Request Log

FOI #21-196 - Subject - Faculty Communications

Name - Tim Marchman

Affiliation - Muckrock.com

All emails to and from Saraswathi Bellur between May 1, 2021 and the time this request is processed to and from Panos Markopoulos or containing the search terms "Behaviour & Information Technology."


FOI #21-195 - Subject - STEM Research Center Science 1 & Northwest Projects

Name - Peter Bove

Affiliation - National Shoring

1) Copy of the Builder's Risk Insurance Policy that is in effect for this project;
2) Copy of Dimeo Construction's Payment Bond;
3) Copy of all Dimeo Constructions insurance policies that are in effect with this project, including Professional Liability;
4) Copy of all CJ Fucci Construction insurance policies that are in effect with this project;
5) Copy of CJ Fucci's payment bond for the project;
6) Copy of CJ Fucci's approved PE Design Dewatering System (ITEM 312319) and Schedule of Values for the Project;
7) Copy of all Payment and Partial Payment Lien Releases from CJ Fucci Inc to date;
8) UConn insurance information including General Liability, Umbrella, Builders Risk.


FOI #21-194 - Subject - Coaches Contracts

Name - Karsten Bailey

Affiliation -

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I’d like to request electronic copies of the contracts (and any extensions/amendments) for the head men’s basketball coach and his 3 assistant coaches, the head football coach, his 10 assistants, and any analysts, and the athletic director. If any assistant coaches do not have contracts, their letters of employment and/or salary figures will be sufficient


FOI #21-193 (06-9-21, 2:10 pm) - Subject - Audit contract for CohnReznick

Name - Aaron Waters

Affiliation - Self employed

Looking for the proposal, pricing, scoring sheet, team bios for outsourced internal audit provider CohnReznick. Looking to obtain the proposal for internal audit services for CohnReznick. They are auditing construction projects. I am looking for their proposal, RFP, scope, fees, and reports issued.


FOI #21-192 - Subject -

Name - Matt Brown

Affiliation - publisher of Extra Points, a newsletter covering the business of college sports and higher education

I would like to file an Open Records Request for the following documentation:

1) Copies of all signed contracts for non-conference college football games currently scheduled from 2022-2030 involving your institution.

2) A copy of any itemized breakdown or report indicating how the university allocated resources given via the CARES Act and HERF II. As an example, here is one such document produced by the University of New Mexico.

As I understand these documents are kept by different universities departments and may take different amounts of time to produce, feel free to send the responsive documents in stages, if that is easier for your department.


FOI #21-191 (06-6-21, 6:05 pm) - Subject - Athletics

Name - Andy Wittry

Affiliation - Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack newsletter)

I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of UConn's 2020 NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System report. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.


FOI #21-190 (06-4-21, 3:29 pm) - Subject -

Name - Paolo Fernandez

Affiliation -

I am requesting the original employment agreement and all subsequent contract amendments, extensions, modifications, etc. associated with women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma, including the most recent 2021 extension.


FOI #21-189 (06-3-21, 3:27 pm) - Subject - Men's Basketball Game Contracts

Name - Charles Pipkins

Affiliation - The D1 Docket

I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of public records that pertain to the scheduling of non-conference games and multi-team exempt events intended to be played by the UConn Men's Basketball team for the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.

These public records may include but are not limited to:

· Contract agreements between UConn and other institutions or event planners. This includes
o Contractual agreements
o Amendments to contractual agreements
· Documents shared with and by the Big East Conference pertaining to scheduling.


FOI #21-188 - Subject - Vaccinations

Name - Adria Watson

Affiliation - CT Mirror

I am requesting all emails, correspondences, and memorandums from the governor’s office and the state department of education regarding requiring vaccinations for students and employees to return to colleges in the fall.


FOI #21-187 - Subject - Unclaimed or outstanding checks

Name - Loren Bialik

Affiliation -

This request is for both the University and the Health Center/Hospital.

Under the Public Records Act we request access and copies of the following:

1. Unclaimed or outstanding checks including dates, names, last addresses and amounts due the payees that have been going unclaimed for at least six months but not more than five years. (Generally these are vendor or accounts payable checks.)

A list of these items, rather than actual copies is acceptable. And we can accept it by email.

We are only interested in items that are $5,000 or over and ones issued by your office (not ones that have escheated to the state unclaimed property office).


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
Tim Marchman Muckrock.com Faculty Communications UConn Storrs Complete
Peter Bove National Shoring STEM Research Center Science 1 & Northwest Projects UConn Storrs Complete
Karsten Bailey Coaches Contracts UConn Storrs Complete
Aaron Waters Self employed Audit contract for CohnReznick UConn Storrs Complete
Matt Brown publisher of Extra Points, a newsletter covering the business of college sports and higher education UConn Storrs Complete
Andy Wittry Out of Bounds with Andy Wittry (Substack newsletter) Athletics UConn Storrs Complete
Paolo Fernandez Complete
Charles Pipkins The D1 Docket Men's Basketball Game Contracts UConn Storrs Complete
Adria Watson CT Mirror Vaccinations UConn Storrs No records available
Loren Bialik Unclaimed or outstanding checks UConn Storrs Complete