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FOI #25-082 (02-26-25, 4:10 pm) - Subject - Contract - On Call Professional Temporary Services RFP #5-2814
Name - Abhishek Shinde
Affiliation -
We are requesting public records for the contract - On Call Professional Temporary Services RFP #5-2814.
Please send us the following details:
1. Technical & Cost Proposals of all the awarded (Incumbent) vendors
2. Bid tabulation/scoring sheet of the award
3. Yearly spend on the awarded vendor and total budget of the contract
4. Final expiration date of the contract
Affiliation - The National Society of Leadership and Success
The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), the nation's largest leadership honor society with chapters at more than 725 schools, is making an open records request in compliance with FERPA and for academic purposes to the University of Connecticut. We kindly request the directory information for currently enrolled students who have a 3.0+.
Rest assured, we are not requesting individual GPAs, just a list of students who fall into the specified GPA range.
Directory Information Requested: First name, Last name, Email address and Permanent address.
FOI #25-080 (02-24-25, 6:45 pm) - Subject - UConn Police Department Public Auction of Student Belongings from Encampment
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Anything related to the UConn Police Department (UCPD) auctioning off student belongings from the student encampment that was held on Storrs campus at Dove Tower from April 25th, 2024 (4/25/2024) until April 30th, 2024 (4/30/2024). Any items auctioned off to Public Surplus or auctioned off by other means by UConn Police Department between the above window (5/01/2024-10/31/2024) or any communications with UCPD referencing such auctions. Any total amount of money raised by UCPD for such auctions. Anything about the items that were confiscated by UCPD at the UConn Divest's Gaza Palestinian Solidarity Encampment held on Storrs campus at Dove Tower.
I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: the most updated employment contracts and all subsequent amendments for the UConn basketball coaching staff and staff members: Dan Hurley, Kimani Young, Luke Murray, Tom Moore, Gavin Roberts, James Doran, Paul Wettemann III, Mamadou Diarra, Matthew Johnson, Chris Mastrangelo, and Samantha Buccheri.
Dear FOIA Officer,
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq.), I request copies of the following records related to the University of Connecticut’s participation in the College Basketball Crown event:
1. Any contracts, agreements, or memoranda of understanding between UConn and the Big East Conference or College Basketball Crown organizers regarding participation in the College Basketball Crown.
2. Any financial records, including disbursements, guarantees, or payments, received or anticipated from the event.
3. Any email correspondence (from August 1, 2024, to the present) between UConn Athletic Department officials(e.g., AD David Benedict, senior athletic staff) and representatives from the Big East Conference or College Basketball Crown organizers discussing automatic bids, revenue, or participation terms.
FOI #25-077 (02-23-25, 6:09 pm) - Subject - Housing Data
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 -242, I request:
Any or all records and data relating to the recent housing eligibility decisions. As it pertains to records of what was the total number of applicants, people rejected, people waitlisted, as well as any known statistics regarding the racial, income, graduating year, and other demographic data for those rejected/eligible for housing. Please provide any records that are available on any of these subjects even if the entirety of this list is not available.
FOI #25-076 (02-23-25, 8:49 am) - Subject - Records of Compliance Office Investigation of Zongjie Wang
Name - John
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the records from UConn, as referenced in the Office of University Compliance report with Subject: Research Fraud; Engineering (EP 426):
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 -242, the ACLU Foundation of Connecticut requests copies of the following records:
All use of force data reported to IMRP by Connecticut police departments from July 1, 2022 – the present.
The ACLU Foundation of Connecticut would prefer that any records available electronically be provided electronically. If the records are not available electronically, we will pay reasonable costs for copies of the records upon delivery, provided that the total does not exceed $50. If the total cost of producing the records would exceed that amount, please notify me before incurring the expense.
FOI #25-074 (02-20-25, 11:11 am) - Subject - Request for Records Related to Allegations Against Student
Name - Len Besthoff
Affiliation -
I am submitting a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain records related to any allegations made against Student by Faculty to the Department of Energy (DOE) starting in April, 2024.
Specifically, I am requesting:
- All email communications and attached documents submitted by Faculty to the DOE regarding allegations against Student.
- Any email communications between UConn and DOE regarding these allegations.
- Any findings and conclusions from UConn regarding the allegations against Student.
Please provide the above documents covering the period from March 2024 to the present that reference Student in connection with any allegations made by Faculty.