Request Log

FOI #25-116 (03-22-25, 4:11 pm) - Subject - UConn Athletics Current Concessions & Catering Contract / Prior RFP Results

Name - John Creedon

Affiliation - Creedon and Co., Inc.

Subject: Time-Sensitive FOIA Request – Current UConn Athletics Concessions and Catering Contract

Description of Records Requested:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I respectfully request a copy of the most recent fully executed contract and any amendments between the University of Connecticut and the vendor selected to provide food and beverage concessions and catering services for UConn Athletics under the current contract.

Specifically, I am requesting:
• The full contract agreement, including all amendments or extensions
• Any financial terms, such as commission rates, guaranteed payments, or capital investment requirements, marketing fund, etc.
• Any addenda outlining vendor responsibilities or exclusive rights

If available, please also include the winning proposal or scoring/selection documentation from the prior procurement process.

I am requesting these records in electronic format (PDF) and delivered via email to expedite processing. This request is time-sensitive due to an upcoming April 7, 2025 deadline to submit questions for the current RFP #CDR031925. I would be grateful for expedited review and processing if possible.

If available, please refer to the last awarded RFP or contract for athletic concessions and catering services at UConn prior to RFP #CDR031925. The scope would include venues such as Gampel Pavilion, Toscano Family Ice Forum, Joseph J. Morrone Stadium, and Elliot Ballpark. The vendor may have been Aramark, Centerplate, Sodexo, or another concessions operator.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

FOI #25-115 (03-20-25, 1:53 am) - Subject - Campus posting policy incident

Name - Student Student

Affiliation -

Any email, document or communication pertaining to the case number 2024177702. Any mention of a violation of posting policies or indication of how this case was submitted and handled.

FOI #25-114 - Subject - UConn Football

Name - Tom Seipp

Affiliation -

Below is my request to obtain the following public records: the most updated long-form employment contract, including all amendments, MOUs, appointment letters, raise letters and current base salary information for the following football coaches:
1. Head Coach: Jim Mora
2. Assistant Coach: Matt Brock
3. Assistant Coach: Gordon Sammis
4. Assistant Coach: Soug Shearer
5. Assistant Coach: Kenny McClendon
6. Assistant Coach: Pryce Tracy
7. Assistant Coach: Christian Pace
8. Assistant Coach: Kashif Moore
9. Assistant Coach: Antonio Wilcox
10. Assistant Coach: Cole Peterson
11. Assistant Coach: Dalton Hilliard
12. Assistant Coach: Siriki Diabate

FOI #25-113 (03-19-25, 12:02 pm) - Subject - Financial Aid Criteria

Name - Daniel Welch

Affiliation -

Feb. 16, 2025

University of Connecticut Financial Aid Department
Office of Student Financial Aid Services
Division of Student Life and Enrollment
233 Glenbrook Road Unit 4116
Storrs, CT 06269-4116

Dear Office of Student Financial Aid Services:

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 describe financial aid rates over the last five academic years. If possible, please explain what the criteria for receiving financial aid is for. Additionally, please indicate if there is any rate of demographics receiving different amounts of financial aid.

If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $100. 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 and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of financial aid at the University of Connecticut. The information obtained will be used for an article for the Quinnipiac University student newspaper the ‘Quinnipiac Chronicle’. As a journalism major, I am interested in creating a story about a potential price rise for Quinnipiac’s tuition, and I would like to compare its prices and criteria compared to other Connecticut universities. 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.


Thank you for considering my request.

Sincerely,

Daniel Welch
(860) 829-7467
dwwelch@outlook.com

FOI #25-112 - Subject - Outstanding Checks

Name - Michael Lazar

Affiliation -

Pursuant to which grants access to copies of public records, we respectfully request the most up to date information pertaining to the following types of obligations:
• Outstanding and refundable credit balances.
• Checks exempt from Unclaimed Property Reporting.
• Unclaimed, uncashed, undeliverable, staled-dated, voided, overdue and/or outstanding payments or checks/warrants issued and owed by UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT.

FOI #25-111 (03-17-25, 2:25 pm) - Subject - AI use in student admission process

Name - Sela Breen

Affiliation - The Daily Dot

To whom it may concern:

My name is Sela Breen and I am the FOIA intern at The Daily Dot, a digital media company dedicated to covering the internet, politics and technology. I am looking into how public universities may be using artificial intelligence software in their student admission processes.

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I request copies of contracts, data sheets, presentations, user manuals, training, data analyses and memos from the last two years sent by Sia, and any other AI software companies the university may be using. I also request internal data analyses, data sheets, memos, presentations, user guides and user feedback from the last two years about Sia, and any other AI software companies the university may be working with.

Additionally, I request any memos, statistics or data on how the university has specifically used the Sia software in student admissions processes from the last two years.

I would like to request a waiver of all fees as the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute to the public’s understanding of how public universities are collaborating with AI software companies. I am a representative of the media and thhis 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.

Thank you for considering my request. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or call me at 914-733-2666. I appreciate your assistance.

Sincerely,
Sela Breen
61 Woodbine Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538
selabreen@gmail.com | 914-733-2666

FOI #25-110 - Subject - Communication

Name - Theia Chatelle

Affiliation -

I request that a copy of the following documents or documents containing the following information be provided to me:

A search of the university police department’s and/or the university’s email servers, and any other platform used for communication between officers and university officials. This could be, but is not limited to, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Slack, etc. I request that a good faith effort to determine revelation modes of communication be conducted.

Any and all records or communications containing the following keywords dated between January 15, 2024 and July 31, 2024:

war or protest* or (body w/1 camera*) or palestin* or israel* or flag* or tent* or gaza* or demonstration* or structure* or hamas or drone* or (hunger w/1 strike*) or islam* or muslim* or hillel or genocid* or arab* or arrest* or encamp* or agitator* or federal bureau of investigation or fusion center*

FOI #25-109 (03-17-25, 5:35 am) - Subject - America's Unofficial War Against Meritocracy : "How Gender Disparities Are Affecting Men" in Vermont Post-Secondary System of Education

Name - Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W

Affiliation - Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457

What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Women’s History Month as an event that (i) was first nationally celebrated in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97 – 28, which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 07th 1982 as ‘Women’s History Week;’ (ii) that celebrates the contributions and achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields; [2] the manner in which your local/state government has commemorated Women’s History Month in the past; [3] CBS as a news media outlet, which has on (or around) November 12th 2023 published a sexist article wherein it argued that America is in the midst of a “masculinity crisis” because (i) women are doing academically better than men in high-school; (ii) women are attending American colleges and universities at a higher-rate than men after having done better than men in high-school; (iii) women are graduating with Bachelor Degrees from American colleges and universities at a higher-rate than men; [4] the decision of Internet Search Engines (ISE) such as AOL, Bing/MSN, Google and Yahoo not to filter and distort the sexist November 12th 2023 article published by CBS, which explicitly argued that the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 has led to “America’s masculinity crisis;” [5] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) who is thoroughly convinced that (i) America doesn’t have a “masculinity crisis” problem, but rather a very huge sexism problem; (ii) America has declared an unofficial war against meritocracy even though the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognized in the month March 2022 that America does not have a “masculinity crisis” problem, but rather a very huge sexism problem that needs to be addressed urgently; (iii) there are double standards in America (and the rest of the world) when it comes to properly identifying what’s considered “sexism” and who’s considered a “sexist;” (iv) if women are doing academically better than men in high-school, it’s probably because they worked harder than men to achieve good grades; (v) if women are graduating with Bachelor Degrees from American colleges and universities at a higher-rate than men, it’s probably because they worked harder than men; (vi) that the November 12th 2023 CBS article had sexist undertones because it fails to adhere with the recommendations of the United States Congress to commemorate Women’s History Month by celebrating the contributions and achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields; [6] the decision of Vermont State University to launch a “Men and Masculinities Program” in Calendar Year 2023 without formally recognizing the existence of systemic misogyny in American colleges and universities...

FOI #25-108 (03-16-25, 4:17 pm) - Subject - Radenka Maric emails

Name - Student Student

Affiliation -

Emails to and from Radenka Maric, radenka.maric@uconn.edu with the term "bomb threat"

FOI #25-107 (03-16-25, 12:00 pm) - Subject - Athletics Revenue Sharing

Name - Noah Henderson

Affiliation - Loyola Chicago

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am writing to request access to any communications, including but not limited to emails, memos, meeting minutes, and other correspondence, involving the University of Connecticut’s athletic department staff, specifically the Athletic Director and other senior athletics staff, regarding any discussions of revenue sharing, with particular emphasis on prospective Big East Conference minimum revenue sharing amounts.

The time period for this request should cover any dates from June 1, 2024 to the present date.

If any portion of this request is denied, please provide an explanation for the denial and the legal basis for such an action. If possible, please provide the records in electronic format (preferably PDF).

I would appreciate it if you could also inform me of any fees for searching, reviewing, or copying the records responsive to this request. If you estimate that the cost will exceed $20, please contact me for approval before proceeding.

Thank you for your attention to this request. I look forward to your response within the time frame prescribed by law.

Best,
Noah Henderson

Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
John Creedon Creedon and Co., Inc. UConn Athletics Current Concessions & Catering Contract / Prior RFP Results UConn Storrs In progress
Student Student Campus posting policy incident UConn Storrs Complete
Tom Seipp UConn Football UConn Storrs Complete
Daniel Welch Financial Aid Criteria UConn Storrs Complete
Michael Lazar Outstanding Checks UConn Storrs Complete
Sela Breen The Daily Dot AI use in student admission process UConn Storrs In progress
Theia Chatelle Communication UConn Storrs Clarification requested
Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457 America's Unofficial War Against Meritocracy : "How Gender Disparities Are Affecting Men" in Vermont Post-Secondary System of Education UConn Storrs Complete
Student Student Radenka Maric emails UConn Storrs No records available
Noah Henderson Loyola Chicago Athletics Revenue Sharing UConn Storrs Complete