Request Log

FOI #22-048 (01-27-22, 5:19 pm) - Subject - Emails to/from Daniel Buffington

Name - Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Affiliation -

Pursuant to Connecticut records law, I am requesting the following documents related to Daniel Buffington, who has taught for the UConn college of pharmacy:

1) Any communications -- including, but not limited to, emails, text messages, memos, and notes -- sent or received by Daniel Buffington that contain the words “nitrogen,” “hypoxia,” “Alabama” or “ADOC” between January 1, 2019 and the present

2) Any communications -- including, but not limited to, emails, text messages, memos, and notes -- sent or received by Daniel Buffington that contain the terms “FDRSafety,” “FDR Safety,” “Joseph” or “Wolfsberger” between January 1, 2019 and the present

3) Any communications -- including, but not limited to, emails, text messages, memos, and notes -- sent or received by Daniel Buffington with individuals whose email ends in “@mdoc.state.ms.us” or “@doc.ok.us” between January 1, 2019 and the present


Please provide records on a rolling basis, if possible. Please clearly explain each redaction and point to the section of Connecticut law that justifies this redaction.

I am requesting these records on behalf of myself and another journalists. We have published in outlets including ProPublica, Rolling Stone, Gothamist/WNYC and Fortune. These records are being requested for the public interest and we are therefore requesting a fee waiver.



FOI #22-047 - Subject - College of Business

Name - Sariah Porter

Affiliation -

My team and I are working to collect data from universities in the United States regarding the most enrolled-in courses within the universities’ respective College of Business. We are requesting the following for the top 25 most enrolled-in courses in the College of Business:
1. The course codes
2. The course names
3. The total number of annual students enrolled in the courses for the last academic year
4. Total number of participants in the College of Business undergraduate program for the last academic year
Any courses with total annual enrollment of less than 10 need not be included.


FOI #22-046 - Subject - Athletics Request

Name - Matt Brown

Affiliation -

I would like to file an Open Records Request for the following documentation:

1) The FRS Report for FY21 for the university athletic department. This is the NCAA-mandated financial budget report.

2) If applicable, a copy of the FY21, FY20 and FY19 budget for the university esports program (varsity OR club)

3) If applicable, the most recent copy of the contract for the head women's basketball coach at the university.

4) If applicable, a copy of the NIL Disclosure forms produced by university athletes to athletics from Nov 1, 2021 through Jan 25, 2022.


FOI #22-045 - Subject - Undergraduate Students

Name - Elizabeth Hatfield

Affiliation -

1. First- and Second- Year Undergraduate Students
2. MINIMUM GPA of 3.0 (or Dean’s List honorees if filtering by GPA is not possible)
3. MINIMUM 12 credit hours earned (cumulative)


FOI #22-044 - Subject - Directory Information

Name - Jonathan Slemp

Affiliation - MuckRock News

A file containing the university affiliated email addresses, first and last names of all enrolled Connecticut State University students as of the Fall 2021 semester.


FOI #22-043 - Subject - UCONN Gant Bldg (Internal Case #17-28)

Name - Hope Redding

Affiliation -

• Environmental Testing & Balancing PHASE 1 for Wk ending 10.17.21 through to the present
• Environmental Testing & Balancing PHASE 2 for Wk ending 10.17.21 through to the present
• Ferguson Electric PHASE 1 for Wk ending 10.16.21 through to the present
• Ferguson Electric PHASE 2 for Wk ending 10.16.21 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 1 for Wk ending 10.16.21 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 2 PLMB for Wk ending 10.16.21 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 2 HVAC for Wk ending 10.16.21 through to the present
• Scholar Painting PHASE 1 for Wk ending 10.16.21 through to the present
• Scholar Painting PHASE 2 for Wk ending 10.16.21 through to the present
• Sign Pro PHASE 2 for Wk ending 10.16.21 through to the present


FOI #22-042 - Subject - Real Estate

Name - Tristan Ahtone

Affiliation -

I am writing to request a complete record of all University of Connecticut real estate holdings, surface acres, and/or acreage with mineral rights held in fee or trust. My request includes lands in the United States and abroad.

I am also requesting any parcel descriptions or digital map files (e.g. shape files) with locations of those holdings, if it exists.


FOI #22-041 (01-25-22, 12:42 am) - Subject - Uncashed Checks

Name - Mark Warren

Affiliation -

EY Unclaimed Property Services, LLC (“EYUPS”) respectfully requests copies of financial records pertaining to uncashed checks, warrants or vouchers issued by the University and/or any of its sub-agencies, departments, offices, or other authorized authorities. Such payments shall currently remain in an outstanding/uncashed status as of today, still payable to the payee, be at least four (4) months old, and have yet to be reported as unclaimed property.

Please provide the following details, if available:
• Dollar amount
• Name of payee/recipient due the funds
• Address of the payee/recipient due the funds
• Date associated with the obligation (i.e., check issue date)
• Check identification number
• Name of originating agency

Kindly provide this information to me in electronic format at upsources@ey.com (e.g. Excel).


FOI #22-040 (01-23-22, 2:00 pm) - Subject - Student Trustee Elections

Name - Student Student

Affiliation - Student

I would like to request the results of all the student trustee elections dating back to the elections that took place in 2017 to present. I am looking for the names, vote counts, and home campuses of all candidates including the winner for both the graduate and undergraduate levels.


FOI #22-039 (01-22-22, 6:58 am) - Subject - Coaches Contracts

Name - Jeffrey Truedson

Affiliation -

I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: the most updated long-form employment contracts, appointment letters, and 21-22 salary information for men's basketball coaches and support staff members: Kimani Young, Tom Moore, Kevin Freeman, Eric Youncofski, Tripp Doherty, Michael Rehfeldt, Taliek Brown, and Paul Wetterman III.


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
Daniel Moritz-Rabson Emails to/from Daniel Buffington UConn Storrs No records available
Sariah Porter College of Business UConn Storrs Complete
Matt Brown Athletics Request UConn Storrs Complete
Elizabeth Hatfield Undergraduate Students UConn Storrs Complete
Jonathan Slemp MuckRock News Directory Information UConn Storrs Clarification requested
Hope Redding UCONN Gant Bldg (Internal Case #17-28) UConn Storrs Complete
Tristan Ahtone Real Estate UConn Storrs No records available
Mark Warren Uncashed Checks UConn Storrs Complete
Student Student Student Student Trustee Elections UConn Storrs Complete
Jeffrey Truedson Coaches Contracts UConn Storrs Complete