Request Log

FOI #21-141 (04-20-21, 6:53 pm) - Subject - Athletics department documents

Name - Steve Berkowitz

Affiliation - USA Today

1. The current contracts – including documents reflecting any voluntary or mandatory compensation adjustments since March 15, 2020 -- and the current base salaries, if not specified in the contract, for the following athletics department employees:
--Baseball head coach Jim Penders
--Athletics director David Benedict
If there is no contact for any of these individuals, please forward the letter(s) of intent or other document(s) outlining each person’s conditions of employment -- including bonus structure -- and/or a current statement of salary.

2. An itemized list of incentive bonus amounts actually paid to the current football head coach from May 15, 2020 through April 15, 2021. The goal of this request is to obtain data about bonus payments made for sport-related goals achieved during the 2020-21 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.

3. The university’s contracts for non-conference football games scheduled to be played during the 2021 regular season, including any amendments.

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

Thank you for your assistance.


FOI #21-140 - Subject - Budget/tutoring

Name - Giovanni Alfera

Affiliation -

I would like to request any/all financial operating budgets that have to do with campus tutoring including, but not limited to the University of Connecticut - Quantitative Learning Center / Writing Center and any/all other tutoring programs on campus where a financial spend/budget may be tracked or accounted for. I am needing to understand the direct spend on tutor wages and all administrative costs associated with providing these student services.


FOI #21-139 - Subject - Expenditures

Name - Kristi Upton

Affiliation - Acme Research

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, we formally request that following the close of your current fiscal year your office provide us with public spending information, including both capital and operating expenditures for payments made by or on behalf of The University of Connecticut System during fiscal year 2020 for the following University of Connecticut campuses: Storrs, Hartford, and Avery Point, as well as the University of Connecticut Health Center. Specifically, sortable by campus as noted in the “Division SL” column, for any payee, other than a regular employee or student, paid a cumulative total amount of more than $5,000, we seek the payee name, address, and the cumulative total dollar amount paid to the subject payee over the relevant time period.


FOI #21-138 - Subject - Audit Services Contract

Name - Jason Moore

Affiliation -

James Moore & Co. P.L. would like to submit a public records/FOIA request to obtain a copy of the university’s contract and engagement letter with their current CPA to perform auditing services for the public broadcasting stations. The contract for this could be included in the university’s audit services contract with their current CPA firm.


FOI #21-137 - Subject - RFI# KC031421

Name - Aifton Coleman

Affiliation -

I hope this email finds you well! I’m reaching out in regards to the RFI# KC031421 that recently closed. I’m hoping to receive a list of respondent vendors, as well as find out if any timelines for subsequent RFPs have been determined at this time.


FOI #21-136 - Subject - Royalty Report

Name - Daniel Libit

Affiliation - Reporter, Sportico

Pursuant to Connecticut’s public records law, I request copies of the Learfield Fee Rights or Royalty Reports for 2018-19 and 2019-20.


FOI #21-135 (04-17-21, 9:44 am) - Subject - Jason Gordon

Name - Student Student

Affiliation - The Daily Campus

Writing to obtain any documents related to the departure of Jason Gordon, who served as the Honors STEM Scholar Advisor at the university up until abruptly leaving on April 7.


FOI #21-134 - Subject - UCONN Project #300023

Name - DANIELLE CAIAZZO

Affiliation -

Please accept this as my formal request for the following in regard to CJ Fucci for this project, UCONN Project #300023:

1. Any pay requisition after Appl 27 (28, 29 and so on)
2 I am looking to get a current copy of this spreadsheet with payments if at all possible, please and thank you! The last one sent left off at Appl 27.
3. Previously we have received all SWPP reports from the beginning of the project up until April 14, 2020 and are in need of all submissions thereafter. (SWPP report example below for clarification


FOI #21-133 (04-13-21, 5:26 pm) - Subject - Title IX Compliance Reports

Name - Student Student

Affiliation -

I am requesting the Title IX Compliance Reports from 2010-current, including but not limited to any and all reports by Helen Grant, Lamar Daniel and anyone else.


FOI #21-132 - Subject - Athletic Locker Room Project

Name - Angelique McCall

Affiliation - Brackett & Ellis, P.C.

I am requesting the following public information, recorded in any medium, in the possession, custody or control of the University of Connecticut regarding the University’s recent athletic locker room project and any related contractors and manufacturers, including Hollman Court Systems, Inc. d/b/a Hollman, Inc. and Hollman, Inc. (collectively Hollman).
1. Any correspondence between the University and any contractors or manufacturers, or any of their representatives, employees and agents—including Hollman, Travis Hollman, Winston & Strawn, LLP and Ward Legal Group, PLLC—regarding but not limited to the following topics:
a. The University’s bidding process for contractors and manufacturers that design and install lockers in its athletic facilities in which any bidders participated; and
b. All locker designs, renderings, shop drawings, mock-up and prototypes submitted by all contractors or manufacturers to the University for any athletic locker projects.
2. All documents related to any bids submitted to the University by all contractors and manufacturers, including but not limited to any advertising materials, purchase orders and change orders.
3. In the event that a bid was awarded to a contractor for any locker project, all documents related to that project, including all photographs of the installed lockers.


Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
Steve Berkowitz USA Today Athletics department documents UConn Storrs Complete
Giovanni Alfera Budget/tutoring UConn Storrs Complete
Kristi Upton Acme Research Expenditures UConn Storrs Complete
Jason Moore Audit Services Contract UConn Storrs Request withdrawn
Aifton Coleman RFI# KC031421 UConn Storrs Complete
Daniel Libit Reporter, Sportico Royalty Report UConn Storrs Complete
Student Student The Daily Campus Jason Gordon UConn Storrs Denied - Exempt
DANIELLE CAIAZZO UCONN Project #300023 UConn Storrs Complete
Student Student Title IX Compliance Reports UConn Storrs Complete
Angelique McCall Brackett & Ellis, P.C. Athletic Locker Room Project UConn Storrs Complete