FOI #26-098 (02-13-26, 7:50 am) - Subject - 3rd Party Communications Platforms

Name - David Covucci

Affiliation - FOIAball

Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting the following documents from your athletics director and/or their top assistant.

Any invitations to any external communications platforms, channels, groups, or apps outside your university’s main platforms, such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Signal Groups, WhatsApp chats, or others from Bynum Jaeger or any Excel employee or Parker Executive Search employees relating to the school’s 2025 head coaching search that ended with the hiring of Tim Candle.

Any emails or texts directing university officials or members of any coach search committee to download any apps or programs by Bynum Jaeger or any Excel employee or Parker Executive Search employees for the purpose of communicating outside of official government channels.

Any documentation, referenced in emails, texts, or inventory logs, of any devices such as mobile phones or tablets, provided by Bynum Jaeger or any Excel employee or Parker Executive Search employees to your university.

I am requesting that you conduct these searches for your school’s athletic director and/or their top assistant.

If you need a more narrow date range to search, I am requesting communications from 10/1/2025-12/31/2025.

I do understand this request, as worded, is a tad tricky, so I’m willing and open to your best ideas on how to fulfill it. It is my understanding that companies can provide these services during head football coach searches as a way to keep communications off platforms subject to public records laws. I’m hoping to obtain any possible documentation of that process.

Please note that Connecticut law requires public agencies to respond to requests within four days of receiving them by either processing or denying the request, or providing written notice requesting an extension.

As I am an independent journalist engaged in legitimate newsgathering, I am requesting a fee waiver of any associated costs with this request. In lieu of a fee waiver, I am requesting a detailed invoice of any potential costs, if any, associated with this request.

Thanks,
David

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FOI #26-097 - Subject - 2400068607 & 2600005378

Name - Ivy Baron

Affiliation -

Requesting any and all records of communications over multiple dates and incidents

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FOI #26-096 (02-13-26, 5:08 am) - Subject - National Council on Disability (NCD) FOIA Request Case No. 2023 - 01. https://www.bing.com/search?q=michael+ayele+jeanne+clery

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

Affiliation - Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL)

What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] the National Council on Disability (NCD) as a federal agency of the United States government which had on (or around) January 30th 2018 published a report recognizing that (i) American colleges and universities in receipt of Title IX funding have a legal obligation to inform all their freshmen undergraduate students (whether domestic or international) what constitutes “affirmative and effective consent in healthy sexual relationships;” (ii) American colleges and universities in receipt of Title IX funding have a legal obligation to inform all their freshmen undergraduate students (whether domestic or international) of the Jeanne Clery Act; (iv) twenty percent (20%) of women were sexually assaulted in a college or university setting (of the U.S.A) by the time they reached their senior year in Calendar Year 2005; (v) thirty-two percent (32%) of women with a disability were sexually assaulted during Calendar Years 2014 and 2015 in a college or university setting; (vi) sexual assault “is a public health and public safety concern with far reaching implications;” (vii) sexual assault is a “deeply personal violation” which “leaves physical and emotional impacts that change the lives of victims;” (viii) sexual assault causes “long-term physical, psychological, and emotional effects, including depression, post-traumatic stress, thoughts of suicide, flashbacks, and sleep disorders;” [2] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) who has witnessed his correspondence with the NCD on the subject of their January 30th 2018 report being subjected to frenzy before it was very inappropriately filtered and distorted on internet search engines (ISE) such as AOL, Bing/MSN, Google and Yahoo following his decision to recognize that (i) he was informed what constitutes “affirmative and effective consent” in the month of January 2010 when he was 18 years of age; (ii) he was informed what constitutes “affirmative and effective consent” after being told of the April 05th 1986 rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery; (iii) the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery raises questions about Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972; [3] the decision of the Bing/MSN internet search engine (ISE) to filter and distort Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W’s correspondence with the NCD on the subject of their January 30th 2018 report by generating unwelcome and unapproved queries such as “Michael Ayele’s role in Title IX reform,” and “Michael Ayele’s impact on Title IX reforms,” “Michael Ayele published articles,” “Michael Ayele article controversies,” “Michael Ayele OSF publications,” “Michael Ayele AACL Projects,” “Michael Ayele academic profile,” “mike ayele alumni.” ( https://www.bing.com/search?q=mike+ayele+alumni )

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FOI #26-095 (02-12-26, 5:15 pm) - Subject - NCAA Financial Report

Name - Brittney Lucero

Affiliation -

Open records request for UConn's 2025 NCAA Financial Report. Thank you!

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FOI #26-094 (02-12-26, 2:29 pm) - Subject - Bids

Name - Stefanie Santos

Affiliation - Richards Corporation

Richards Corporation is requesting the release of the bid forms for the FO502675 Holcomb, Whitney and Sprague Residence Hall Restroom Renovations.   We have the results, but we were curious if we are able to see the copies of the bid forms from the other bidders.

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FOI #26-093 - Subject - Budget Impacts of Revenue Sharing

Name -

Affiliation -

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1 200 et seq., I am requesting records regarding the budget impact of athletics revenue sharing under the House vs. NCAA settlement.

Within that scope, I request:

1. Any presentations, briefing documents, or budget memoranda that address the effect of revenue sharing costs on UConn’s overall operating budget or structural deficit.

2. Emails (with attachments) and internal memoranda from or to the Athletics Department, the central budget/finance offices, and the Provost's Office that discuss whether, or how, revenue sharing will:
(a) deepen or affect the university’s structural operating deficit, or
(b) require reductions, cuts, or reallocations in funding, hiring, or staffing in non athletics units.

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FOI #26-092 - Subject - Public Records Request – FACHS search documents

Name - Justin Pickett

Affiliation -

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I request copies of all records from 10/21/2025 through 2/10/2026 that document UConn’s search for records responsive to my prior request (#25-444) for Family and Community Health Study (FACHS) wave 4, 5, and 6 data and/or related files, including but not limited to:
1. Any search logs, search memos, notes, checklists, spreadsheets, or internal emails reflecting: the custodians consulted; systems/accounts searched (e.g., email, OneDrive/SharePoint/Box, network drives, lab servers, research computing); search terms used; date ranges searched; and results (including any “no records found” conclusions).
2. Any records identifying the UConn personnel who conducted or directed the search (names/titles) and the departments/units involved.
3. Any records that explain or define what UConn meant by “no such record on file at UConn” in connection with FACHS wave 4–6 data (e.g., interpretations, internal guidance, or communications about custody/control/retention).
4. Emails to or from Dr. Frederick (“Rick”) Gibbons (including attachments, if any), from 10/21/2025 through 2/10/2026, that contain any of the following terms or phrases: “public record,” “record request,” or “FACHS.”
5. If the University of Connecticut has a copy of the FACHS questionnaire and/or codebook (including for waves 4–6), I request those records as well.
I request these records in electronic form. If any portion is exempt, please redact and provide the remainder, citing the specific legal basis for each redaction/withholding

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FOI #26-091 - Subject - UConn New School of Nursing (Internal File #25-18)

Name - Hope Redding

Affiliation -

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Sec. 1-210, we are requesting certified payroll
records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed on the University of Connecticut
New School of Nursing project referenced above.
• Advance Resources for Wk ending 1.5.26 through to the present
• B&W Paving & Landscaping for Wk ending 12.6.25 through to the present
• Banton Construction
• Barall & Konover Floors
• Blackwater Services Group for Wk ending 12.21.25 through to the present
• Cherry Hill Glass for Wk ending 12.13.25 through to the present
• Connecticut Mason Contractors for Wk ending 12.13.25 through to the present
• Eagle Fence for Wk ending 12.13.25 through to the present
• Eastern Steel Erectors for Wk ending 12.6.25 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical HVAC for Wk ending 11.29.25 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical PLUMB for Wk ending 11.29.25 through to the present
• M. Frank Higgins & Co
• Manafort Brothers for Wk ending 1.22.26 through to the present
• Richards Corp for Wk ending 12.13.25 through to the present
• Scholar Painting and Restoration
• Stairs & Steel for Wk ending 12.6.25 through to the present
• System One
• Trinity Construction Group for Wk ending 12.6.25 through to the present
• Wayne Griffin Electric for Wk ending 12.7.25 through to the present

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FOI #26-090 - Subject - Test Results

Name - Jacqueline Veninger-Robert

Affiliation -

results for the hazmat testing that took place at UConn's CT Museum of Natural History

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FOI #26-089 (02-9-26, 9:04 am) - Subject - Lawn Mowing Service Bid Solicitation # UCHC4-181392535

Name - Pranav Dave

Affiliation - M&G Landscaping, LLC

Hello,

I am looking to see if the results for the bid solicitation listed above is available for public records. We were told EA Quinn Was awarded but the pricing was not given. We are not able to source it on the awarded contracts on DAS or UConn's website.

Thank you

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