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Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
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Be Aware:
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FOI #25-013 - Subject - Student Directory Information
Name - John Jenkins
Affiliation -
Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200, et seq. I am requesting access to copies of the following records:
1. Student Names
2. Phone Numbers
3. Email Addresses
4. Hometown
5. Athletic Participation (if applicable)
Specifically I am seeking this information for ALL CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS at University of Connecticut. If certain details within these records are deemed confidential or exempt under the law (e.g., FERPA or other privacy statutes), please provide me with any segments of the requested records that are disclosable by law, along with a legal justification for any items withheld or redacted.
I am interested in receiving purchasing records from University of Connecticut for purchases made from 04/15/2024 to present. I work for a company called SciLeads and would like to use the information for commercial purposes.
The information I'm interested in includes:
1. Purchase order number or equivalent
2. Purchase order date
3. Line item details
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor name
7. Delivery Address
I am interested in receiving purchasing records from University of Connecticut School of Medicine for purchases made from 07/16/2024 to present. I work for a company called SciLeads and would like to use the information for commercial purposes.
The information I'm interested in includes:
1. Purchase order number or equivalent
2. Purchase order date
3. Line item details
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor name
7. Delivery Address
I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of UConn's NCAA Financial Reports for the 2021 and 2023 fiscal years (ending June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2023). Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
FOI #25-009 (01-7-25, 12:59 pm) - Subject - Salary information
Name - Adarsh Parthasarathy
Affiliation - MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless
Documents reflecting the total amount of compensation (e.g., salary, bonuses, commissions, deferred compensation, payments in-kind) paid to the individuals holding the following positions in 2023 and 2024 for performing the duties of those positions: (a) the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology; (b) the Vice Dean of Research/Graduate Research and Education or equivalent in the school of medicine; and (c) the Dean of the School of Medicine.
This request is not made for commercial purposes. I welcome receiving the responsive records electronically. Please let me know as soon as possible what, if any, cost or expense I need to pay to obtain the responsive records so that I can promptly pay it. If you have any questions, please contact me at adarshp@mhb.com or 206-694-1609.
FOI #25-008 – INVALID EMAIL - Subject - Student Directory Information
Name - Jason Collins
Affiliation -
Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200, et seq. I am requesting access to copies of the following records:
1. Student Names
2. Phone Numbers
3. Email Addresses
4. Hometown
5. Athletic Participation (if applicable)
Specifically I am seeking this information for ALL CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS at University of Connecticut. If certain details within these records are deemed confidential or exempt under the law (e.g., FERPA or other privacy statutes), please provide me with any segments of the requested records that are disclosable by law, along with a legal justification for any items withheld or redacted.
FOI #25-007 (01-6-25, 4:51 pm) – DUP - Subject - UCPD communications with Radenka Maric
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that UCPD communications with Radenka Maric via email, phone call, text, or otherwise on 9/16/24 between the hours of 12:00pm and 5:00pm.
I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the President of the University of Connecticut's authority over the University of Connecticut Police Department. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
I am submitting a public information request for all textbook information that has been included in online course schedules at the University of Connecticut, in compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4137).In addition to the book title(s), author name(s), publishing data, ISBN numbers and retail costs of materials associated with each course section, this request includes each course sections subject code, catalog number, section number, term of course offering, and instructor name(s).
Please let me know if you have any questions or need clarification on the scope/contents of this request. If there will be charges associated with this request please inform me in advance.
FOI #25-004 (01-2-25, 11:43 pm) - Subject - Athletics documents
Name - Steve Berkowitz
Affiliation - USA Today
1. The current contracts, including amendments, and the current base salaries, if not specified in the contract, for the following athletics department employees:
--The men’s basketball team’s full-time assistant coaches.
--The women’s basketball team’s full-time assistant coaches.
--Baseball head coach.
--Softball head coach.
2. The most recent athletically related outside income report for the men’s basketball head coach and the women’s basketball head coach.
3. An itemized list of incentive bonus amounts actually paid to the current men’s basketball head coach and to the current women’s basketball head coach from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The goal of this request is to obtain data about bonus payments made for sport-related goals achieved during the 2023-24 basketball 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.