Request Log

FOI #24-525 (11-3-24, 7:09 pm) - Subject - University, Admin, UCPD, and USG internal communications and bias reports

Name -

Affiliation -

Additive Manufacturing Center; Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering; Center for Advanced Materials; Project Daedalus; Project Daedalus Advanced Manufacturing Initiative; National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology; Digital Design; Research, Analysis and Manufacturing Center; D2ReAM; Center for Clean Energy Engineering; Connecticut Advanced Computing Center; US Israel Binational Science Foundation


FOI #24-524 (11-3-24, 4:23 pm) - Subject - UConn

Name -

Affiliation -

Career Fair, Engineering Career Fair, Raytheon, RTX, General Dynamics, Electric Boat, Pratt and Whitney, Lockheed Martin, Brian K Pollard, Endowed Professors, Endowed Chairs, Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin Day, Raytheon Research Day, Raytheon Day, Technion, Israeli Institute of Technology, Collins Aerospace


FOI #24-523 (11-3-24, 4:23 pm) - Subject - Communications

Name -

Affiliation -

University, Admin, USG, UCPD, and all other departments' internal communications and bias reports regarding the keywords listed in the topic line separated by commas.

UNCHAIN, SJP, Students for Justice in Palestine, MSA, Muslim Student Association, GSJP, Arab Student Association, ASA, Marxist, Communist


FOI #24-522 (11-2-24, 4:43 pm) - Subject - Dean Anne Langley Annual Survey

Name - Andrea Gaines

Affiliation - None

I am seeking a survey done in Qualtrics regarding Anne Langley. The survey due date was 5/31/24.


FOI #24-521 - Subject - Police Records - CFS# 2300062438

Name - Judith Ercolini

Affiliation -

Specifically, I request copies of the following records:
1. All documents maintained by the UConn Police in connection with the notice of, response to, and investigation of the Incident, including 911 call log/transcript and dispatch log/transcript.
2. All documents concerning the cause of the Incident.
3. All documents concerning any fines, penalties, or charges imposed in connection with the Incident.
4. All communications, including electronic communications, between or among any member of the UConn Police, any State department or agency, or any city or town regarding the notice of, response to, and investigation of the Incident.


FOI #24-520 (10-31-24, 7:02 pm) - Subject - Alumni

Name - Student Student

Affiliation -

I am requesting the vote count for three elections for the alumni position on the UConn Board of Trustees, including elections held in 2019, 2021 and 2023. The vote count should include the total number of votes, and the number of votes each candidate received. If you are unable to provide the number that each candidate received, I am still kindly requesting the total vote count. Thank you.


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


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.


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.


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.


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
University, Admin, UCPD, and USG internal communications and bias reports UConn Storrs In progress
UConn UConn Storrs Clarification requested
Communications UConn Storrs Clarification requested
Andrea Gaines None Dean Anne Langley Annual Survey UConn Storrs Complete
Judith Ercolini Police Records - CFS# 2300062438 UConn Storrs Complete
Student Student Alumni UConn Storrs Denied - Exempt
John Sailer Manhattan Institute FOI Request UConn Storrs Complete
Damon Kitchen Personnel Records UConn Storrs Complete
Mikaela Vendor Records UConn Storrs In progress
Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457 Gross Mishandling of Sexual Misconduct Complaints Filed by Danielle Villareal and Grace Chen - Higher Education Amendments of 1998. UConn Storrs Complete