Request Log

FOI #20-189 - Subject - Football Contracts

Name - Jason Grieshaber

Affiliation - Winthrop Intelligence, LLC

1. Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the following “Documents” for the athletic department staff listed below:
1. Current employment contract and salary (Letter of intent, form agreement, or applicable document / record which shows annual compensation and start/end date of employment). If an employee does not have a formal written agreement, please provide (ideally in a spreadsheet or table format): Name, Compensation, and Start/End Date (or write “At Will” if applicable).
1. Allen Eddie University of Connecticut
2. Dailey Chris University of Connecticut
3. Dottin-Carter Dennis University of Connecticut
4. Edsall Corey University of Connecticut
5. Elliott Jamelle University of Connecticut
6. Giufre Frank University of Connecticut
7. Horton Jarren University of Connecticut
8. Hunter Kenya University of Connecticut
9. Moore Tom University of Connecticut
10. Moyseenko Mike University of Connecticut
11. Perkins Darrell University of Connecticut
12. Ralph Shea University of Connecticut
13. Smith Aaron University of Connecticut
14. Weiss Kyle University of Connecticut
15. Young Kimani University of Connecticut
2. Football
1. Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request a copy of any contract or written agreement in force (i.e., signed, fully executed) for non-conference Football games listed below plus any additional non-conference games scheduled to be played between 2020 and 2035:
1. Ball State University 09/20/2025
2. Ball State University 10/15/2022
3. Boston College 10/28/2023
4. Boston College 10/29/2022
5. California State University, Fresno 08/28/2021
6. California State University, Fresno 10/01/2022
7. Central Connecticut State University 08/30/2025
8. Central Connecticut State University 09/03/2022
9. Clemson University 11/13/2021
10. Duke University 09/02/2023
11. Duke University 09/14/2024
12. Florida International University 10/08/2022
13. Florida International University 10/14/2023
14. Holy Cross 09/02/2021
15. Lafayette College 09/05/2026
16. Lafayette College 09/09/2023
17. Liberty University 10/31/2020
18. Liberty University 11/11/2023
19. Liberty University 11/12/2022
20. Middle Tennessee State University 10/23/2021
21. Middle Tennessee State University 11/21/2020
22. Ohio State University 10/18/2025
23. Old Dominion University 10/03/2020
24. Purdue University 09/11/2021
25. Purdue University 09/13/2025
26. San Jose State University 09/16/2028
27. San Jose State University 11/14/2020
28. Syracuse University 09/06/2025
29. Syracuse University 09/10/2022
30. Syracuse University 10/03/2026
31. Syracuse University 11/06/2027
32. Temple University 09/04/2027
33. Temple University 09/30/2028
34. Temple University 10/05/2024
35. Temple University 10/10/2026
36. United States Military Academy at West Point (Army) 09/07/2024
37. United States Military Academy at West Point (Army) 09/18/2021
38. United States Military Academy at West Point (Army) 10/11/2025
39. United States Military Academy at


FOI #20-188 - Subject - Student Directory

Name - Donald Carr

Affiliation -

Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request
Attn: University Communications
Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-200 through 1-241 ("Connecticut FOIA"), I am writing to request copies of the Directory Information below for all current and former students of University of Connecticut to the extent that such records are kept in an electronic recordkeeping system (e.g. I am not requesting copies of information that are only currently stored in hard copy format):
• Name
• Student Level
• Dates of Attendance
• School or College
• Major Field of Study
• Degrees Received
• Honors Received
• Awards Received


FOI #20-187 (06-10-20, 6:27 pm) - Subject - NCAA Financial Report

Name - Greg Earhart

Affiliation - CSCAA

I am requesting a copy of UCONN's NCAA Financial Report. This standardized report (generally 75-80 pages long) is filed annually by the University to the NCAA. The first page of the report will include the words:
Reporting Institution:
Reporting Year (FY):
We agree to release the institution's data to the conference:
Institutional Contacts:


FOI #20-186 - Subject - 20-179

Name - Dan Brechlin

Affiliation -

I would like to recieve the records for FOI #20-179 from ESPN.


FOI #20-185 - Subject - Outstanding Balance

Name - Michael Lazar

Affiliation -

Pursuant to Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq. 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 #20-184 (06-9-20, 12:38 pm) - Subject - Athletics department football-related documents

Name - Steve Berkowitz

Affiliation - USA Today

1. The contracts and base salaries covering the 2020-21 season for the head football coach, the 10 full-time assistant football coaches and the football team’s head strength/conditioning coach, including documents reflecting any voluntary or mandatory compensation adjustments since March 15, 2020 , 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 the head coach (or 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 the head coach (or 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.

2. The most recent athletically related outside-income reports for the head football coach, the 10 assistant football coaches and the football team’s head strength/conditioning coach described above. This is a document that, pursuant to an NCAA rules change in August 2018, athletic personnel must file annually to report income of more than $600 from sources other than the university.

3. An itemized list of incentive bonus amounts actually paid to the current head football coach from May 15, 2019 through May 14, 2020. The goal of this request is to obtain data about bonus payments made for sport-related goals achieved during the 2019-20 football season and/or for academic or other achievements during a full, 12-month period, even though that period may not conform with the school’s fiscal year or academic year or with the coach’s contract year.

If these records can be provided electronically, I would prefer that format. Please send them as attachments to my email address, sberkowitz@usatoday.com. If it is necessary to mail the documents, please use the address below.

Please provide the records within the time allotted by relevant open-records law, provide an explanation of when the records will be provided or a statement of the statutory exception authorizing the withholding of all or parts of these records. Please include the name and title of the person responsible for the denial.

If there will be a charge for these records of more than $25, please notify me in advance.

Thank you for your assistance.


FOI #20-183 - Subject - Compliance Report

Name - Lindsay Jenkelunas

Affiliation - UCPEA

Copy of University Compliance Final Report UOC-19-11-0006.


FOI #20-182 - Subject - Student Directoy

Name - Heather Vincent

Affiliation -

I wanted to reach out regarding obtaining a list of your students and their directory information. If this is possible, can you please provide the costs to obtain the list and in addition, can you please provide the appropriate form that would need to be completed to obtain the list?


FOI #20-181 (06-9-20, 11:02 am) - Subject - SmartProcure Public Record Request

Name - Danick Baron

Affiliation - SmartProcure

SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut for any and all purchasing records from Nov 19, 2019 to current for ALL Campuses. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.

The specific information requested from your record keeping system is:

1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number
2. Purchase date
3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase)
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address


FOI #20-180 - Subject - CARES Funds Distribution

Name - Student Student

Affiliation -

Copies of documentation submitted to the Department of Education outlining all of the actions and decisions made by UConn to comply with Section 18006 of the CARES Act.


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
Jason Grieshaber Winthrop Intelligence, LLC Football Contracts UConn Storrs Complete
Donald Carr Student Directory UConn Storrs Clarification requested
Greg Earhart CSCAA NCAA Financial Report UConn Storrs Complete
Dan Brechlin 20-179 UConn Storrs Clarification requested
Michael Lazar Outstanding Balance UConn Storrs Complete
Steve Berkowitz USA Today Athletics department football-related documents UConn Storrs Complete
Lindsay Jenkelunas UCPEA Compliance Report UConn Storrs Complete
Heather Vincent Student Directoy UConn Storrs Request withdrawn
Danick Baron SmartProcure SmartProcure Public Record Request UConn Storrs Complete
Student Student CARES Funds Distribution UConn Storrs Clarification requested