10.31.20 through to the present
• O&A Insulation for Wk ending 10.31.20 through to the present
• P & D Mechanical for Wk ending 11.1.20 through to the present
• Schenectady Steelfor all work performed
• Stairs & Steel for Wk ending 10.31.20 through to the present
• Wayne J. Griffin Electric for Wk ending 11.1.20 through to the present

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