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I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of any signed contract, offer letter or memorandum of understanding for UConn's men's basketball program's participation in the Empire Classic in November 2023. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
FOI #23-175 (04-4-23, 10:38 am) - Subject - Copy of FOI #23-172
Name - Richard Padilla
Affiliation -
I would like complete, unredacted copies of all information contained in FOI #23-172 pertaining to arrests and various documents following the UConn NCAA Championship win
FOI #23-174 (04-4-23, 6:51 am) - Subject - Vehicle Fire - LAZ Employee
Name - Kenneth Kulo
Affiliation -
All records/data/information pertaining to: "LAZ refused to send a representative to the scene till the next business day." as noted in the UConn Fire Department report 23-0024450 pertaining to the vehicle fire at South Garage.
FOI #23-173 (04-4-23, 6:51 am) - Subject - State Vehicle CT# 9-220
Name - Kenneth Kulo
Affiliation -
All data and information pertaining to persons that drive, or have driven in the last 5 years, the sign shop delivery/pickup truck (CT License Plate 9-220). Student names may be anonymized as necessary.
FOI #23-172 (04-4-23, 2:37 am) - Subject - UCPD arrest reports after NCAA final
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - The Daily Campus
Documents should include police reports, arrest reports, body camera footage and associated audio, department communications and emails, and internal policies relevant to police presence on Hillside Road and in surrounding areas in the aftermath of the UConn Men's Basketball victory in the NCAA final. Police and arrest reports should cover incidents occurring early morning April 4, however department policies and communications should encompass preparations for the night beforehand.
FOI #23-171 (04-3-23, 4:38 pm) - Subject - Women's Basketball Game Contracts
Name - Jordan Walsh
Affiliation -
I am requesting digital copies of the following:
- Contractual agreements entered into by this institution with other institutions and/or event planners for the purpose of scheduling contests to be played by the varsity women's basketball team during the 2023-24 and forthcoming seasons. This includes but is not limited to agreements with the following entities, their representatives or the respective event planner:
‣ North Carolina State University
‣ University of Notre Dame
‣ University of South Carolina
‣ University of Maryland, College Park
- Amendments to contractual agreements entered into by this institution with other institutions and/or event planners which stipulate the dates of contests which were designated as to be determined in previous agreements.
I would like to request the list of vendors who responded to the ePortfolio System RFP under MW02242023? And also, is there an expected date for when an award might be made?
Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W
Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL): https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/
FOI #23-168 (04-2-23, 11:29 am) - Subject - Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM): April 2023. Title VII of the 1964 & 1991 Civil Rights Act.
Name - Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W
Affiliation - Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL): https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/
What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) as a monthly event that (i) began to be commemorated nationally throughout the United States of America (U.S.A) in April 2001, (ii) has sought to prevent and raise awareness on the subject of sexual violence in areas “such as communities, workplaces and college campuses,” (iii) has adopted for a theme this Calendar Year 2023: “Drawing Connections: Prevention Demands Equity;” [2] the manner in which your post-secondary academic institution has been commemorating SAAM since April 01st 2001; [3] the decision of the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) to define the term “sexual coercion” as the “unwanted sexual activity that happens when someone is pressured, tricked, threatened, or forced in a non-physical way;” [4] the definition in use by your post-secondary academic institution for what constitutes “sexual coercion;” [5] Teresa Williams as the 1st (first) white woman police officer employed for the Iron Mountain Police Department (IMPD in Michigan), who was sexually coerced to (i) kiss her immediate supervisor (Joseph Dumais) not long after she began her employment on October 17th 2017, (ii) perform oral sex on Garth Budek; [6] Teresa Williams as a woman, who (i) has acquiesced to false claims for the purpose of keeping her job with the IMPD, (ii) ended up resigning from her employment with the IMPD after facing a culture ripe with systemic chauvinism, misogyny and sexism, (iii) ended up filing a complaint pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act on June 13th 2022, (iv) was informed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that her charge of employment discrimination would not be referred to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecution pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act, (v) does not have the DOJ legally representing her in the complaint she filed with the United States District Court for the Western District Court of Michigan pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act on February 13th 2023; [7] Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black man, who (i) was previously employed by the Missouri Department of Mental Health (MODMH) Fulton State Hospital (FSH), (ii) was informed by his former employers that 9 (nine) charges of employment discrimination were filed against the MODMH pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights between January 01st 2010 and December 07th 2021, (iii) has reminded the EEOC of the discrepancy they would create in their own system if they would in the future refer a charge of employment discrimination filed against the MODMH (that present similar issues to Charge No.: 28E – 2014 – 00485C)...
Please see the attached document that will be sent to Kayla Postler and Megan Philippi for additional information on these issues.
FOI #23-167 (04-1-23, 6:39 am) - Subject - Wage Rate Investigation - Seeking Cooperation from LAZ & UConn
Name - Kenneth Kulo
Affiliation -
The below email was sent on March 31, 2023 to LAZ Parking with UConn employees on copy. Please respond to any & All statements considered to be a public records request:
Hello Patrice & Keith,
I've copied a few related parties at the University of Connecticut, so they may assist in identifying all records available if they are willing to cooperate in this important investigation.
Patrice, did you have a chance to look for records that I mentioned in previous emails to see if I am eligible for retro-pay or severance pay from LAZ?
To summarize my previous correspondences with Patrice (LAZ H.R. Rep.):
It was brought to my attention recently by a former LAZ Parking [UConn Storrs] Maintenance employee that I probably should have been paid the Standard-Wage Rate for Maintenance and not as a Cashier for services I rendered regularly during the years of 2014 and 2017.
After I stated that, Patrice insinuated that the LAZ computer system had me misclassified as a Cashier or Attendant for the hours that were worked in a Maintenance capacity. She asked for something in writing on my end to document the information that should already be in my LAZ personnel file.
I explained to Patrice to see the email and attachment that I sent [Subject - Wage Rate Investigation]. I also explained there are a variety of ways my Maintenance role can be verified, one of which is to FOIA the security camera footage from the traffic/security cameras in the vicinity of South Garage for the suspected dates. [I have gone ahead and begun that process recently by requesting information from UConn about the security camera on the 5th level of the South Garage.]
I explained that once I have those dates collected, and more information from a series of FOIA requests which are currently in-process, I can investigate further.
I asked if Patrice had records on her end at LAZ that could be produced and if she were willing to cooperate with this Wage Rate Investigation; however, she did not respond or acknowledge the request.
Again, Patrice, please let me know what records you have on your end, and if you are willing to cooperate with me in my investigation.
I also am asking if officials from UConn are willing to cooperate in this investigation to the fullest extent.