Request Log

FOI #24-555 (12-3-24, 9:07 am) - Subject - Copy of contract between University and Shipman and Goodwin law firm

Name - David Amdur

Affiliation - UConn AAUP

The UConn-AAUP requests a copy of the contract between the University and Shipman and Goodwin Law Firm of Hartford, Connecticut to negotiate the 2025 successor agreement between the UCHC-AAUP and the University and the University of Connecticut Health Center.


FOI #24-554 (12-3-24, 10:19 am) - Subject - Copies of contracts between University of Fisher Philips Law Firm

Name - David Amdur

Affiliation - UConn AAUP

The UConn-AAUP is requesting copies of contracts between the University and Fisher Philips Law Firm of Boston Massachusetts to negotiate

1-2025 successor agreement between the UConn-AAUP and the University.

2-2025 successor agreement between the University of Connecticut Professional Employees AFT Local 3695 and the University


FOI #24-553 (12-3-24, 9:44 am) - Subject - Copies of contracts and final reports between UConn and Huron Consulting

Name - David Amdur

Affiliation - UConn AAUP

The UConn-AAUP is requesting copies of all contracts between UConn and Huron Consulting, as well as any and all final reports by Huron for work done.


FOI #24-552 - Subject - Certified Payroll Records

Name - Hope Redding

Affiliation -

• Allied Well Drilling for all weeks worked
• DGI Technologies for Wk ending 8.11.24 through to the present
• Ferguson Electric for Wk ending 10.19.24 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical HVAC for Wk ending 10.19.24 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical PLMB for Wk ending 10.19.24 through to the present
• Mackenzie Painting for Wk ending 10.22.24 through to the present
• Professional Drywall Construction for Wk ending 10.5.24 through to the present


FOI #24-551 (12-2-24, 5:08 pm) - Subject - Copies of the agreement with and solicitation with Campus Bookstore Consultants

Name - Darren Croom

Affiliation -

Please provide all records concerning the University's agreement/contract and solicitation for services with Campus Bookstore Consulting


FOI #24-550 - Subject - FOIA Request Legal Communication Received McIntosh Estate

Name - Sarah Eibling

Affiliation -

This firm represents FCA US LLC ("FCA US") in connection with the above-referenced claim. This is a request under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.) for copies of documents related to this claim and an incident that allegedly occurred on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at approximately I 0:00 p.m., involving Kellen McIntosh ("McIntosh") and a 20I0 Jeep Wrangler Sahara (VIN: IJ4HA5H I 3ALI 02400) (the "Incident"), whereby McIntosh was pinned against a building in a residence hall area, suffered injuries and subsequently passed away on September 4, 2023.


FOI #24-549 (12-1-24, 10:44 pm) - Subject - UMass-UConn trophy

Name - Grant Salzano

Affiliation -

Any and all correspondence including emails, phone records, memoranda and other materials involving University of Connecticut personnel involved in discussing any trophy being awarded in connection with the recently played UConn-UMass football contest.


FOI #24-548 (11-26-24, 3:28 pm) - Subject - Athletic emplyee contract

Name - Eben Novy-Williams

Affiliation - Sportico

Pursuant to the state's open records laws, I am requesting a copy of the most recent employment contract, plus any MOUs or addendums, for head basketball coach Dan Hurley. Thank you.


FOI #24-547 (11-22-24, 7:23 am) - Subject - Improving America's School Act of 1994 : Strategy for Combatting the Hateful and Racist "White Replacement Theory"

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 [1] your discussions about Payton Gendron as a white supremacist who (i) had done a “high school project” that dealt with “murder-suicides” while he was attending Susquehanna Valley Central High School (located in Conklin, New York); (ii) was taken into custody by agents of the New York State Police (NYSP) under New York State Mental Health Law section 9.41 on (or around) June 08th 2021 while he was attending Susquehanna Valley Central High School; (iii) had been brainwashed and radicalized by the abhorrent “white replacement theory” when he committed the mass shooting, which targeted Black / African American people in Buffalo, New York on (or around) May 14th 2022; [2] your discussions about the decision of the Department of Education (DoED) to recognize that the rules and regulations governing the provisions of Improving America’s School Act (IASA) of 1994 “added a new subsection (h) regarding the treatment of disciplinary records, which states that nothing in FERPA prohibits an agency or institution from including in a student’s records appropriate information regarding disciplinary actions taken against the student for ‘conduct that posed a significant risk to the safety or well-being of that student, other students, or other members of the school community,’ or from disclosing that information to teachers and other school officials who have legitimate educational interest in the student’s behavior;” [3] the extent of your knowledge about the inquiries that were submitted to the Susquehanna Valley Central High School / Susquehanna Valley Board of Education citing the rules and regulations governing the provisions of the 1994 IASA given the May 14th 2022 mass-shooting perpetrated by white supremacist Payton Gendron; [4] the extent of your knowledge about the cooperation provided by Susquehanna Valley Central High School / Susquehanna Valley Board of Education to inquiries that explicitly cited the rules and regulations governing the provisions of the 1994 IASA given the May 14th 2022 mass-shooting perpetrated by white supremacist Payton Gendron; [5] your discussions about Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) who is thoroughly convinced that Payton Gendron would not have (i) been brainwashed and radicalized by the detestable “white replacement theory” if he had visited the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) with an open mind while he was a student at Susquehanna Valley Central High School; (ii) perpetrated the May 14th 2022 mass-shooting in Buffalo, New York if he had visited the Smithsonian NMAI with an open mind while he was a student at Susquehanna Valley Central High School...


FOI #24-546 (11-21-24, 11:57 am) - Subject - Open Records Request - University of Connecticut (17979)

Name - Min Oh

Affiliation - Winthrop Intelligence, LLC

Part 1: Employment Contracts and Salaries
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the current employment contract and salary (letter of intent, form agreement, or applicable document/record which shows annual compensation and start/end date of employment) for the athletic department staff listed below. If an employee does not have a formal written agreement, please provide their current salary.
1. Austin Bigoney
2. Colin Holmes
3. Darryl Sullivan
4. Ferdinand Mueller
5. John Foster
6. Madison Isherwood
7. Maureen Howard
8. Nansi Toskova
9. Ronald Lamontagne

Part 2: Outside Income Forms
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the most recent outside income form (ideally 2023-2024 fiscal year) including Sports Camps for all applicable athletic department employees if available. If an itemized list of individuals is required, please let me know.

Part 3: Men's Basketball Games
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of any contract or written agreement in force (i.e., signed, fully executed) for non-conference Men's Basketball games listed below plus any additional non-conference games or exhibition games scheduled to be played during the 0-1 season and future years:
1. Baylor on Dec 4, 2024
2. University of Memphis on Nov 25, 2024
3. University of Maryland, Eastern Shore on Nov 30, 2024
4. Sacred Heart on Nov 6, 2024
5. Gonzaga on Dec 14, 2024
6. University of New Hampshire on Nov 9, 2024
7. East Texas A&M University on Nov 19, 2024
8. Le Moyne on Nov 13, 2024
9. University of Texas at Austin on Dec 8, 2024

Part 4: Women's Basketball Games
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of any contract or written agreement in force (i.e., signed, fully executed) for non-conference Women's Basketball games listed below plus any additional non-conference games or exhibition games scheduled to be played during the 0-1 season and future years:
1. Fort Hays State University on Nov 3, 2024
2. Holy Cross on Dec 3, 2024
3. BU on Nov 7, 2024
4. Notre Dame on Dec 12, 2024
5. University of South Florida on Nov 10, 2024
6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Nov 15, 2024
7. FDU on Nov 20, 2024
8. Iowa State University on Dec 17, 2024
9. University of Louisville on Dec 7, 2024
10. University of Tennessee at Knoxville on Feb 6, 2025
11. Oregon State University on Nov 25, 2024
12. University of South Carolina on Feb 16, 2025
13. USC on Dec 21, 2024

If the requested records described above are available in electronic format (e.g., PDFs or CD), then I would prefer to receive the information in that format instead of paper copies. If you are able to email the records, I request all PDFs in a single WinZip file in the responsive email (no password protected files, please). If you are unable to email the records or you require an address to process this request, please find below my mailing address.

Thank you very much for your assistance.


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
David Amdur UConn AAUP Copy of contract between University and Shipman and Goodwin law firm UConn Health Complete
David Amdur UConn AAUP Copies of contracts between University of Fisher Philips Law Firm UConn Storrs Complete
David Amdur UConn AAUP Copies of contracts and final reports between UConn and Huron Consulting UConn Storrs Complete
Hope Redding Certified Payroll Records UConn Storrs Complete
Darren Croom Copies of the agreement with and solicitation with Campus Bookstore Consultants UConn Storrs No records available
Sarah Eibling FOIA Request Legal Communication Received McIntosh Estate UConn Storrs Complete
Grant Salzano UMass-UConn trophy UConn Storrs Complete
Eben Novy-Williams Sportico Athletic emplyee contract UConn Storrs Complete
Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457 Improving America's School Act of 1994 : Strategy for Combatting the Hateful and Racist "White Replacement Theory" UConn Storrs Complete
Min Oh Winthrop Intelligence, LLC Open Records Request - University of Connecticut (17979) UConn Regional Campus Complete