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If your university has access to either Copilot/Gemini through larger licensing deals or service agreements with Microsoft and Google, please let me know. I do not need those entire agreements. If it is easy to pull out sections/spending for those apps from the larger service agreement, I would appreciate that, but I understand that may be difficult/burdensome.
I am also requesting copies of any additional purchase orders, invoices, or other billing documentation for any spending in addition to the contract scope, such as token usage, for the above-listed firms, for the past fiscal year.
Just as a little clarification again, since I send so many athletics-focused requests, this is for university-wide contracts.
FOI #26-686 (10-11-26, 1:55 pm) - Subject - UConn Stamford Professor - Records Request
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - The Daily Campus
- The letter sent to UConn Stamford Professor Ricardo Salazar-Rey on or about April 27, 2026, outlining the specific allegations of policy violations under UConn’s Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment and Related Interpersonal Violence
- The initial report filed by the student services office in April 2026 as well as any written statements, emails, text messages or evidence logs submitted by the complainant to the Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights
- Any and all documentation regarding Salazar-Rey's administrative leave. This includes but is not limited to a administrative leave notice, communications between OICR and CLAS on the conditions of his leave
FOI #26-685 (10-11-26, 1:55 pm) - Subject - UConn Stamford Professor - Records Request
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - The Daily Campus
- The 2019 investigation file regarding UConn Stamford Professor Ricardo Salazar-Rey, including but not limited to the investigative report, witness statements, the formal letter of reprimand issued following the allegation and any other findings regarding the allegation
- Records of any financial settlements, buyouts, back-pay adjustments involving tenured faculty members who were disciplined or investigated for sexual harassment, discrimination, or amorous relationship policy violations from 2019 to 2026
- Tracking logs detailing the number of formal complaints filed against faculty members under the Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment and Related Interpersonal Violence from 2019 to 2026
FOI #26-684 (10-11-26, 1:55 pm) - Subject - UConn Stamford Professor - Records Request
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - The Daily Campus
- The 2023 OICR investigative report and findings from the complaint alleging sexual harassment against UConn Stamford Professor Ricardo Salazar-Rey and his pursuit of an amorous relationship
- Records concerning the disciplinary review process, specifically detailing details on why a 15-day suspension was assessed and how his 2019 record factored into this decision
- Emails, work orders and/or other records regarding concerning the decision to relocate Salazar-Rey's office
- Emails, memos, and/or written correspondence between former History Department Head Mark Healey, OICR investigators and university administrators regarding Salazar-Rey's behavior, classroom conduct or interactions with students and staff from January 2023 to the present
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq. and as a member of the Media acting in the best interest of the public, I am requesting that you please provide all records that discuss or describe:
Officer(s) Involved: not identified in available reporting
Suspect: Sherry Zane, age not specified in available reporting
Suspects date of birth: not specified in available reporting
Charges: First-degree larceny
Date of Incident: 06/01/2021 to 12/31/2023 (19 trips between June 2021 and December 2023)
Date of Arrest: 02/13/2025
Time of Incident: not specified in available reporting
Location of Incident: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (specific street address not specified in available reporting)
Location of Arrest: University of Connecticut Police Department, Storrs, CT (specific street address not specified in available reporting)
REQUESTING: all bodycam footage for this case in video format. I want all bodycam footage from every officer involved in the arrest of Sherry Zane on February 13, 2025, at the University of Connecticut Police Department.
Based on the Freedom of Information Act, we wanted to request an internal documents including emails related to ongoing and past investigations into Professor Ricardo Salazar-Rey of the Stamford campus.
FOI #26-681 - Subject - One Torrington Office Plaza Renovation (Internal File #25-41)
Name - Hope Redding
Affiliation -
Hope all is well. We are seeking certified payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below regarding the One Torrington Office Plaza Renovation project located at 1 Torrington Heights Road in Torrington, CT. The GC is PAC Group. Please see the attached FOI letter. Should you have trouble opening the attachment and/or if need anything further on our end, please let me know.
• Apex Tile for all weeks worked
• Central Conn Acoustics for Wk ending 3.14.26 through to the present
• East Coast Wall Systems for all weeks worked
• Eastern Mechanical for Wk ending 3.15.26 through to the present
• Ferraro’s Painting for Wk ending 3.7.26 through to the present
• Ford & Ulrich for all weeks worked
• GC Signs for all weeks worked
• GDS Contracting for Wk ending 2.28.26 through to the present
• HTH Automatic Sprinkler for Wk ending 1.30.26 through to the present
• Lopez Floors for Wk ending 3.5.26 through to the present
• Savannah Specialty Products for Wk ending 2.7.26 through to the present
• Sullivan’s Glass for all weeks worked
• Superb Steel for all weeks worked
• Walch & Co for Wk ending 3.14.26 through to the present
• Walker Electrical for Wk ending 3.7.26 through to the present
• Zodiak Floor Covering for Wk ending 2.28.26 through to the present
May I please have any monitor reports that have been submitted to UConn Health since they 8-16 to 8-29 report.
May I also please have any investigation findings provided to UConn Health by either the Department of Public Health or Department of Labor since April 1, 2026.