FOI #26-542 - Subject - South Garage Parking Enforcement Data (Fall 2025 & Spring 2026)

Name - Luke Wingo

Affiliation - Hills Journal

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the following public records from UConn Parking Services related to parking enforcement in South Garage:
1. Total number of parking citations issued in South Garage for:
o Fall 2025 semester
o Spring 2026 semester
2. Daily citation counts for South Garage during the same periods.
3. Hourly citation logs, including the timestamp of each citation issued in South Garage.
4. Citation type breakdown for South Garage, including:
o No permit
o Wrong zone
o Plate not visible
o Backed in parking
o Expired permit
o Any additional violation categories used by Parking Services
5. Booting and towing records for South Garage:
o Number of vehicles booted
o Number of vehicles towed
o Dates and times of each boot or tow
6. LPR (License Plate Recognition) activity logs for South Garage:
o Number of scans per day
o Times of peak scanning activity
o Any available metadata showing enforcement patterns
7. Officer patrol/enforcement schedule information for South Garage, including:
o Typical patrol times
o Documented enforcement windows
o Any notes on increased or reduced enforcement periods
I am requesting electronic copies of these records. Please let me know if there are any fees associated with fulfilling this request. Also, if the 2025-2026 are not available I would like the most recent records.

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FOI #26-541 (08-21-26, 1:38 pm) - Subject - AI Policies in Career Services

Name - Laura Bart

Affiliation - National Student Legal Defense Network

Pursuant to Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, as codified at Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq. (right of access at § 1-210), the National Student Legal Defense Network (“Student Defense”) makes the following request for the production of records. 

Requested Records :

Student Defense requests that the University of Connecticut produce the following records:
Documents constituting internal policies or guidelines within, for, or governing any Office of Career Services (or its equivalent(s)) regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by or for that office, including its employees or office-specific vendors.

Documents constituting or reflecting instructions or training provided to staff in, or vendors of, any Office of Career Services (or its equivalent(s)) regarding the use of AI by or for that office.

Documents constituting internal policies or guidelines regarding the use of AI by employers and internship providers in connection with any recruitment, assessment, or interview of students facilitated in any way by any Office of Career Services (or its equivalent(s)), including any policies governing employers’ use of AI tools on the university’s job or recruiting platforms.

Documents constituting or reflecting instructions, guidance, or training provided by the Office of Career Services (or its equivalent(s)) to employers and internship providers regarding the use of AI in connection with any services provided by the Office or other access to students provided with campus resources.

For purposes of this request, the phrase "career services" includes the following activities:

The evaluation or selection of students or alumni for job or internship opportunities, career counseling, or program participation;
Supporting students in career planning, job search, and professional development, including reviewing and drafting application materials and interview preparation;
Identifying, targeting, or communicating with students or alumni regarding job, internship, or employer networking opportunities;
Developing outreach or advertising to promote career services, employer partnerships, or networking and recruiting events;
Screening candidates on behalf of, or in coordination with, employer partners;
Facilitating employer access to student data, resumes, or recruiting platforms;
Detecting fraud or misrepresentation in applications or credentials.
Student Defense seeks all responsive records regardless of format, medium, or physical characteristics, and includes any attachments to these records.

Student Defense requests that your office use the most up-to-date technologies to search for responsive information and take steps to ensure that the most complete repositories of information are searched.
In the event some portions of the requested records are properly exempt from disclosure, please disclose any reasonably segregable non-exempt portions of the req

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FOI #26-540 (08-21-26, 7:39 am) - Subject - Public Records Request: University of Connecticut Purchase Orders FR:105820

Name - Oshea Smith

Affiliation -

Dear Records Officer,

I hope you are doing well. Thank you for your time and for the work you do.

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq.), I am requesting an electronic summary of purchase orders (not the individual purchase orders themselves) issued by University of Connecticut from March 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026.

This report may also be referred to as an accounts payable summary, check summary, check register, bill or claims report, or vendor analysis report. Any spreadsheet or report that lists vendor names and amounts paid would be fully responsive to this request.

If available, please include:

-Vendor name
-Description of purchase or payment
-Total price or amount paid

If vendor names are coded, please include the code key if it's easily available. We're happy to accept whatever form this data is already maintained in — raw exports or standard reports (Excel, CSV, or PDF) are perfectly fine. We will accept partial data if you do not have a document with each of the above components or the entire timeframe requested.

If another department is better suited to handle this request, I'd appreciate it if you could forward it to them or share their contact information.

If any part of this request is withheld, please provide the specific statutory exemption and release all non-exempt portions.

To ensure prompt follow-up, please send any correspondence regarding clarifications, extensions, online portal access, and response letters through email only to records@sunlightaccess.com and reference: FR:105820

Reference #: FR:105820

Oshea Smith
215 N Payne St STE 33025
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.sunlightaccess.com

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FOI #26-539 (08-20-26, 12:15 pm) - Subject - Athletics

Name - Maxwell Schildcrout

Affiliation - Texas Tech University School of Law

Head coach contract (men's basketball).
Athletic apparel agreement.
Blank student-athlete NIL/revenue share/licensing agreement.

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FOI #26-538 (08-19-26, 10:46 pm) - Subject - Employment records/communications

Name - Janis Emmette

Affiliation - None

I am requesting all records concerning my employment, including emails, texts/SMS, Teams messages/chats, internal communications, notes, memoranda, reports, and formal or informal complaints made by me or about me. Please include communications between supervisors, managers, coworkers, HR, Employee Relations, Labor Relations, administration, and any other personnel discussing me or matters related to my employment.

Please include all records concerning my attendance, performance, training, workload, scheduling, workplace concerns, complaints, transfer, working test/probationary status, discipline, investigations, and termination. This includes recommendations, approvals, meeting and investigatory notes, witness statements, performance or attendance records relied upon, and communications regarding whether or when I should be disciplined or terminated. Please include records identifying who participated in these decisions and when termination was first discussed, recommended, approved, or finalized.

Please include all records concerning my transfer and working test period, including requests, approvals, effective dates, calculations, extensions or changes, notices, and communications regarding whether my transfer affected my working test period or permanent employment status. Please include available HR/personnel system audit or change history showing when information concerning my transfer, working test period, or employment status was entered, changed, or updated and by whom.

Please also include all records and communications concerning my CT FMLA/intermittent leave and ADA accommodations, including applications, certifications, modifications, clarifications, pending requests, approvals/denials, and the ADA interactive process. Include communications concerning absences, tardiness, late arrivals, early departures, or other attendance that was or potentially could have been protected by CT FMLA or an accommodation.

Please include any communications discussing my FMLA use, disability, or accommodation requests in connection with staffing, scheduling, attendance, performance, complaints, discipline, transfer, working test status, continued employment, or termination, including any FMLA or ADA documentation that was pending or under review when employment decisions were being considered.

Please also include records relating to complaints I made regarding workplace treatment, training, scheduling, workload, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or other workplace concerns, as well as complaints or allegations made about me and any related responses, investigations, findings, or internal discussions.

This request includes communications conducted through personal phones, text messages, personal email accounts, or other devices to the extent they concern official UConn Health business and constitute public records. Please include available attachments, timestamps, conversation threads, metadata, and HR system audit/change history.

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FOI #26-537 (08-19-26, 12:06 pm) - Subject - Speaking engagement

Name - Michael Anderson

Affiliation - Records Support Services

Copies of the following records concerning Chasten Buttigieg's appearance at UConn's True Colors SOGIEcon on March 21, 2025, at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on the Storrs campus:
(1) All contracts, agreements, engagement letters, invoices, purchase orders, and other records concerning the terms of Chasten Buttigieg's appearance, including any records identifying compensation, honorarium, appearance fee, or other payment.
(2) All records reflecting payments, reimbursements, or other expenditures by UConn in connection with the appearance, including payments to Chasten Buttigieg, his representatives, booking agency, publisher, or any other third party, and records concerning travel, lodging, transportation, meals, or other expenses.

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FOI #26-536 (08-19-26, 12:06 pm) - Subject - Athletics

Name - Paul Doyle

Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut Media Group

I am requesting the contracts for the following members of the UConn men's basketball staff: Assistant coaches Mike Nardi and Mike Pegues, general manager Charles Stevens, assistant general manager Andrew Hurley, and video coordinator/director of analytics Connor Creech.

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FOI #26-535 (08-19-26, 12:06 pm) - Subject - Men's Basketball Athletic Contracts

Name - James Reilly

Affiliation -

I hope this message finds you well. I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: most updated long-form employment contracts, appointment letters, and 2026-27 salary information for men's basketball coaching staff members:

Charlie Stevens
Paul Wettermann III
Mamadou Diarra
Samanatha Buccheri
Cam Turley
Andrew Hurley
Connor Creech

In the event that a long form employment contract or appointment letter does not exist for any member of the men’s basketball staff, I am requesting the following public records:

- any applicable university payroll record or other record which contains the 2026-27 salary information for any member of the men’s basketball staff.

If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me of the cost. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest. 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.

Thank you for considering my request.

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FOI #26-534 - Subject - JDH Nurse Staffing Agreements

Name - James Xiao

Affiliation - Hospital Optics

Copies (PDF) of the agreements in effect at any time since January 1, 2025 covering:

1. Travel nursing, including medical-surgical, telemetry, emergency department, intensive-care, operating-room, and labor-and-delivery nurses.

2. Local-contract and per-diem nursing, including PRN, agency-pool, float-pool, short-notice, night, and weekend coverage.

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FOI #26-533 - Subject - Solnit

Name - Livi Stanford

Affiliation - Hartford Courant

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records related to inspection reports, complaint investigations, corrective actions, and reports from the independent consultants leading to and following the consent decree regarding Solnit.

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