FOI #24-519 (10-31-24, 12:58 pm) - Subject - FOI Request

Name - John Sailer

Affiliation - Manhattan Institute

Please send 1) the grant proposal and 2) Research Performance Progress Reports submitted for the following National Science Foundation-funded project:

NSF award number: 2404538
Project title: Advance: Collaborative Research: Creating Inclusive Scientific Societies through Policies and Practices
Principal Investigator: Alaina Brenick

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FOI #24-518 - Subject - Personnel Records

Name - Damon Kitchen

Affiliation -

1. Any and all employment applications, resumés, curricula vitae, letters, e-mails, or communications of any kind submitted by or on behalf of Tiffany Gwartney at any time to the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing concerning Ms. Gwartney’s efforts to obtain employment in any capacity.
2. Any and all offers of employment extended by the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing to Ms. Gwartney at any time concerning any positions of employment, as well as any communications of any kind from Ms. Gwartney accepting those offers.
3. Any and all contracts or agreements of employment entered into between the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing and Ms. Gwartney at any time.
4. Any and all documents reflecting Ms. Gwartney’s dates of hire and dates of employment as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
5. Any and all documents reflecting Ms. Gwartney’s dates of hire and dates of employment as an Associate Clinical Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
6. Any and all documents reflecting Ms. Gwartney’s annual salary, rates of pay, and employment benefits that Ms. Gwartney received as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
7. Any and all documents reflecting Ms. Gwartney’s annual salary, rates of pay, and employment benefits that Ms. Gwartney receives as an Associate Clinical Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
8. The course schedules, course calendars and course syllabi for any classes Ms. Gwartney taught, led, or conducted as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing during the Spring Semester of 2022.
9. The University of Connecticut’s and/or its School of Nursing’s personnel files for Ms. Gwartney, including any and all records pertaining to any disciplinary action taken against Ms. Gwartney and/or any and all grievances or internal complaints filed by Ms. Gwartney against the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
10. Any and all records pertaining to any leaves of absence Ms. Gwartney may have requested as an employee of the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
11. Any and all records pertaining to any leaves of absence Ms. Gwartney may have taken as an employee of the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

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FOI #24-517 - Subject - Vendor Records

Name - Mikaela

Affiliation -

I am writing to kindly request a copy (PDF) of any contracts, purchase orders, or service agreements the University of Connecticut has with the vendor, Turnitin. Either within the last 5 years or the most recent contract. I request that a copy of the relevant document shows the value of the contract.

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FOI #24-516 (10-29-24, 3:23 pm) - Subject - Gross Mishandling of Sexual Misconduct Complaints Filed by Danielle Villareal and Grace Chen - Higher Education Amendments of 1998.

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

Affiliation - Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457

What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Grace Chen as an undergraduate student of Hillsdale College who (i) was on (or around) November 22nd 2021 raped on the campus of Hillsdale College when she was a freshman; (ii) was retaliated upon following her decision to file a complaint against the sexual abuse she suffered on (or around) November 22nd 2021; (iii) is most likely to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from Hillsdale College sometime in Calendar Year 2025; (iv) is in an “adversarial” relationship with the legal representatives of the college she’s likely to graduate from with a Bachelor’s Degree; (v) will most likely graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree from the college where she was raped; (vi) will have to consider in Calendar Year 2025 whether to accept her Bachelor’s Degree from Hillsdale College during the official graduation ceremony or via postal mail; [2] Danielle Villareal as a former undergraduate student of Hillsdale College who (i) was named on the Dean’s List of Hillsdale College in the first two semesters of her freshman year; (ii) was on (or around) August 29th 2021 raped on campus when she was a full-time sophomore student; (iii) was retaliated upon following her decision to file a complaint against the sexual abuse she suffered on (or around) August 29th 2021; (iv) has made the decision to transfer to Vanderbilt University after Hillsdale College violated the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) by refusing to provide to her “the final results of the disciplinary proceeding” the individual who raped her was held or not held to account for; (v) has begun to experience depression, post-traumatic stress as well as sleep disorders following the sexual assault she was the victim of on (or around) August 29th 2021; (vi) should brace herself for the long-term physical, psychological and emotional effects associated with sexual assault (given the statements made by the National Council on Disability in their January 30th 2018 report); (vii) may never again function at the optimal levels she used to as a direct consequence of the rape she was subjected on (or around) August 29th 2021; [3] the National Council on Disability (NCD) as a federal agency of the United States government, which has on (or around) January 30th 2018 publicly admitted exploring the following question: “Are the policies of colleges compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)?” [4] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) who believes that the issue of American colleges and universities compliance with FERPA merits further exploration given (i) Grace Chen April 09th 2022 email to Rebekah Dell wherein she requested a formal “written investigation report” for what she went through on (or around) November 22nd 2021; (ii) Danielle Villareal transfer to Vanderbilt University.

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FOI #24-515 - Subject - Student Directory

Name - Kayla Sewell

Affiliation -

Pursuant to Federal law, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99 & state open records law Conn. Gen. Stat. Secs. 1-200 to 1-242, on behalf of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, I write to request access to and a copy of all current Student Directory Information for the Fall 2024 semester categorized as public information as defined and governed within FERPA. If your agency does not maintain these public records, please let me know who does and include the proper custodians name, address, telephone number and email

Fields :
• Name,Academic Career,School or College,Academic Program,Major,Major Description,Concentration,Concentration Description,Term,Term Code,Academic Level - Beg Term

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FOI #24-514 - Subject - FOI Request

Name - Bill Cummings

Affiliation -

Pursuant to state Freedom of Information law, Hearst Media requests the following:

• Badge numbers for the 38 troopers identified in the supplemental CTRP3 report in which their records were deemed “unreliable” and the number of overreported records regarding each trooper
• An indication for each of the 38 troopers indicating whether they are active or not.
• All worksheets between CTRP3 and the Ct State Police regarding the above mentioned report.

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FOI #24-513 - Subject - RFQ Contractor - Jones Annex Lab Renovation - TL-2540

Name - Adrian Quinones

Affiliation -

I’m with ConstructConnect. I am writing to request a copy of the shortlist of bidders for the above project, and if available, the awarded one. I would also like to know the anticipated start dates, if determined.

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FOI #24-512 (10-28-24, 4:28 pm) - Subject - Reviews

Name - Joshua Eaton

Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut Media Group

I request the results of all investigations and/or reviews regarding Prof. Zongjie Wang completed by the Office of University Compliance from 06/01/2024 to the date the university performs a search for responsive records.

I also request any and all records related to such investigations that are released to other requesters under the FOI Act.

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FOI #24-511 (10-28-24, 2:01 pm) - Subject - Data

Name - Joshua Eaton

Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut Media Group

On Oct. 24, 2024, the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project — which is staffed by the Institute for Regional and Municipal Police, located at UConn's Hartford campus — released a report titled "Connecticut State Police Traffic Stop Data Audit Supplemental Report."

A copy of that report can be found on the project's website here: https://www.ctrp3.org/analysis-reports/reports

I request a copy of all underlying data maintained by the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project for that report.

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FOI #24-510 - Subject - Athletics

Name - Gabriella Ponzo

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 show the budget and spending of UCONN's athletic department over the established athletics at UCONN. The breakdown of the budget for each sport and expense as well as how much is spent.

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