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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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FOI #21-206

RFP# DS012120

Name: Megan Kreimer

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: 1. All submitted proposals, including but not limited to:
- All Exhibits
- Appendices
- Attachments
- Cover Letters
2. Awarded contract, including all Exhibits and Attachments and any Amendments.
3. Scoring/evaluation sheets, including pricing.

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FOI #21-203 (06-14-21, 6:26 pm)

Withheld.

Name: Ian Werntz

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 06/14/2021

Request Date End: 06/16/2021

Details: Good afternoon. Pursuant to applicable state freedom of information laws, the undersigned hereby requests the most recent compensation information for the Men's Head Football Coach:

1. Copy of employment agreement and amendments
2. Documentation of current compensation and benefits arrangements, including salary, bonus, retirement, health care and other benefits and perquisites

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FOI #21-202 (06-14-21, 3:04 pm)

Track phone record

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: University of Connecticut

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/26/2021

Request Date End: 06/27/2021

Details: I would like to make a request to get my phone records. I would like to know what WiFi routers my phone has been connected to and the location of these routers on several dates: Jan 26 at 12:30 am, and from 9:30 to 11:30pm
Jan 30 from 6pm to 12am
Feb 10 from 6pm to 12 am
Feb 13 from 11:30pm to feb 14 12:30 am.

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FOI #21-201

Athletics

Name: Matthew Kisk

Affiliation: Portland Business Journal

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the state’s public records law, I request the following documents:

University marketing and licensing deals
• The university’s current marketing rights or multimedia rights deal, likely between the school and IMG or Learfield.
• The university’s current licensing deal, likely between the university and CLC.

University apparel deals
• A copy of every all-school athletic apparel contract the university has ever signed, likely with Nike, Adidas or Under Armour. The contract may exist between the university and the apparel provider, or between the university’s athletic department or its foundation, and the apparel provider.
• Any current contracts that exist between the university, or its athletic department, and other companies that provide athletic clothing or equipment, such as Easton, Mizuno, Speedo, Callaway, etc.

Employee and student-athlete deals and junket records
• Any current contracts or agreements between university or athletic department employees and Nike, Adidas or Under Armour.
• All reports of athletic-related outside income filed by university employees, including non-athletic department employees, since Jan. 1, 2016.
• Any notes, itineraries, schedules, photos, expense reports, recordings, agendas or other materials or documents related to Nike-, Adidas- or Under Armour-sponsored trips, sometimes known as junkets, for any university or athletic department employees since Jan. 1, 2016.
• A copy of any contract, or endorsement deal, that exists between a university student-athlete and a corporate partner, including, but not limited to Nike, Adidas or Under Armour.
Coach contracts
• The employment contract of the head football coach as well as any other contracts that exist between the coach and corporate sponsors.
• The employment contract of the head women’s basketball coach as well as any other contracts that exist between the coach and corporate sponsors.
• The employment contract of the head men’s basketball coach as well as any other contracts that exist between the coach and corporate sponsors.
Financial statements
• The athletic department’s most recent financial disclosure statement filed with the NCAA.

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