Request Log

FOI #25-009 (01-7-25, 12:59 pm) - Subject - Salary information

Name - Adarsh Parthasarathy

Affiliation - MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless

Documents reflecting the total amount of compensation (e.g., salary, bonuses, commissions, deferred compensation, payments in-kind) paid to the individuals holding the following positions in 2023 and 2024 for performing the duties of those positions: (a) the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology; (b) the Vice Dean of Research/Graduate Research and Education or equivalent in the school of medicine; and (c) the Dean of the School of Medicine.

This request is not made for commercial purposes. I welcome receiving the responsive records electronically. Please let me know as soon as possible what, if any, cost or expense I need to pay to obtain the responsive records so that I can promptly pay it. If you have any questions, please contact me at adarshp@mhb.com or 206-694-1609.


FOI #25-008 – INVALID EMAIL - Subject - Student Directory Information

Name - Jason Collins

Affiliation -

Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200, et seq. I am requesting access to copies of the following records:
1. Student Names
2. Phone Numbers
3. Email Addresses
4. Hometown
5. Athletic Participation (if applicable)

Specifically I am seeking this information for ALL CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS at University of Connecticut. If certain details within these records are deemed confidential or exempt under the law (e.g., FERPA or other privacy statutes), please provide me with any segments of the requested records that are disclosable by law, along with a legal justification for any items withheld or redacted.


FOI #25-007 (01-6-25, 4:51 pm) – DUP - Subject - UCPD communications with Radenka Maric

Name - Student Student

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 UCPD communications with Radenka Maric via email, phone call, text, or otherwise on 9/16/24 between the hours of 12:00pm and 5:00pm.

I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the President of the University of Connecticut's authority over the University of Connecticut Police Department. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.

The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.


FOI #25-006 (01-5-25, 11:11 am) - Subject - Historical Required Textbooks

Name - Annaliese Paulson

Affiliation - University of Michigan

I am submitting a public information request for all textbook information that has been included in online course schedules at the University of Connecticut, in compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4137).In addition to the book title(s), author name(s), publishing data, ISBN numbers and retail costs of materials associated with each course section, this request includes each course sections subject code, catalog number, section number, term of course offering, and instructor name(s).

Please let me know if you have any questions or need clarification on the scope/contents of this request. If there will be charges associated with this request please inform me in advance.


FOI #25-005 (01-3-25, 11:20 am) - Subject - UConn PD

Name - Luke Hajdasz

Affiliation - WFSB

WFSB is seeking any completed IA reports into Officer , as well as any paperwork related to his release from employment.


FOI #25-004 (01-2-25, 11:43 pm) - Subject - Athletics documents

Name - Steve Berkowitz

Affiliation - USA Today

1. The current contracts, including amendments, and the current base salaries, if not specified in the contract, for the following athletics department employees:
--The men’s basketball team’s full-time assistant coaches.
--The women’s basketball team’s full-time assistant coaches.
--Baseball head coach.
--Softball head coach.

2. The most recent athletically related outside income report for the men’s basketball head coach and the women’s basketball head coach.

3. An itemized list of incentive bonus amounts actually paid to the current men’s basketball head coach and to the current women’s basketball head coach from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The goal of this request is to obtain data about bonus payments made for sport-related goals achieved during the 2023-24 basketball season and/or for academic or other achievements during a full, 12-month period, even though that period may not conform with the school’s fiscal year or academic year or with the coach’s contract year.


FOI #25-003 (01-2-25, 1:34 pm) - Subject - Robotic

Name - Catherine Kelly-Napolitano

Affiliation - Allied Roofing and Sheet metal Co. Inc.

I am searching for all documents pertaining to my name or business name.


FOI #25-002 (01-2-25, 1:34 pm) - Subject - Capital and operating expenditures for payments made by or on behalf of The University of Connecticut System during fiscal year 2024

Name - Megan Russell-Erlich

Affiliation - Acme Research

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, we formally request that following the close of your current fiscal year your office provide us with public spending information, including both capital and operating expenditures for payments made by or on behalf of The University of Connecticut System during fiscal year 2024 for the following University of Connecticut campuses: Storrs, Hartford, and Avery Point, as well as the University of Connecticut Health Center. Specifically, sortable by campus as noted in the “Division SL” column, for any payee, other than a regular employee or student, paid a cumulative total amount of more than $5,000, we seek the payee name, address, and the cumulative total dollar amount paid to the subject payee over the relevant time period. The $5,000 threshold was established to minimize reporting for respondents. If a data sort of this type is not practical, please provide the requested information for all non-employee payees. This is the same format information that Kayla Postler was kind enough to provide via email for fiscal year 2023.

The information is to be used for research aimed at identifying patterns of spending by public entities. No part of the data will be used as a mailing list and your supplying the information cannot be construed as an endorsement of either your payees or our work.

We are willing to reimburse your office for any reasonable expense incurred in providing the requested information if an estimate of costs is provided for our approval before the work is performed. We would prefer to receive the data in CSV, text, or PDF document or Excel spreadsheet attached to an email.

Should you have questions or need to advise us to redirect this request, we can be reached at 800-810-3846 or via e-mail at HigherEd@acmeresearch.com. Kindly confirm receipt of this letter and contact our office to let us know your time frame for a response. Thank you for your assistance!

Yours truly,

Megan Russell-Erlich
Research Coordinator


FOI #25-001 - Subject - JIm Mora

Name - Zack Behnke

Affiliation -

I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: all updated Term Sheet/MOU/LOA/Offer Letter(s) and formal contract/amendment/addendum(s) for Head Football Coach Jim Mora.


FOI #24-586 - Subject - Staff Directory

Name - Frank Patterson

Affiliation -

I am contacting you in regard to a public records/information request.
I am looking for an up-to-date list of your current employees, full names, hire date, phone numbers, e-mail address, and salary, if possible, in digital format (excel preferred). I prefer to receive these documents via e-mail at requests@academyresearchgroup.com

I am ONLY seeking public information that is clearly disclosable to me and not confidential by law, or otherwise protected, and exempted from disclosure under state law.


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
Adarsh Parthasarathy MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless Salary information UConn Health In progress
Jason Collins Student Directory Information Clarification requested
Student Student UCPD communications with Radenka Maric UConn Storrs
Annaliese Paulson University of Michigan Historical Required Textbooks UConn Storrs Complete
Luke Hajdasz WFSB UConn PD UConn Storrs In progress
Steve Berkowitz USA Today Athletics documents UConn Storrs Complete
Catherine Kelly-Napolitano Allied Roofing and Sheet metal Co. Inc. Robotic UConn Storrs Clarification requested
Megan Russell-Erlich Acme Research Capital and operating expenditures for payments made by or on behalf of The University of Connecticut System during fiscal year 2024 UConn Storrs Complete
Zack Behnke JIm Mora UConn Storrs Complete
Frank Patterson Staff Directory UConn Storrs Complete