FOI #24-357 (07-22-24, 4:36 am) - Subject - American Psychological Association (APA) Apology For Promoting Cultural Incompetence and Junk Science in Healthcare Services
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] the decision of the American Psychological Association (APA) to recognize on (or around) October 29th 2021 that the “discipline of psychology,” (i) “has since its origins as a scientific discipline in the mid-19th century, contributed to the dispossession, displacement, and exploitation of communities of color;” (ii) “was complicit in contributing to systemic inequities, and hurt many through racism, racial discrimination, and denigration of people of color;” (iii) has promoted pseudoscientific movements such as “eugenics;” [2] the National Council on Disability (NCD) as a federal agency of the United States government, which has on (or around) June 01st 2006 recognized that people begin the process of becoming culturally competent when they (i) reject their preexisting beliefs about a culture; (ii) take into account the influence of their own culture in creating beliefs about other cultures; (iii) prioritize understanding the information provided by other people within the context at hand; (iv) forgo the temptation to classify or label other people with cultural names; [3] the decision of Internet Search Engines (ISE) such as AOL, Bing/MSN and Yahoo to filter and distort the written publications of Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W dealing with (i) American history after 1998 on the forcible administration of psychotropic drugs; (ii) the malicious efforts exerted to assert social and financial control over the lives of people who were forcibly (without their consent) administered psychotropic drugs in American mental health care facilities; [4] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black ex-immigrant of the United States of America (U.S.A) who has in his correspondence with the U.S government (in the mid-2010s and the early-2020s) relied on Jonathan Metzl’s book entitled “The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease” (as well as other related journal/newspaper articles) for the purpose of asserting that (i) the “schizophrenia” diagnosis has historically been associated with white women prior to the 1960s; (ii) the “schizophrenia” diagnosis is intricately linked with the now discredited “drapetomania” diagnosis; (iii) Blacks and African Americans are five to seven times more likely than white people to be erroneously and wrongfully diagnosed with “schizophrenia” when living in the territory of the U.S.A; (iv) there’s very probably some type of fraud at play whenever an unsolicited white psychologist and/or psychiatrist (whose expertise have not been sought) declares a Black person to be “schizophrenic;” [5] the widespread social and cultural benefits of revoking the medical licenses of prejudiced psychologists and psychiatrists who have a history of disproportionately declaring Black and/or African American people as “schizophrenic...”
Please see the attached document that will be sent via email to Kayla Postler.
FOI #24-356 (07-18-24, 3:03 pm) - Subject - University communications with Unicor (federal Bureau of Prisons)
Name - Sarah Lynch
Affiliation - Thomson Reuters
To Whom it May Concern,
This is a request for public records. I am a journalist with Reuters. I am seeking of copy of any and all communications from Jan 1, 2021-present, including emails and any attachments therein, between the University of Connecticut and Unicor recycling centers located at federal Bureau of Prisons facilities including the one in Schuylkill, PA. These communications would likely pertain to efforts by UCONN to recycle its old electronic devices.
To assist you in your search for records, you can search for emails to the BOP/Unicor with @usdoj.gov or @bop.gov in them.
You will also find records dating back to 9/29/21 related to 30 pallets of miscellaneous electronic equipment shipped to the Unicor in Schuykill.
I am seeking these records in my capacity as a journalist and not for commercial purposes. Please do not hesitate if you need to contact me to further discuss my request.
I am reachable at 202 579 0289.
I prefer to receive these records electronically, rather than by post.
Sincerely,
Sarah N. Lynch
Journalist
Reuters
PS please note your drop down menu on your form does not list the District of Columbia as an option.
I am located in Washington DC.
FOI #24-355 (07-18-24, 10:51 am) - Subject - EMAILS AND PHONE CALL RECORDS
Name - EDWARD ADAMS
Affiliation - ADAMS & ASSOCIATES
REQUEST COPIES OF EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE OR CALLS FOR SERVICE ON 4/30/24 RELATED TO THE PRO=PALESTINIAN PROTESTS AT UCONN STORRS BETWEEN UCONN STAFF AND THE UCONN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
REQUEST COPIES OF ALL EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE AND PHONE CALL RECORDS FOR SERVICE ON APRIL 30, 2024 RELATED TO THE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS AT UCONN STORRS BETWEEN THE UCONN POLICE AND THE VILLAGE OF STORRS OR TOWN OF MANSFIELD MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
FOI #24-354 (07-17-24, 3:04 pm) - Subject - Contract(s) for Services
Name - David Del Tatto
Affiliation - Valet Park of America
I'm requesting the current contract(s) for valet, garage management, and shuttle services between UConn Health and LAZ Parking, including any amendments and extensions.
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records:
1. The current Men's Head Football Coach contract between Jim Mora and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
2. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Gordon Sammis and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
3. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Matt Brock and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
4. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Doug Shearer and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
5. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Kenny McClendon and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
6. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Siriki Diabate and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
7. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Dalton Hilliard and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
8. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Antonio Wilcox and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
9. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Kashif Moore and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
10. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Christian Pace and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
11. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Brad Robbins and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
12. The current Director of Football Strength and Conditioning contract between Tyson Brown and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
13. The current Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning contract between Shelton Bynum and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
14. The current Men’s Football Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach contract between Drew Stefanelli and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
15. The current Men’s Football Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach contract between Jordan Ellis and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
16. The current Director of Athletics contract between David Benedict and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
17. The current Men’s Head Baseball Coach contract between Jim Penders and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
18. The current Men’s Head Basketball Coach contract between Dan Hurley and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto; and
19. The current Women’s Head Basketball Coach contract between Geno Auriemma and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
Please note: If the coach did not sign a contract – but is instead working from an offer letter and/or memorandum
FOI #24-350 - Subject - FOIA Request for Fall 2023 Undergraduate Acceptance Rates by Major
Name - Rajveer Kapoor
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, I am requesting the acceptance rates for first-time undergraduate students for the Fall 2023 admissions cycle at the University of Connecticut. Specifically, I am looking for data broken down by major and categorized as in-state, out-of-state, and international students.
Please provide the following information for each major/program for in-state, out-of-state, and international students:
1. Number of applications
2. Number of acceptances
3. Acceptance rate (%)
Michael Lazar
UConn Storrs
Complete
FOI #24-349 - Subject -
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.
If some of this request is exempt from release, please release the remainder of the record which is allowed. Please provide all requested records that are greater than $500, are claimable (The obligation to the payee has not been voided by law), The funds have not been turned over to the abandoned property office, and the funds are not in the process of being issued or reissued. Also for any outstanding checks, please only provide those that the payee still has the right to claim and have been outstanding for a period of over 3 months. For each property, please provide issue dates, payee names, addresses, and dollar amounts due. If possible, an excel document would be the desired format to receive data for all available years.
FOI #24-348 (07-12-24, 10:52 am) - Subject - ARRESTED, BOOKED/PROCESSED
Name - EDWARD ADAMS
Affiliation - ADAMS & ASSOCIATES
REQUEST RECORDS OF ANY PERSON ARRESTED IN RELATION TO THE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS ON UCONN CAMPUS APRIL 30, 2024 AND WERE BOOKED AND/OR PROCESSED AT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT POLICE JAIL