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FOI #25-156 (04-14-25, 8:32 am)

FOIA Request – Expenditures Related to Presidential Parade Appearance

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: VroomAI

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/12/2025

Request Date End: 04/14/2025

Details: To Whom It May Concern,

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 et seq.), I am formally requesting access to public records regarding the financial expenditures associated with the University of Connecticut's recent parade or public event in which President Radenka Maric appeared while riding in a Ford Bronco.

Specifically, I am requesting the following:

An itemized breakdown of all costs incurred by the university in connection with this event, including but not limited to:

Vehicle rental, purchase, or services related to the Ford Bronco

Security, staffing, and transportation for President Maric

Event planning, setup, and teardown costs

Signage, marketing materials, and branded items

Audio/visual services and public relations expenditures

The specific funding sources used to cover these costs, categorized by:

University general funds

Student fee allocations

Athletics department funds

Third-party or private donations

Any state or federal grants

Documentation indicating who authorized the expenditures and which departments were involved in organizing the event.

I request that these records be provided in digital format and delivered via email. If any portion of this request is denied or redacted, please include a written explanation citing the applicable exemption under Connecticut law and inform me of the appeal procedures available.

As this request pertains to the financial transparency of a state institution, I request that any fees associated with the production of these records be waived in the public interest.

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

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FOI #25-155

reporter public records request

Name: Diana Moskovitz

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I'm a reporter with the sports publication Defector. Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting copies of all text messages, emails, Slack messages, Microsoft Teams messages, Signal messages, WhatsApp messages, and any other form of written communication sent or received by UConn director of communications Bobby Mullen between the dates of March 23 and March 25.

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FOI #25-154 (04-13-25, 1:45 pm)

Women's Basketball

Name: Nate Oif

Affiliation: Student

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 04/13/2025

Request Date End: 05/01/2025

Details: Whom It May Concern,

Pursuant to the CT FOI Law, I am requesting access to the following records related to the university’s women’s basketball program from 2015 through 2024:

1.Annual budget allocations to the women’s basketball program
2.Recruiting and marketing expenditure reports
3.Attendance reports and ticket revenue

I am requesting these in digital format, if available. If any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemption that applies. I am a student conducting academic research, so a fee waiver would be appreciated if possible.
Please confirm receipt of this request.
Sincerely,
Nate Oif
nate.oif@marquette.edu
847-44-6973

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FOI #25-152

UConn New School of Nursing (Internal File #25-18)

Name: Hope Redding

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Sec. 1-210, we are requesting the following:
• Wage Determination issued by the CT Department of Labor regarding the University of
Connecticut New School of Nursing project referenced above, and
• Contractors and subcontractors awarded to perform work on the University of Connecticut New
School of Nursing project referenced above, and
• Bid results regarding the University of Connecticut New School of Nursing project referenced
above.

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FOI #25-150 (04-11-25, 12:41 am)

FOI request

Name: Student Student

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I would like a copy of FOI #25-145 when it is available.

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FOI #25-149 (04-10-25, 3:22 pm)

FOIA / Public Records Request: University of Connecticut

Name: James Allen

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Dear FOIA Administrator:

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I write to request access to and a copy of a listing of all University of Connecticut employees first and last names, email address, title / position, and primary department. Please provide this information in an electronic format such as Excel or .csv format to this email address if possible. If your agency does not maintain these public records, please let me know who does and include proper custodian’s name and address.

I agree to pay any reasonable copying and postage fees. Please provide a receipt with charges for documents.

The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

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.

Sincerely,

James Allen

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FOI #25-146

Email correspondence

Name: John Sailer

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Writing to request the following public records:

Professor Sandy Grande’s emails (including attachments) sent to and from ikamola@aaup.org and ktaylor@aaup.org, between January 1, 2024 and April 1, 2025, which include one or more of the following terms: mellon, academic freedom, fellowship.

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FOI #25-145 (04-8-25, 7:34 pm)

Communications between UConn, DHS, and other government agencies

Name: Nell Srinath

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 01/20/2025

Request Date End: 04/08/2025

Details: The requested documents should include any and all email correspondences, facsimile transmissions, and letters exchanged between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Department of Justice; and university departments including but not limited to the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, the Office of Student Life and Enrollment, the Center for International Students and Scholars, the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, UConn Graduate School, the Dean of Students, UConn Police Department, Facilities Operations, and the UConn Office of the General Counsel.

The requested documents should include terms including but not limited to:
1. Immigration, immigrant, and other variants of these terms;
2. F-1, Visa, student visa, work visa, J-1, O-1, H-1B;
3. Undocumented, documentation, illegal, alien, non-citizen, and variations of these terms;
4. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol, and their abbreviations and variations of these terms;
6. Arrest, detention, raid, investigate, prosecute, and variations of these terms;
6. Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza, Middle East;
7. And Unamerican, anti-american, subversive, terrorism, sedition, and their variations.

Requested documents should include standard operating procedures, policies, and agreements between the above government agencies and university departments.

It is respectfully requested that these forms be produced piecemeal according to which medium is available first, e.g. emails before faxed documents before scanned mail.

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FOI #25-144

FOIA Request relating to the University's 2017 Request for Proposals for Fixed-Route Bus Operations

Name: Mitchell McGee

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Hallcon is interested in partnering with the University of Connecticut for future transit opportunities. To this end, per the Freedom of Information Act, we are requesting the following documents relating to the University’s Fixed-Route Bus Operations:

• Proposals and pricing forms submitted by all contractors that participated in the 2017 Request for Proposals for Fixed-Route Bus Operations.
• Copy of the Fixed-Route Bus Operations contract with the current operator, along with any additional amendments or agreements that have been signed or are in negotiation.

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FOI #25-143 (04-8-25, 12:33 pm)

Athletics

Name: Rebecca Goodrich

Affiliation: Extra Points

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Current Football Head Coach contract
Current Women's Basketball Head Coach contract

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