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FOI #25-062 (02-14-25, 6:39 am)

Black History Month in Light of Unsatisfactory Resolution to Racial Terrorism in Missouri's Post-Secondary System of Education

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

Affiliation: Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 02/01/2009

Request Date End: 02/14/2025

Details: What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Black History Month as an event that (i) began in 1915, “half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States;” (ii) was officially recognized by the federal government of the United States of America (U.S.A) in 1976 after President Gerald Ford called upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor;” (iii) is “dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans and other people of African descent;” [2] the manner in which your local/state government has commemorated Black History Month in the past; [3] the manner in which your local/state government plans to commemorate Black History Month in February 2025; [4] the challenges and barriers Black / African American people are likely to encounter when living in America and looking to make positive progress in their academic and professional careers; [5] racism as a significant challenge and barrier, which is faced by Black / African American people when living in America and looking to make positive progress in their academic and professional careers; [6] discrimination as a significant challenge and barrier, which is faced by Black / African American people when living in America and looking to make positive progress in their academic and professional careers; [7] Northwest Missouri State University as a post-secondary academic institution, which has in its correspondence with Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W (dated October 28th 2020) refused to deny that (i) Black / African American students attending colleges and universities in Missouri could be referred to as “N****rs” at any given time (purely out of spite and profound hatred); (ii) the former Chancellor of the University of Missouri (R. Bowen Loftin) had on October 05th 2015 stated that “racism was clearly alive at the University of Missouri” and that they “needed help changing their culture” because what they had done to counter systemic racism “was clearly not enough;” (iii) feces “smeared in the shape of a swastika” was found on the “floor and wall of a bathroom in Gateway Hall” on (or around) October 24th 2015 at the University of Missouri; [8] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) who (i) is thoroughly convinced that his correspondence with Northwest Missouri State University was commercially redistributed without authorization because the issue of racial terrorism in Missouri’s post-secondary system of education continues to be satisfactorily unresolved (particularly for the people who have experienced discrimination and racism when attending a Missouri college and/or university in the 2010s); (ii) strongly urges people not to make payments in order to access his correspondence with Northwest Missouri State University.

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FOI #25-061 (02-12-25, 1:18 pm)

FOIA

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Student

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 02/01/2023

Request Date End: 02/12/2025

Details: Any and all documents having to do with financial aid, public and private and the universities ability to charge students for loans returned.

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FOI #25-060 (02-10-25, 10:01 pm)

Information on misconduct by Stefan Bronner

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: WHUS

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 05/01/2024

Request Date End: 02/10/2025

Details: I'd like to receive any documents pertaining to any misconduct (sexual or otherwise) propagated by Affiliate Professor Stefan Bronner.

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FOI #25-059 (02-7-25, 1:16 pm)

Course syllabi

Name: Rhyen Staley

Affiliation: Parents Defending Education

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 07/01/2024

Request Date End: 02/07/2025

Details: We request a digital copy(s) of course syllabi from all sections of the fall and/or spring semesters for the following course:
EPSY 5316: Counseling Diverse Populations

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FOI #25-057 (02-6-25, 1:53 pm)

Football Game Contract

Name: Kevin Kelley

Affiliation: BRI Solutions, LLC

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/08/2022

Request Date End: 02/06/2025

Details: Any amendments to the contract with Old Dominion University for football games in 2026 and 2027 (original contract dated April 8, 2022).

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FOI #25-056 (02-6-25, 11:16 am)

Football Game Contract

Name: Kevin Kelley

Affiliation: BRI Solutions, LLC

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2025

Request Date End: 02/06/2025

Details: A copy of the contract for football games against Air Force Academy in 2025 and 2026.

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FOI #25-055

Gampel

Name: Ken Gosselin

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: This is a request to the University of Connecticut under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), CGS § 1-200, et seq.
I am requesting that you please provide the following records from the university:
A copy of the feasibility study by consultant Populous that examined the options for a renovation of Gampel Pavilion on the university's Storrs campus.
A copy of the master plan, which may include Gampel Pavilion, for the sports venues at the university.
In addition, this request encompasses any and all supplemental documents that relate to either Gampel or the overall master plan.
In the event that you deny all or any portion of this request, please respond in writing and cite the specific provision of FOIA or any other statute that you contend supports the denial.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, I would appreciate your contacting me by telephone or e-mail, as I am making this request in my capacity as a news reporter and the information is of timely value. I look forward to hearing from you promptly, within four business days, as required by FOIA § 1-210 and § 1-206.

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FOI #25-052

Vendor Contracts

Name: Justin Wenig

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Dear FOIA Officer,

I am writing to request access to and copies of records under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act.

I am requesting the active/most recent contracts possessed by University Of Connecticut for all of the following vendors with which you have a relationship:
• EAB (Transfer Portal, Starfish, SSC), DegreeWorks, CollegeSource (TES - Transfer Evaluation Services), Transferology, Edvisorly

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FOI #25-051

Employment contracts

Name: Ellen Wood

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: To Whom It May Concern:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting copies of the current contracts, and all amendments thereto, for your institution’s current and/or most recent employment contract with any and all parties for the following areas:
(1) Any signed and/or executed employment contract/agreement/offer letter/memorandum of understanding between the University of Connecticut and David Benedict, and
(2) Any subsequent signed and/or executed employment contract extension/amendment/offer letter/memorandum of understanding of such, between UConn and Mr. Benedict.

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FOI #25-050 (01-31-25, 9:05 am)

Investigation Reports and files

Name: Lee Perino

Affiliation: Paralegal at Law Office of John P. Calabrese

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: 01/31/2025

Details: Incident occurring on 10/14/22 and/or 10/15/22 involving fraternities Phi Delta Theta Connecticut Gamma at the UConn Fraternity Oktoberfest event in Montreal, Canada.

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