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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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FOI #25-347 (08-20-25, 10:42 pm)

U.S International Students : How Are You Feeling About the Upcoming 2025 - 2026 Fall Semester?

Name: Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W

Affiliation: Website of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W : https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/04/2010

Request Date End: 08/20/2025

Details: What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] the August 06th 2025 article published by the Guardian entitled “U.S International Students: How Are You Feeling About the Upcoming Semester?” [2] the extent of your knowledge as to whether your international student office and/or personnel coordinating programs designed for international students (i) encouraged international students (whether current and/or former) to contact the Guardian and share with them their personal college/university experiences as well as the preparation they are doing for the upcoming 2025 – 2026 fall semester; (ii) contacted the Guardian to inform them of the support they are providing to their international students in the event they experience xenophobia, sexism, racism and/or other forms of discrimination; [3] the May 2025 findings of the National Foundation for American Policy which concluded that (i) U.S higher education institutions enrolled over 880,000 international students in 2023 – 2024, a 36% increase since 2010 – 2011; (ii) the share of undergraduate students who are first generation immigrants – students who were not U.S citizens at birth and are either international students of foreign-born U.S residents – rose from 9% in 2010 to 11% in 2022; (iii) international students have a substantial positive impact on U.S higher education; (iv) international students do not crowd out U.S students and may even increase their numbers; (v) the higher tuition paid by international students can enable public universities to increase their offerings; (vi) for each additional international undergraduate student that public universities enroll, their in-state freshman enrollment increases by two, on average; (vii) each additional 10 Bachelor’s Degrees awarded to international students at a college or university is associated with 15 more Bachelor’s Degrees in STEM majors being awarded to domestic students; (viii) international students who remain in the country make valuable contribution to the U.S economy, including spurring entrepreneurship and innovation (as measured by patents and publications); [4] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) (and a former American international student) who has on (or around) August 12th 2025 explicitly told representatives of Figshare and the Internet Archive/Internet Archive Scholar that he doesn’t want his name, his image, his likeness and his written content to be featured or to be associated with them.

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FOI #25-346 (08-19-25, 12:26 pm)

Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Name:

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 06/01/2023

Request Date End: 08/19/2025

Details: To whom it may concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

Please search the email inboxes of UConn Police Department staff, officers, and leadership, AND staff of the UConn Office of the President, AND Radenka Maric for emails and attachments containing the following terms:

"Nonprofit Security Grand Program"
OR "NSGP"
OR "NSGP-S"

Please provide a copy of ALL responsive emails INCLUDING their respective attachments.

Dates: June 1, 2023 - August 19, 2025

I request a waiver of all fees for this request. Disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government and is not primarily in my commercial interest.

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FOI #25-345 (08-19-25, 11:09 am)

Professional Services - On Call Program - Commissioning Services Project Number 012.3-OC.COMM27

Name: Alan Giantomaso

Affiliation: Wendel Engineering, PC

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 08/19/2025

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Request to see the selection scoring and who from UCONN that was on the evaluation review Committee for the Wendel proposal that was submitted on January 8, 2024 for the solicitation Project Number 012.3-OC.COMM27

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FOI #25-344

Directory Information

Name: Dmitriy Sashchenko

Affiliation: Freedom Foundation

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: In accordance with the Connecticut Open Records Act, I'd like to submit the following request on behalf of the Freedom Foundation. Specifically, I am seeking the following information for all employees currently employed by the CT University of Connecticut

1. First name.
2. Middle name. If a complete middle name is unavailable, please provide a middle initial instead.
3. Last name.
4. Gender.
5. Date of birth. If complete date of birth is unavailable, please provide age or birth year.
6. Job title.
7. Department.
8. Hire date. If date of hire is unavailable, please provide seniority date.
9. Work email address if permissible.
10. Worksite physical address. If full physical address is unavailable, please provide the zip code.
11. Work mailing address. If full address is unavailable, please provide the zip code.
12. Home mailing address. If full home mailing address is unavailable, please provide only home zip code.
13. Remote workers. If such data are kept, please indicate any employee works remotely.
14. If applicable, name of union, union local, and bargaining representative.
15. If applicable, bargaining unit name, number or other identifier.
16. In a separate file or otherwise clearly noted, please provide a list of retirees from the last 2 years.

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FOI #25-343 (08-16-25, 9:25 pm

Football Support Staff

Name: Tom Seipp

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 07/01/2025

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Below is my request to obtain the following public records:
1. The current base salary (and additional/supplemental compensation, if applicable) information for all attached Football Support Staff Members.
2. If the Employee is on contract, please provide the contract as well. If the Employee is not on a contract and is an at-will employee, please only provide the base salary (and additional/supplemental compensation, if applicable).
3. If available, the budgeted amount available for the football support staff employees.
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Nate Atkins
TJ Harkins
Ted Hefter
Jett Johnson
Colin Leddy
Matt Leifheit
Ryan Swingle
Kendrick Shaver
Jagger Pagano
Trey Mora
Jackson Mitchell
Carson Hamilton
Cade O'Connell
Tyson Brown
Shelton Bynum
Drew Stefanelli
Cody Swanson
Drew Brenowitz
Justin Cummings-Morrow
Tayler Riddick
Eddie Hernon
Mickey Grace
Rante Jones
Kaleb Anthony
Andrew Bertz
Sam Polen
Nick Green
Paige Hilliard
Angelina Gaspard
Daniel Mojica
Mariel Dritsas
Owen Caldwell
Benjamin Sackett
Pam Blume
Bill McKay

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FOI #25-342 (08-15-25, 11:34 am)

Accident report 2500058608

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 08/10/2025

Request Date End: 08/10/2025

Details: I would like to request a copy of my accident report. The accident occurred on 8/10/2025 at Connecticut Hall. Officer Goulet, #210 assisted on scene. Thank you very much.

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FOI #25-340

UConn Football

Name: Tom Seipp

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: To Whom It May Concern:

I hope this message finds you well!

Below is my request to obtain the following public records: any long-form Employment Agreements, including all amendments, MOUs, appointment letters and raise letters for the following football coaches if they were executed from January 1, 2025, through August 13, 2025:
1. Head Coach: Jim Mora
2. Assistant Coach: Matt Brock
3. Assistant Coach: Gordon Sammis
4. Assistant Coach: Doug Shearer
5. Assistant Coach: Kenny McClendon
6. Assistant Coach: Pryce Tracy
7. Assistant Coach: Christian Pace
8. Assistant Coach: Kashif Moore
9. Assistant Coach: Antonio Wilcox
10. Assistant Coach: Cole Peterson
11. Assistant Coach: Dalton Hilliard
12. Assistant Coach: Siriki Diabate

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FOI #25-339 (08-12-25, 4:40 pm)

Priority Points Data

Name: David Covucci

Affiliation: FOIAball

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.) I am requesting:

A download, copy, or most recent export of the current athletics department or associated school foundation’s Priority Points data set, including for each individual entry:

Donor name
Account ID or membership number
Total Points
Any breakdown or tabulation of points tied to donor actions

Given that this request may produce a voluminous number of entries, I am happy to accept the first 100 entries in the data set, when sorted by a Total Points metric (highest first).

A most recent data set of disbursements based on priority points given to each individual donor, if not included as part of the above-named data set.

Please note that while the athletic university fund may be considered a private entity, given its intertwined nature with your athletics department, copies of these records are subject to public disclosure laws, as the athletic fund is carrying out public functions in managing state university funds and the athletic department uses this data to carry out its functions as a public entity.

(See: Gannon & Nichols v. Board of Regents of the State of Iowa)

That said, if your school believes the names of individual donors merit privacy considerations, we would agree to receiving the data set with individual names redacted, so long as the point totals and breakdowns were provided.

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.

Thank you,
David

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FOI #25-338 (08-11-25, 11:36 am)

UConn Athletics

Name: Matt Brown

Affiliation: Extra Points

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: We are seeking the most current contract for the following UConn athletics staffers:

Tom Moore (MBB GM), Beth Alford-Sullivan, Eddie Hernon (FB GM), Dave Pezzino, Chris Gbandi, Laura Valentino, Laura Glitz, Ellen Herman-Kimball

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