Request Log

FOI #23-341 (07-13-23, 3:57 pm) - Subject - Sia AI

Name - Athena Hawkins

Affiliation - The Daily Dot

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I’d like to make the following records request from University of Connecticut from January 1, 2018 to the date this request is processed:

- Any existing contracts between the University of Connecticut and OneOrigin Inc including, but not limited to, contracts between OneOrigin Inc and the university’s admissions office, recruitment office, financial aid office or enrollment office
- Any documents or reports related to the use of the AI tool Sia or SiaHigherEd in university activities, including admissions, recruitment, enrollment and financial aid
- Any documents or reports detailing anonymized datasets or inputs used to train AI tools, including Sia or SiaHigherEd
- Any documents or reports assessing the efficacy Sia or SiaHigherEd in processes such as admissions, recruitment, enrollment, or financial aid
- Any emails from the domain @uconn.edu mentioning the word “Sia”
- Any correspondence sent from the email domain @oneorigin.us to the email domain @uconn.edu
- Any correspondence sent from the email domain @uconn.edu to the email domain @oneorigin.us

I’d like to receive copies of these records in a digital format by email at athenafhawkins@gmail.com, if possible.


FOI #23-340 (07-13-23, 10:55 am) - Subject - AI tools

Name - Patrick Eaton-Robb

Affiliation - ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pursuant to the state open records law, Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. Secs. 1-200 to 1-241, I write to request access to and an electronic copy of any reports or correspondence related to the use of artificial intelligence tools, including but not limited to Social Sentinel/Navigate 360 for the purpose of monitoring the social media activities of members of the UConn community. This includes the use of these tools by UCPD. Thank you.

Pat Eaton-Robb
AP, Hartford


FOI #23-339 - Subject - Policies

Name - Karolyn Ryan

Affiliation -

Pursuant to the provisions of the freedom of information act, I am requesting the following:
A copy of all training materials and internal guides or policies currently adhered to detailing the circumstances under which a UConn Health maternity ward patient may be assigned a social worker.
A copy of all training materials and internal guides or policies by which UConn Health providers currently adhere that relates to the reporting of mothers of newborns to the Department of Children and Families (DCF).
A copy of all training materials and internal guides or policies by which UConn Health currently adheres that references the drug testing of pregnant women.
Does UConn Health require written consent before drug testing pregnant women as a matter of hospital policy? Please provide any relevant written materials as may be directly related to this question.
Does UConn Health, as a matter of hospital policy, inquire as to a pregnant woman's drug or alcohol use? If so, as a matter of hospital policy, is she informed that her responses may be shared with the Department of Children and Families (DCF)? Please provide any relevant written materials as may be directly related to these questions.


FOI #23-338 (07-12-23, 12:41 pm) - Subject - FOIA request

Name - Jim Haddadin

Affiliation -

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (the FOIA), C.G.S. Section 1-200, et. seq., Connecticut Public and I request access to and a copy of the underlying data used in production of CSP Data Audit 14-21 (6-28-23). CT Public prefers to receive the copies via email in any common electronic format, such as a spreadsheet or CSV file. As you know, the FOIA provides that if portion(s) of a record are exempt from disclosure, the remainder of the record still must be disclosed. To the extent that the university claims that any record or a portion of any record is exempt from disclosure, please provide the basis for this position including the specific exemption(s) upon which it relies.


FOI #23-337 - Subject - Text Messages

Name - Jonthan Husky

Affiliation -

Text messages sent to and from Daniel Toscano between 06/01/2021 and 12/31/2021 containing the keywords “vaccine,” and/or “Covid,” and/or “mask,” and/or “HEERF (or heerf),” and/or “tracing.”


FOI #23-336 - Subject - Text and Email Communications

Name - Jonthan Husky

Affiliation -

1) emails sent to and from Suzanne Onorato between 06/01/2021 and 11/01/2021 containing the keywords, “Covid” and/or “vaccine” and/or “mask” and/or “testing.”

2) text messages sent to and from Eleanor JB Daugherty between 06/01/2021 and 11/01/2021 containing the keywords, “Covid” and/or “vaccine” and/or “mask” and/or “testing.”

3) emails sent to and from Jeffrey Geoghegan between 07/01/2021 and 12/31/2021 containing the keyword “HEERF” (or “heerf”).

4) text messages sent to and from Jeffrey Geoghegan between 07/01/2021 and 12/31/2021 containing the keyword “HEERF” (or “heerf”).

5) emails sent to and from Debbie Carone between 07/01/2021 and 12/31/2021 containing the keyword “HEERF” (or “heerf”).


FOI #23-335 (07-10-23, 3:33 pm) - Subject - Investigation of Threat Against Sociology Department

Name - Johanna Alonso

Affiliation - Inside Higher Ed

Please provide any emails between university administrators, Department of Sociology staff or faculty, campus police or any other law enforcement agency, or any other relevant entity regarding threats made against the University of Connecticut Department of Sociology and/or its faculty or staff sent between April 1, 2023 and now. Please include the threatening email or any other communications from the sender.

Please also provide any campus police reports and internal investigative documents/records regarding the above incident.


FOI #23-334 (07-10-23, 1:07 pm) - Subject - RFP KA090122, Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation

Name - Chris Blois

Affiliation - CampusWorks

I request that you make available to me the following records:

All proposals and associated documents, including pricing, and evaluation committee matrices/notes, submitted in response to RFP KA090122, Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation, which was due September 12, 2022.

I request that the records responsive to my request be copied and sent to me at the following email address: cblois@campusworksinc.com

Please let me know in advance of any search or copying fees.


FOI #23-333 - Subject - FOI Request

Name - Titia Boyes

Affiliation -

This request is for all body cam footage, texts, emails, videos associated with this loss. Per Officer Mark Welintukonis I would need to request all information/documents/evidence released to Amica for the DOL 1/20/2023 Case #2300005498. All information available should reference the Amica claim # 6001004783


FOI #23-332 - Subject - FOI Request

Name - Jonthan Husky

Affiliation -

I request copies to this FOI request:

FOI #19-020 (01-22-19, 4:14 pm)

In addition, I request a copy of the email sent by UConn’s records department to confirm receipt of this request as well as the email sent to the requestor to deliver the records.

Please return responsive records to this email via digital file, promptly


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
Athena Hawkins The Daily Dot Sia AI UConn Storrs No records available
Patrick Eaton-Robb ASSOCIATED PRESS AI tools UConn Storrs Complete
Karolyn Ryan Policies UConn Health Complete
Jim Haddadin FOIA request UConn Regional Campus Complete
Jonthan Husky Text Messages UConn Storrs Clarification requested
Jonthan Husky Text and Email Communications UConn Storrs Clarification requested
Johanna Alonso Inside Higher Ed Investigation of Threat Against Sociology Department UConn Storrs Complete
Chris Blois CampusWorks RFP KA090122, Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation UConn Storrs Complete
Titia Boyes FOI Request UConn Storrs Complete
Jonthan Husky FOI Request UConn Storrs Complete