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Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
-The most recent contract between the university and 2U
-The total of students enrolled in any 2U classes over the last three academic years (2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24)
Affiliation - The Butler Company dba Butler Company
I'm requesting a copy of the last awarded contract for landscape services at UCONN Health. I'm also requesting a copy of the bid tabulation sheet from the last opening. Please let me know if you need further information to complete this request.
Affiliation - The Butler Company dba Butler Company
I'm requesting a copy of the last awarded contract for landscape services at UCONN's main campus & Avery Point. I'm also requesting a copy of the bid tabulation sheet from the last opening. Please let me know if you need further information to complete this request.
Affiliation - The Butler Company dba Butler Company
I'm requesting a copy of the last awarded contract for landscape services at UCONN law. I'm also requesting a copy of the bid tabulation sheet from the last opening. Please let me know if you need further information to complete this request.
Could you please provide the below information on (RFP: UCHC4-155915401) Staffing Services which was due on 5/9/2022.
1. Name of bidders who sent their proposals in response to the RFP,
2. Bid evaluation sheet,
3. Price quoted by each bidder,
4. A copy of proposal submitted by awarded vendor.
I am requesting a copy of a spreadsheet, and all related files and correspondence, that was shared by the CLAS Dean's Office with CLAS Department Heads and Directors to assist with planning for budget cuts. The spreadsheet includes suggestions and guidance for Heads and Directors on how to cut 10.1% from their budgets over a 3-year period, as well as suggestions and guidance for revenue-generating proposals. The spreadsheet and related documents were shared before and/or during the CLAS Heads and Directors meeting with Dean Ofer Harel on Tuesday April 16, 2024.
FOI #24-183 (04-23-24, 5:51 pm) - Subject - UConn Foundation Investments
Name -
Affiliation - University of Connecticut Student
A break-down in the UConn Foundation's portfolio for the total university endowment ("UConn Foundation" and "University Endowment Managed by the UConn Foundation") for FY23 and FY24 (current to 4/19/2024) with changes in investments logged/marked month-to-month.
FOI #24-182 (04-22-24, 10:55 am) - Subject - Bamboo Health Rising Risk contract and policies
Name - Todd Feathers
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) UConn Health's contract and statement of work with Bamboo Health regarding the company's Rising Risk product. The existence of this contract has been publicly reported here: https://bamboohealth.com/uconnhealth-rising-risk-video/
2) UConn Health policies, user manuals, or comparable guidelines describing how and when UConn Health employees should use the Rising Risk product.
If you have any questions about this request, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
FOI #24-181 (04-21-24, 9:38 pm) - Subject - UConn Athletics, Men's Basketball Game Contracts
Name - Rocco Miller
Affiliation - Bracketeer.Org
All available Game and Event contracts for UConn Men's Basketball that apply to the 2024-25 season and for future seasons. If you only have a few executed thus far, that is okay - we would like to review the agreements you have available today to assist in a Division 1 national project.
FOI #24-180 (04-21-24, 12:51 pm) - Subject - Seeking records related to financial impacts of athletic conference membership, specifically any payments to Hockey East or from Hockey East
Name - Sean Moriarty
Affiliation - N/A
I am researching the finances behind membership in different college sports conferences, and would like any sort of document outlining the payments to or from UConn involving Hockey East, or the Big East. Things that may be helpful are contracts, receipts (if applicable), or budget information where incoming/outgoing conference-related money is mentioned.
This information could possibly be in a conference membership agreement with financial information or a television/broadcasting rights agreement.