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Under Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting documents detailing university policies and/or procedures for employee contact with the press. This includes any policies on what employees are supposed to do if they are contacted directly by the members of the press, and any rules or limits for when/how employees are allowed to talk with reporters.
Over a year ago we requested some real estate performance from yourselves, I am hoping to now request information from your investment pools, relating to the performance of all the closed-end funds including Private Debt, Private Equity, Real Estate and Real Assets you invest in for Q1 2021 or the most recent quarter you have available.
I am looking for details, including standard data, such as:
• Fund name
• Management Company
• Vintage Year
• Commitment Amount
• Commitment Date
• Paid-In Capital
• Distributions
• IRR (Gross and Net)
• Fair market value of the investment
• Lifecycle Stage (Fundraising, First Close, Second Close, Investment Period, Holding Period, Liquidating/Exit Period, Liquidated)
FOI #21-418 (12-15-21, 12:19 pm) - Subject - Request for camera video footage from Freitas Ice Arena
Name - Jacqueline Tacy
Affiliation -
This is a formal request for the indoor foyer camera footage and parking lot camera footage from the Freitas Ice Arena from Thursday, 12/9/21. The time of footage requested is 6:32pm to 7:16pm.
Hello,
Can you please send me the Award Documents (bid tabulation, award letter) and the proposal response by the winning vendor for the following bid(s)?
Name: E-Verification Services
Bid Number: KC060321
Due Date: 6/25/2021
Or just the following award information if the document is not available or a fee is required for obtaining the document?
FOI #21-414 (12-15-21, 6:25 am) - Subject - All topics of research supervised by Professor Jon Sprouse in the Linguistics Ph. D Program with all the candidates' names from 2013-to date
Name - NOUBOUKPO GASSESSE
Affiliation - PERSONAL
All topics of research of all candidates that Prof Jon Sprouse supervised along with the candidates' names from 2013-to date with emphasis on the branch of linguistics covered by the research topic.
FOI #21-413 (12-14-21, 4:30 pm) - Subject - Copy of UCONN MBB & WBB Agreement for 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament
Name - John Andrews
Affiliation - John Andrews Media
Dear Public Records Team,
Both the Men's and Women's UCONN basketball teams attended the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in November 2021. Specific dates of the tournaments were:
WBB - Nov 20 - Nov 22
MBB - Nov 24 - Nov 26
I would like a copy of the (1) contracts for each team, (2) a copy of the itineraries for each team (ex. the WBB probably arrived on Nov 18th or 19th at the Atlantis and departed the 23rd), as well as the (3) Tournament Manuel which is supplied by the Tournament Organizer to each team.
I can accept the records in PDF format and electronically so that there are no costs of reproduction. Based on experience, each team probably has the documents above in PDF format already.
Finally, it appears this information has been provided at least once earlier to reporter Mike Anthony of CT Insider who wrote about the trip on November 19th - https://www.ctinsider.com/uconn/article/How-the-Battle-4-Atlantis-in-the-Bahamas-became-a-16633784.php
FOI #21-412 (12-14-21, 3:14 pm) - Subject - Comedy Show Contracts
Name - Seth Simons
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request any talent contracts stemming from the following comedy shows presented by the UConn Student Union Board of Governors:
1) The April 20, 2018 event with Michael Che at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts: https://dailycampus.com/2018/04/13/2018-4-13-michael-che-to-perform-at-spring-weekend-comedy-show/
2) The March 1, 2018 event with Sal Vulcano and Roy Wood Jr. at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts: https://dailycampus.com/2018/02/08/2018-2-8-subog-brings-winter-comedy-show-to-new-heights/
3) The April 21, 2017 event with Bob Saget at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts: https://dailycampus.com/2017/04/24/2017-4-24-bob-saget-a-comedy-show-full-of-raunchy-humor-everywhere-you-look/
4) The March 1, 2017 event with Seaton Smith at the Student Union Theater: https://dailycampus.com/2017/03/02/2017-3-2-seaton-smith-infectious-energy-subog-comedy-show/
5) The February 15, 2017 event with Melissa Villaseñor at the Student Union Theater: https://dailycampus.com/2017/02/16/2017-2-16-melissa-villaseors-impressions-subog-comedy-show/
6) The December 7, 2016 event with Michael Palascak at the Student Union Theater: https://dailycampus.com/2016/12/08/2016-12-7-michael-palascak-gets-laugh-at-final-fall-subog-comedy-show/
FOI #21-411 - Subject - Football Coaches Contracts
Name - Ryan O'Connell
Affiliation - Priority Sports & Entertainment
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I'd like to request electronic copies of the contracts for newly hired football offensive coordinator and newly hired wide receivers coach / passing game coordinator, Nick Charlton and John Allen, respectively. If no contracts are available yet, term sheets and/or salary figures will suffice.