FOI #26-330 (05-13-26, 9:45 am)

Public Records Request – Basketball Guarantee Game Contracts (2000–2025)

Name: Elise Kang

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Dear Public Records Officer:

Pursuant to Connecticut's Public Records Act / Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request copies of basketball guarantee game contracts held by the University of Connecticut and/or its Athletic Department.

REQUESTED RECORDS

Executed basketball guarantee game contracts (and any amendments or addenda) between the 2000 and 2025 seasons. Guarantee games (also called "buy games" or "money games") are regular-season, non-conference games in which the University of Connecticut paid a guarantee or appearance fee to a visiting opponent to play a single game at the University of Connecticut's home court (usually early in the season).

This request EXCLUDES:

• Conference games;
• National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (March Madness) games;
• Home-and-home series contracts.

TIME PERIOD

Basketball seasons 2000 through 2025. If records are not retained for the full period, please provide responsive records from the earliest available year forward and indicate the applicable retention period.

PURPOSE AND FEE STATEMENT

This request is made for non-commercial academic research purposes. I am willing to pay reasonable fees. To the extent your jurisdiction permits fee waivers or reductions for non-commercial academic research, I respectfully request such a waiver be applied.

I prefer electronic format (PDF).

Thank you for your assistance.

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FOI #26-329 (05-12-26, 11:43 am)

Football Coaches

Name: Tom Seipp

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Below is my request to obtain the following public records: the most updated long-form employment contract, including all amendments, MOUs, appointment letters, raise letters and current base salary information for the following football coaches:
1. Head Coach: Jason Candle
2. Assistant Coach: Nunzio Campanile
3. Assistant Coach: Ryan Manalac
4. Assistant Coach: Pat Cashmore
5. Assistant Coach: Max Wray
6. Assistant Coach: Kerry Dizon
7. Assistant Coach: Nate Cole
8. Assistant Coach: John Morookian
9. Assistant Coach: Marquel Blackwell
10. Assistant Coach: Rod Chance
11. Assistant Coach: Robert Weiner
12. Assistant Coach: Mickey Jacobs
13. Assistant Coach: Jay Anderson
14. Assistant Coach: Brooks Jenkins
15. Assistant Coach: Joe Schaefer
16. General Manager: Zach Potter
17. Strength Coach: Brad Bichey

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.

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FOI #26-328 (05-12-26, 10:19 am)

Baseball Coaches

Name: Tom Seipp

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Below is my request to obtain the following public records: the most updated long-form employment contract, including all amendments, MOUs, appointment letters and current base salary information for the following baseball coaches (if you do not have any contract documents, please provide just the current base salary for the coach):
1. Head Coach: Jim Penders
2. Assistant Coach: Jeff Hourigan
3. Assistant Coach: Joshua MacDonald
4. Assistant Coach: Chris Podeszwa
5. Director of Baseball Operations: Chris Jones

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FOI #26-327

Records Request: Indirect Cost Rates

Name: Erin Shaw

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am writing to request access to records under applicable public records laws.
Specifically, I am seeking documentation of your institution’s federally negotiated indirect cost rates (F&A rates) from 1980 to the present, organized by year. To the extent available, I request that the records include:

• On-campus research indirect cost rates
• Off-campus research indirect cost rates
• Any separately negotiated rates for specialized units (e.g., medical schools, agricultural schools, or other distinct academic or research units)
• The effective start and end dates associated with each federally negotiated rate agreement
If possible, I would appreciate receiving this information in a digital format (e.g., PDF, Excel, or similar). If maintaining records in this format is not feasible, I would be grateful for any existing summaries, rate agreements, or supporting documentation that contain this information

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FOI #26-326

FOIA Request - Grade Distributions

Name: Collin Dillinger

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I request a digital copy of the grade distributions for all courses, sections, and instructors for the past 3 years at all University of Connecticut campuses.
This request is for aggregate grade distribution data only and does not seek any student-level records or personally identifiable information.
Please provide the records in CSV (comma-separated values) or Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) format, delivered electronically via email. For each course and section, please include the following details:
• Semester
• Course Subject
• Course Number
• Course Title
• Course Section
• Instructor(s)
• Number of students that received each grade
If fees are anticipated, please notify me in advance of incurring any charges. If any portion of this request is denied, please provide a written explanation citing the specific exemption(s) and the basis for withholding.

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FOI #26-325 (05-11-26, 2:25 am)

Muslim Student Association Issues

Name: Muneeb Syed

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 03/01/2024

Request Date End: 05/01/2025

Details: All emails to and from SOLID regarding the Muslim Student Association. Looking in particular for conversation about the MSA's president, or club board issues. or any complaints sent to SOLID regarding the MSA

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FOI #26-324

Public Records Request Attached - SullivanCotter

Name: Jessical Ehlers

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: 1. Contracts and Agreements
All contracts, master agreements, amendments, addenda, statements of work, purchase orders, licensing agreements, software agreements, subscription agreements, business associate agreements, data use agreements, and data processing agreements between your public or government entity and any of the following entities:
• SullivanCotter
• Sullivan Cotter and Associates, Inc.
• Sullivan Cotter Holdings, Inc.
• SCH Capital Holdings
• SCH Services, Inc.
• Clinician Nexus
• Clinician Nexus, LLC
• C3 Nonprofit Consulting Group
• Lotis Blue Consulting
• Any known subsidiary or affiliate of the foregoing entities
2. Correspondence
All correspondence
• Sent from, sent to, or copying rachelwilson@sullivancotter.com
• Sent from, sent to, or copying legalnotices@schsharedservices.com
• With Rachel Wilson or Rachel H. Wilson
• With any person using the title General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, Board Secretary, legal representative, legal, or counsel on behalf of any of the above-named entities
3. Legal Form Agreements and Platform Terms
All End User License Agreements, Terms of Service, Terms of Use, privacy-related agreements, Data Processing Agreements, Data Use Agreements, Business Associate Agreements, and standard legal forms used by any of the above-named entities in connection with your public or government entity.
If any portion of this request is denied or withheld:
1. Identify the records or portions withheld.
2. State the specific legal basis for each withholding or redaction.
3. Produce all reasonably segregable non-exempt portions.

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FOI #26-323 (05-6-26, 4:47 pm)

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 2026 salary data for UCONN staff members Pat Cashmore, Marquel Blackwell, Ryan Manalac, Nate Cole, Brooks Jenkins, John Morookian, Mikey Jacobs, Nunzio Campanile, Rod Chance, Robert Weiner, Jay Anderson, Kerry Dixon, and Max Wray.

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 #26-321 (05-6-26, 1:39 pm)

Yearbook Publication and Delivery with Related Services SL081125

Name: Stacey Richards

Affiliation: Hercules Achievement, LLC

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 05/06/2026

Request Date End: 05/22/2026

Details: Good afternoon, I am reaching out submit a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act for:

Copies of the proposal responses for all vendors who submitted a bid response for Yearbook Publication and Delivery with Related Services SL081125, along with the bid tabulations for each vendor.

In addition, I am requesting copies of the 2025 final yearbook invoice and the 2026 final yearbook invoice.

If possible, I would prefer to receive these records electronically via email or secure file transfer. If there are any fees for fulfilling this request, please notify me in advance.

Thank you.

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FOI #26-320

Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Financial aid optimization contracts

Name: Meredith Kolodner

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting a copy of all active and executed contracts, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and purchase orders between the University and any third-party vendors (including but not limited to Huron Consulting Group, EAB, or Noel-Levitz/RNL, Risepoint (Academic Partnerships) specifically relating to 'financial aid optimization,' 'financial aid leveraging,' or 'financial aid offer letter design and communication strategies.' for the 2023-2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 academic years."

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