Request Log

FOI #24-571 (12-18-24, 9:48 am) - Subject - Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Name - kerry Soropoulos

Affiliation -

Please send 1) the grant proposal and 2) the progress reports for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute "Driving Change" grant to University of Connecticut. (See: https://www.hhmi.org/programs/driving-change).

FOI #24-570 - Subject - FOI Request

Name - Cynthia Barlow

Affiliation - Public Defenders Office

Any and all copies of the investigation report and or notes acted upon by the U.C.O.N.N. I.T.S.

FOI #24-569 (12-17-24, 11:59 am) - Subject - Athletic department employee outside income disclosures

Name - Daniel Libit

Affiliation - Sportico

Copies of the annual, NCAA-mandated outside income disclosure reports for senior associate athletics director Deena Casiero since Jan. 1, 2024.

FOI #24-568 (12-16-24, 12:40 pm) - Subject - HVAC System at Werth Residence Hall

Name - Raymond Garcia

Affiliation - Counsel for KBE

At all times relevant hereto, the “Project” to which this request relates is the Werth Residence Hall, constructed by KBE Building Corporation (KBE) under a design build contract with UConn.
1. Provide the documentation provided to prospective bidders which defined the HVAC system for the proposed dormitory (suggested design).
2. Provide the information that supports the suggested HVAC system before the prospective bidders submitted proposals.
3. Provide the documentation that exists demonstrating that UConn’s design consultants reviewed the proposed HVAC design prior to approval after submission of the proposed design for the Project and or compared it to the suggested design.
4. Provide all documents recording the changes, modifications, alterations or adjustments to the HVAC system made after the Project was taken over from KBE.
5. Provide all records of complaints about the HVAC system and any mold or other deleterious conditions which the proposed work is intended to remediate.
6. Provide documentation indicating when the conditions were first reported and subsequently tracked.
7. Provide all maintenance records regarding the HVAC system from and after the date upon which UConn took over the operation of the HVAC system from KBE to date of this request.
8. Provide all records of the use of the rooms complied and or retained by the University after taking the Project over from KBE to date of this request. Include specifically complaints made by occupants and any record of work performed to address the complaints.
9. Provide any and all records of atmospheric conditions and weather upon which the University or its consultants relied in preparing the Van Zelm report, any report or recommendations provided by WSJ and based upon which any of UConn’s consultants based their recommendations for corrective work.
10. Provide all records of use of the rooms of the Project from and after the date UConn took the building over from KBE.
11. Provide all records of the consideration and or analysis of the proposed remediation plan and alternates considered by UConn.
12. Please provide the information requested in the letter dated October 3, 2024 From KBE to Mr. Vollaro,

FOI #24-567 (12-12-24, 1:36 pm) - Subject - Athletics Contracts

Name - James

Affiliation -

I hope this message finds you well. I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: most updated long-form employment contracts, appointment letters, and 24-25 salary information for men's basketball coaching staff members:

Kimani Young
Luke Murray
Tom Moore
Paul Wettemann III
Mamadou Diarra
Chris Mastrangelo
Mathew Johnson
Samantha Buccheri
Gavin Roberts

In the event that a long form employment contract or appointment letter does not exist for any member of the men’s basketball staff, I am requesting the following public records:

- any applicable university payroll record or other record which contains the 2024-25 salary information for any member of the men’s basketball staff.

If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me of the cost. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest. 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.

Thank you for considering my request.

FOI #24-566 (12-11-24, 12:50 pm) - Subject - HHMI Grant

Name - kerry Soropoulos

Affiliation -

Good morning,

I'm writing to submit a request for public records. Please send electronic copies of the following records:

Please send 1) the grant proposal and 2) the progress reports for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute "inclusive excellence” grant to University of Connecticut. (See: https://www.hhmi.org/programs/inclusive-excellence-3)

FOI #24-565 - Subject - Email Communications

Name - Michael Gyetvan

Affiliation -

Digital copies of 66 emails.

FOI #24-564 (12-10-24, 5:58 pm) - Subject - Athletics

Name - Paul Doyle

Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut Media Group

Under the Freedom of Information Act, we are requesting all records of expenses associated with the men’s basketball program's trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational Nov. 22-27 and the women's basketball program's trip to the Nassau, Bahamas for the Baha Mar Women's Championship Nov. 24-30.

This request includes all purchases and expenses pertaining to travel arrangements made in advance of the trips. We are requesting a line-by-line breakout of expenses incurred each day for each tripe. We are also requesting any itineraries for each day of each trip.

FOI #24-563 (12-10-24, 4:55 pm) - Subject - specific emails between myself and ITS

Name - Michael Mundrane

Affiliation - CSCU system office

I would like every email sent by me to ITS all staff during this period. I would like the responses to the email that I sent to ITS on October 8, 2024 when I announced that I would be leaving UConn. I would like the responses to the email that I sent to ITS on November 15, 2024 when I announced that my last day would be November 28. I would like the responses to the email that I sent to ITS on November 27, 2024 when I allowed staff to leave work early for the holiday. There was an e-gift card that was circulated. This card closed and was delivered to my account. I would like this as well. I would like these materials in electronic form.

FOI #24-562 (12-10-24, 1:12 pm) - Subject - AAALAC Records

Name - Lindsey Soffes

Affiliation - Rise for Animals

This submission serves as a request for public records pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, C.T. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq.

We are writing to request copies of any and all records regarding and/or concerning University of Connecticut – including but not limited to University of Connecticut Health Center (UConn Health) – accreditation by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (“AAALAC”). The requested records shall include, but not be limited to, communications, correspondence, memoranda, messages, and/or other exchanges between the University of Connecticut and AAALAC (including any of its employees, agents, and/or representatives), as well as any records that were not exchanged between the University of Connecticut and AAALAC but mention or relate to AAALAC accreditation. This request specifically includes, but is not limited to:

--Program Descriptions and similar records requested by AAALAC from the University of Connecticut and/or submitted by the University of Connecticut to AAALAC;
--Annual reports submitted by the University of Connecticut to AAALAC;
--Records related to planned and/or actual site visits by AAALAC, including preparations for the site visit and AAALAC findings, recommendations, and accreditation status;
--Adverse events not already included in an annual report to AAALAC, including any records regarding how adverse USDA inspection findings relate to, or affect, accreditation; and
--Records pertaining to fees or any other monies paid by the University of Connecticut to AAALAC and/or requested by AAALAC from the University of Connecticut.

The date range for this request is January 1, 2020, to the present.

If the University of Connecticut does not maintain these public records, please let us know which organization or agency does maintain these records. If you deny all or any part of this request, please state in writing the basis for the denial, including the exact statutory citation authorizing the denial and the appellate procedure available by law.

Connecticut law requires that this request be responded to within four (4) business days. See C.T. Gen. Stat. § 1-205(a). If a delay in response to or fulfillment of this request is anticipated, please contact us regarding when we may expect access to the requested records.

We kindly ask that, if possible, our request be fulfilled electronically by email attachment to lindsey@riseforanimals.org.

Name Affiliation Subject Location Request Status
kerry Soropoulos Howard Hughes Medical Institute UConn Storrs No records available
Cynthia Barlow Public Defenders Office FOI Request UConn Storrs No records available
Daniel Libit Sportico Athletic department employee outside income disclosures UConn Storrs Denied - Exempt
Raymond Garcia Counsel for KBE HVAC System at Werth Residence Hall UConn Storrs Complete
James Athletics Contracts UConn Storrs Complete
kerry Soropoulos HHMI Grant UConn Storrs Complete
Michael Gyetvan Email Communications UConn Storrs Denied - Exempt
Paul Doyle Hearst Connecticut Media Group Athletics UConn Storrs In progress
Michael Mundrane CSCU system office specific emails between myself and ITS UConn Storrs Complete
Lindsey Soffes Rise for Animals AAALAC Records UConn Health Complete