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The UCPEA is requesting information related to UCONN employee salaries under the Freedom of Information Act. For the period of January 2015 to present, we request the following information:
• A list of all employees who took furlough days for any reason
o For each employee, please note the period (or periods, if multiple) over which the furlough days occurred.
o For each employee, please note the reason (or reasons if there were multiple) for each period of furlough days.
o For each employee, please note the base salary for each year.
o For each employee, please note any salary adjustments that occurred during the fiscal year(s) when furlough days were taken.
o For each employee, please note any other sources of compensation provided to the individual for each year.
Any correspondence to or from caryl Ryan, Anna hummenji, Liz Grala, Silvia Santos, Lauren Gangaram, Rudy Durham, Robert Oliver, Lucia Orlinski, Alexa Lindeaur OIE, Karen Buffkin, Sarah Chipman OIE, investigations, reports involving Jody Tate from the time period of June 1, 2019 to August 31, 2022.
FOI #22-285 (08-4-22, 3:11 pm) - Subject - Football Employment Contract
Name - Brittney Allen
Affiliation - Balch Sports
Please consider this an open records request for Coach Jim Mora's current employment agreement with UCONN. This request includes any amendments to the employment agreement.
Please don't hesitate to let me know if you need anything further from this end.
FOI #22-284 (08-4-22, 10:01 am) - Subject - Electricity Supply
Name - Cameron von Hollander
Affiliation -
I am looking for the RFP/Bid Results for RFQ # LM020121 titled "Exhibit A Electricity Supply Specifications and Submittal Requirements", dated February 17, 2021. If possible, I'm also requesting information regarding the winning bidders' length of contract (as in when it started and when it will end).
UConn-AAUP, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act for public records, requests the following information:
1. Any and all email communications for the period of May 31, 2022, through August 3, 2022, written by and between any and all of the following, Athletic Director David Benedict, Jessica Chrabaszcz, Eric Schneider, Neil Eskin, Karen Buffkin, Kelly Bannister, with the Subject line or email body content containing either of the follow words:
a. Sanford
b. Rowing
2. Any and all text message communications for the time period on June 13, 2022 from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm, by and between any and all of the following: Athletic Director David Benedict, Jessica Chrabaszcz, Eric Schneider, Neil Eskin.
FOI #22-282 (08-2-22, 10:30 pm) - Subject - Athletic/academic awards
Name - Dan Brechlin
Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut
I'd like to make a Freedom of Information request for a copy of UConn's policy or requirements for its "Alston" awards, or academic financial awards that are available to men's and women's basketball players.
FOI #22-281 (08-2-22, 7:57 pm) - Subject - Student Activities Staff Wage/Benefits covered by Direct Charge Fees Beyond University-Collected Tuition
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - Nutmeg Publishing
Brief Job description of each department of student activities staff member and what students they serve in their roles. Please list by dollar value and % of salary and fringe benefits that those students that are served are directly charged for those services. By "directly charged", I mean that the students or student groups must pay for services above and beyond the tuition that they have paid to the university. For example, if the salary and fringe is paid entirely by an allocation from the university-collected tuition, then the answer is $0 and 0%. If students and student groups must pay in addition to or on top of, what they have paid the university in tuition, for the service provided by DSA staff, please indicate the flat dollar value and % of each staff member's salary and benefits that are being covered by these added charges. Please include past and proposed for 2022-2023 fiscal year.
FOI #22-280 (08-2-22, 3:36 pm) - Subject - Athletics documents
Name - Steve Berkowitz
Affiliation - USA Today
The contracts and base salaries covering the 2022-23 season for the 10 full-time assistant football coaches and the football team’s head strength/conditioning coach, as well as:
§ Other amendments or addenda.
§ Documents reflecting current or intended compensation or benefits to any of the coaches from a third party.
*If any assistant or the strength/conditioning coach is not covered by a contract, please provide the applicable letter of understanding or other document that outlines his compensation and a copy of any document listing bonuses for which the coach is eligible, including criteria for the bonuses and the amounts that would be paid.
*If any assistant or the strength/conditioning coach is employed on an at-will basis, please provide a list of each coach’s base salary and a copy of any document listing bonuses for which the coach is eligible, including criteria for the bonuses and the amounts that would be paid.
*If the football team does not have a dedicated strength/conditioning coach, I would like to obtain the compensation information for the athletics department’s head strength/conditioning coach.
FOI #22-279 (08-2-22, 12:37 pm) - Subject - Salary increase due to accepted retention offer
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - State of Connecticut
I was employed by the University during this timeframe and received and accepted a salary increase and retention offer within the same timeframe.
I am requesting three records in three categories:
1) all and any correspondence related to and regarding this retention offer made by these named persons: myself, Haleh Ghaemolsabahi, Michael Mundrane, Stephen Fletcher, Leslie Martin.
As well as any and all directly or indirectly included persons and participants in these communications including but not limited to UConn HR personnel past and present.
2) record of UConn HR/payroll transactions regarding this offer and salary increase and applicable dates received and processed.
3) any and all offer signed offer documents from above named persons. Including but not limited to DocuSign requests and signatures and email attachments.
I am requesting the Intercollegiate Athletics Contract and all amendments between the University of Connecticut and Liberty University for football games in 2022, 2025 and beyond. With Liberty joining Conference USA in the 2023-24 season, I am researching to see which games are remaining on Liberty's future schedules.