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I am requesting a copy of the equity/revenue-and-expenses report completed by the athletic department for the National Collegiate Athletic Association for the 2019 fiscal year. If it has not been submitted yet, please consider this a standing request.
1. Any and all documents relating to or concerning any research proposal by Prof. that was part of or referred to in any application by Prof. to a Thousand Talents Program. This includes, but is not limited to, Prof. whole and complete application package for to a Thousand Talents Program or any other documents used to apply to a Thousand Talents Program.
2. Any and all documents relating to or concerning an award or abstract for any grant or award to Prof. from the US National Science Foundation or the Department of Energy.
3. Any correspondence or communication with the Chinese Government, including but not limited to the Ministry of Education of China, relating to Prof. application to, acceptance into, or withdrawal from a Thousand Talents Program. This includes any correspondence involving Prof. or OVPR showing Prof. withdrew from a Thousand Talents Program.
4. Any and all documents identifying, concerning, or relating to any application submitted by or on behalf of any present or former member of the University faculty, to the Chinese National Science Foundation (NNSF). This includes, but it not limited to Prof. NNSF application, including the original application bearing any "acceptance number."
5. Any correspondence or communication with the Chinese Government or NNSF relating to any grant or grant application submitted by or on behalf of Prof. This includes, but is not limited to, any letter or communication with NNSF relating to the withdrawal of a NNSF grant, as well as any communications with OVPR relating to any NNSF grant to Prof.
FOI #20-001 (01-1-20, 4:56 pm) - Subject - UConn Athletic Department Policies for playing space trespassing or invasions at athletic department facilities.
Name - Jeffrey Levine
Affiliation - Drexel University
I am performing research on the increasing number of incidents at sporting events involving fans interrupting games by entering the field of play. I am seeking the following information from the University of Connecticut Athletic Department:
Current policies intended to prevent and/or respond to playing space trespassing or invasions at athletic department facilities.
By “playing space invasions,” I mean individuals (e.g. fans or unauthorized individuals) entering the field of play without permission. These people may have various purposes, whether it is to interact with a player, disrupt the game, or draw attention to themselves. Further, by "athletic department facilities," I mean any stadium or arena used by a varsity team for gameday competition and ticketed events where fans are present.
FOI #19-429 (12-27-19, 3:47 pm) - Subject - UConn Athletic Department Policies for Collecting Student Athlete Biometric Data
Name - Jeffrey Levine
Affiliation - Drexel University
I am a faculty member at Drexel University writing to request information from the University of Connecticut (UConn). I am performing a comparative study of student-athlete biometric data collection practice policies within the NCAA’s Power Five Conferences. As such, I am contacting you to inquire about UConn's policy.
Therefore, I am requesting electronic copies of the following: Any and all policies or similar items, whether formal or informal, related to the institution’s athletic department collection of student-athlete biometric data involving a student athlete’s (or similarly situated individual’s) physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics, metrics, output, or performance data through wearable technology or technology embedded in clothing and/or equipment.
I appreciate your time and attention in responding to this request. If you need clarification on this request, please feel free to contact me at any time.
FOI #19-427 (12-23-19, 3:41 pm) - Subject - 3rd Party Contracts
Name - Cody Junot
Affiliation - CollegeAD
To Whom It May Concern:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting copies of the current contracts, and all amendments thereto, for your institution’s current contract with any and all third parties for the following areas:
1-Multimedia and Corporate Sponsorship Rights (Companies who are either a licensee of Sponsorship or Trademark Licensee such as Learfield Sports IMG College (or prior names such as Learfield, IMG, etc.), Van Wagner Sports, JMI Sports, Outfront Media, PEAK Sports, etc.) for Athletics
2- All Apparel Rights Contracts (i.e Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, etc.) for the Athletics Department
3-All Ticketing Contracts (i.e. The Aspire Group, Learfield IMG College Ticket Solutions, Taymar Sales U) for the Athletics Department
4-All Pouring Rights Contracts (i.e. Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc.) for the Athletics Department
5-All Website Contracts (i.e. SIDEARM, CBS Interactive, etc.) for the Athletics Department
6-All Licensing Contracts (i.e. Collegiate Licensing Company, Affinity, etc.) for the Athletics Department
FOI #19-426 (12-23-19, 8:43 am) - Subject - emails/communications
Name - Lori Handrahan
Affiliation - University of Peace
I am seeking all information available on a former staff member including internal emails/communications and other documents related to him at UConn Health and any UConn location where he worked.
FOI #19-425 - Subject - New Stem Research Center amd Northwest Quad Project Prequalification
Name - Adam Canosa
Affiliation - C.J. Fucci Construction Inc.
This is a Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request addressed to the University of Connecticut pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200,ct .. S"'(j.. This request refers to the prequalification process undertaken by UCONN for prequalification "Package 02A Sitework" on a project known as the UCONN New STEM Research Center (Proj. No. 901802) and Northwest Quad Project (Proj. No. 300050) (the "Prequalification Package"), only. Kindly assemble and provide for our review the following files:
I. Any document, letter, notes, email, correspondence or text messages~- either in electronic or paper form ("Records") -- pertaining to the evaluation of the Prequalification Package:
2. Tabulations or similar summaries of each of the bidders who responded to the Prequalification Package;
3. Correspondence between UCONN and any other party, including but not limited to Dimeo Construction Company regarding the Prequalification Package;
4. Any Records pe11aining to the evaluation of the submissions in response to the Prequalification Package; and
5. Any Record concerning the determination by UCONN that C.J. Fucci, Inc. is not prequalilied pursuant to the Prequalilication Package.
FOI #19-424 - Subject - Jenzabar SIS Contract/ RFP
Name - Ashley Wood
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting to obtain information regarding the following record:
• Contract Details/Description: Jenzabar Degree Audit (within Jenzabar SIS Contract)
• Date of Award: 2001
I am requesting copies of the following information from the record detailed above:
1. Contract, including any amendments and renewals.
2. All RFP Responses
3. Scoring and Evaluation Sheets
I ask that the information be provided electronically by email if possible. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me before filing my request. Should you deny my request, or any part of the request, please state in writing the basis for the denial.