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FOI #25-172

Athletics

Name: Priority Sports

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I’d like to submit an open records request for electronic copies of current contracts for the following individuals who will be on staff for the 2025-26 academic year - please include any/all amendments/extensions with the original contract. Below are their names and titles:

Athletic Director: David Benedict
Football Head Coach: Jim Mora
Offensive Coordinator: Gordon Sammis
Defensive Coordinator: Matt Brock
Special Teams Coordinator / Sam's: Doug Shearer
Defensive Line: Kenny McClendon
Assistant Coach Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks: Pryce Tracy
Offensive Line: Christian Pace
Wide Receivers: Kashif Moore
Running Backs: Antonio Wilcox
Tight Ends: Cole Peterson
Passing Game Coordinator / Secondary: Dalton Hilliard
Run Game Coordinator / Linebackers: Siriki Diabate
Defensive Line: Nate Atkins
Defensive Backs: TJ Harkins
Director of Recruiting: Andrew Bertz
Director of On-Campus Recruiting: Paige Hilliard
Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning Shelton Bynum
Strength and Conditioning: Tyson Brown
Executive Director of Football and Recruiting: Justin Cummings-Morrow
Director of Football Operations: Tayler Riddick
General Manager: Eddie Hernon
Director of Player Development: Mickey Grace

While full contracts are strongly preferred, if they are not available for assistant coaches or support staffers, annual salary figures will suffice.

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FOI #25-171 (04-18-25, 9:42 am)

Disruption of Charlotte Korchak Lecture

Name:

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/01/2024

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting that the university furnish copies of all emails, text messages, and any other form of written or digital communication sent or received pertaining to the disruption of an on-campus lecture by Charlotte Korchak of the organization StandWithUS on, or around, April 3, 2024.

This includes, but is not limited to, communications to/from all staff/employees from the following entities:
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Office of Institutional Equity
Office of Student Life and Enrollment
Office of Community Standards
Dean of Students
Office of the General Counsel

Key terms should include, but are not limited to:
"Charlotte Korchak" "Korchak" "StandWithUs" "disruption" "code" "speech"

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FOI #25-169 (04-16-25, 8:10 pm)

FOI #25-160

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I would like a copy of FOI #25-160 when it is available.

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FOI #25-167 (04-16-25, 2:36 pm)

Changes in guaranteed housing agreement for undergraduate UConn students at the Storrs Campus

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2024

Request Date End: 04/16/2025

Details: I am requesting any official documents regarding the changes in the guaranteed housing statement for undergraduate students at the UConn Storrs Campus. This includes any information detailing when this change occurred, and the reasoning for rescinding guaranteed housing for UConn Storrs students.

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FOI #25-166 (04-16-25, 9:22 am)

Athletics Contracts

Name: Jaclyn Brandmaier

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am writing to request the contracts (including any amendments) and most recent salaries for the following coaches:

Baseball head coach and assistant coaches
Softball head coach and assistant coaches
Men's basketball head coach and assistant coaches
Women's basketball head coach and assistant coaches

Please let me know if you need any more information. Thanks for your time!

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FOI #25-164

Damage Records

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Any records of damages done for the 2023 Championship game as well as the 2024 Championship game.

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FOI #25-163 (04-15-25, 12:08 pm)

Chris MacKenzie contract

Name: Todd Milewski

Affiliation: Wisconsin State Journal

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I'm writing to request the employment agreement between the university and women's hockey head coach Chris MacKenzie. Please include all amendments and appendices.

My preference is to receive the documents via email at tmilewski@madison.com if possible. Please contact me via phone (608-469-5108) or email with any questions.

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FOI #25-162 (04-14-25, 9:55 am)

Emails received by UConn employees

Name: Li Zhang

Affiliation: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 07/28/2010

Request Date End: 07/30/2010

Details: My name is Li Zhang, and I am reaching out regarding a case we are working on. We are trying to locate an email sent by arXiv.org to its subscribers in your institute on or around July 29, 2010, notifying them of newly published papers on its website.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could provide copies of any emails received by the employees listed below between July 28 and July 30, 2010 that contains the following words: “arxiv” or “1007.5075” or “microbiome.”

Hieu Dinh;
Sanguthevar Rajasekaran.

Please let me know if you require any additional information to process this public record request. Thank you for your time and assistance.

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FOI #25-161 (04-14-25, 8:32 am)

FOIA Request – Student Outcomes and Post-Graduation Employment Data (2020–2025)

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: VroomAI

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2020

Request Date End: 04/30/2025

Details: To Whom It May Concern,

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 et seq.), I am requesting access to records concerning student post-graduation outcomes and employment data collected by the University of Connecticut between January 1, 2020 and April 30, 2025.

Specifically, I am requesting:

All internal reports, surveys, dashboards, or raw data tracking:

Employment rates of graduates within 6 months and 1 year of graduation

Average and median salaries by major or program

Job placement within field of study vs. unrelated employment

Graduate school admissions and outcomes

Underemployment or unemployment rates by academic program

Methodologies used to collect and report these metrics (e.g., self-reported surveys, third-party data, NACE standards, etc.)

Any materials, presentations, or internal communications between UConn administration, the Office of Institutional Research, Career Services, or external marketing vendors that reference:

How student outcomes data is reported to prospective students, families, donors, or the public

Decisions related to suppressing, revising, or selectively publishing certain outcome metrics

Please provide these records in digital format. If any portion of this request is denied or redacted, please cite the relevant exemption under Connecticut law and describe the appeal process.

Given the strong public interest in the return on investment of higher education and UConn’s role as a public institution, I respectfully request a waiver of any associated fees.

Thank you for your attention to this request. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.

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FOI #25-160 (04-14-25, 8:32 am)

FOIA Request – Academic Budget Reductions and Administrative Compensation Growth (2022–2025)

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: VroomAI

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/01/2022

Request Date End: 04/30/2025

Details: To Whom It May Concern,

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 et seq.), I am requesting access to records concerning academic program funding reductions and administrative compensation changes at the University of Connecticut for the fiscal years 2022 through 2025.

Specifically, I am requesting:

A comprehensive list of academic programs, departments, or schools that experienced budget reductions or resource reallocations during the period from January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2025. This should include the magnitude of reductions (in dollars or percentage), staffing impacts (e.g., layoffs, hiring freezes), and documentation of internal justification or rationale (e.g., memos, emails, meeting minutes).

Records documenting any raises, bonuses, or newly created leadership positions for non-academic university administration during the same timeframe. Please include:

Base salary increases

Incentive-based or performance bonuses

Administrative expansions (e.g., new VP or director-level hires)

Any internal planning documents, memos, or meeting minutes discussing the trade-offs or reallocation of funds between academic and administrative units.

I request that these documents be provided in digital format. If any records are withheld or redacted, please cite the statutory exemption under Connecticut law and provide the procedures for appeal.

Given the substantial public interest in institutional priorities and educational access, I respectfully request that all fees associated with this request be waived.

Thank you for your cooperation. I look forward to your timely response in accordance with the statutory timeline.

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