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Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
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Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
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Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
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Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
FOI #26-173 (03-16-26, 11:40 am) - Subject - Purchasing Records
Name - Misty Ruhlman
Affiliation - SmartProcure
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut for any and all purchasing records from 11/21/2025 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning, or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.
The specific information requested from your record-keeping system is:
1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number
2. Purchase date
3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase)
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address
7. An identifier for purchases that indicates what location/school the purchase was made for
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that pertain to the arrest of
University of Connecticut Student and any students similarly arrested for alleged threats against the University of Connecticut.
FOI #26-170 (03-15-26, 8:37 pm) - Subject - Tuition Increase
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - UConn Journalism
I request copies of emails and email attachments, memoranda, reports or other written communications, sent or received by University Of Connecticut administrators that reference or discuss student complaints about tuition increase costs. This request includes communications involving members of the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Office of Financial Aid or Chief Financial Officer and other university administrators that discuss, respond to, or reference concerns raised by students regarding tuition increases or the affordability of tuition. I am requesting records from January 1, 2023 to the present that include references to student complaints, concerns, or dissatisfaction about tuition costs. Please include both internal communications among administrators and communications sent to or received from students regarding complaints.
FOI #26-169 (03-15-26, 2:22 pm) - Subject - Employee Salaries
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - UConn Student/UConn Journalism
I'm looking to obtain the records of UConn Storrs' employees' salaries from the 2024-2025 school year, as well as from the 2014-2015 school year. I would like these records in an electronic format (Excel, Google Sheets or another spreadsheet format) in lists as follows:
- The employee's first and last name
- Department
- Salary
FOI #26-168 (03-15-26, 2:22 pm) - Subject - Contracts and Emails between UConn and RTX Corporation
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - Student
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records of email communications between UConn President Radenka Maric and any representative of the RTX corporation or any of its subsidiaries (Raytheon, Pratt and Whitney, and Collins Aerospace) and all emails from President Maric regarding Raytheon and/or its subsidiaries.
I would also like to obtain any documentation of any active contracts between UConn and Raytheon and its subsidiaries.
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.
FOI #26-167 (03-15-26, 10:33 am) - Subject - Mold Inspection in UConn Resident Halls
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Dear FOI officer,
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records related to mold inspections conducted in resident halls at the University of Connecticut. I am requesting any and all public records from January 2020 to present, including but not limited to mold inspection reports, environmental testing results, maintenance or facilities work orders related to mold inspections and health or safety inspections reports referencing mold in resident halls, and communications between university janitors or staff regarding mold inspections or mold findings in dormitories.
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $50. 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 and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of health and safety conditions in university housing. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
FOI #26-166 (03-15-26, 9:20 am) - Subject - UConn Recreational Center Partnership / Club Sports Funding
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that detail the cutting of UConn club sports funding and affiliation from the UConn Recreational Center in the form of emails, signed agreements, etc. between the Recreational Center and the Undergraduate Student Government and University officials. I would also like information regarding club sports dissatisfaction with their partnership with the Recreational Center. This can be in any form of documentation.
I am also requesting information about a partnership between the Recreational Center and Planet Fitness. I'm asking for documents, emails, or signed agreements that detail a partnership, intention of partnership, sponsorship funding or equipment renewal between the two entities.
FOI #26-165 (03-15-26, 7:32 am) - Subject - Budget for Gampel repairs
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Please provide any and all documentation and emails regarding the budget for repairs of Gampel Pavilion over the past three years. All documents regarding the budget for the seat changes, roof repairs, and any other changes and repairs conducted since January of 2023.
FOI #26-164 (03-14-26, 9:01 am) - Subject - Dormitory Fires
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - UConn Journalism
I would like to access a log containing all reported fires on UConn Storrs on campus dormitories from January 1st 2025 to March 14 2026.
I believe these records are available, since the Division of University Safety has a published an Annual Security and Fire Report for the year 2024, but has not posted any fire reports for the year 2025 or 2026.