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User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
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Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
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Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
FOI #23-205 (04-18-23, 11:42 am) - Subject - video
Name - Christina Dietrich
Affiliation - Gallagher Bassett Services
Requesting copy of video(s) associated with UConn police report#23.249.77 depicting MVA between Sodexo golf cart and vehicle belonging to Tim Oakes. Gallagher Bassett Services is the claims administrator for Sodexo and we are therefore handling/investigating this matter for the purposes of resolving an insurance claim.
FOI #23-204 (04-17-23, 4:16 pm) - Subject - Employee information
Name - Aimee Cook
Affiliation -
I would like to request a copy of a list of employees, or an employee directory, which would include their name, start date, department, job title, campus email, and campus phone for UConn Health as well as all the other campuses. I would prefer the format be in an xlsx or csv.
FOI #23-200 (04-13-23, 11:55 am) - Subject - Employment Agreements
Name - Bill Byrd
Affiliation -
All employment agreements/contracts regarding Christopher Delello. Specifically, but not limited to, his Separation Agreement, Retention Agreement, and Offer Letter.
• Job ID # 496627- Stockroom and Lab Safety Manager (Laboratory Technician 3)
Please include the following:
• The original job posting.
• The names of those who served on the search committee, and the dates of their most recent search committee training.
• Any and all recruitment qualification reports.
• Any and all applicant selection reports.
• Any and all applicant summary reports.
• Any and all candidate selection reports.
• Any and all additional materials or reports produced in relation to this search.
FOI #23-197 - Subject - Central Utility Plant Boiler Replacement project #300151 (Internal File #22-24)
Name - Hope Redding
Affiliation -
We’re seeking additional certified payroll records submitted by the following list of contractors for work performed on UConn’s Central Utility Plant Boiler Replacement project #300151, located at 240 Glenbrook Road, Storrs CT. I have attached for your records an updated copy of the FOI letter. We can accept the responsive records electrically and if you have questions or need anything further on our end, please let me know.
• Advanced Scaffold for Wk ending 8.28.22 through to the present, if available
• Ferguson Electric for Wk ending 2.11.23 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical for Wk ending 2.11.23 through to the present
• Sullivan Benson for Wk ending 1.7.23 through to the present
Please provide all emails (including attachments and/or embedded images) to and/or from (including on cc and/or bcc):
1. Martha Funderburk (UConn Parking Manager)
2. Andy Kelly (UConn Associate Director of Logistics)
3. Keith Kwasnik (LAZ Parking Manager)
Time period is from December 1, 2022 through & including January 15, 2023.
Please redact confidential information as necessary, while including all emails even if entirely redacted.
The search MUST include, but shall not be limited to, ANY and ALL emails that contain in the subject line and/or in the body of the email ANY of the following search terms/keywords:
andy
appeal
basketball
citation
comment
complaint
dining
employee
enforce
enforcement
event
issue
issued
justify
keith
ken
laz
letter
location
martha
officer
parking
photo
police
removed
request
services
ticket
ucpd
video
violation