FOI #18-189 (06-12-18, 3:37 pm) - Subject - Construction Project Records
Name - Toni Hill
Affiliation - Acme Research
Copies of documents, such as − but not limited to – Construction Notice to Proceed, Daily Field Reports, Contractor Reporting Forms, work orders, or other forms that specify subcontractors and other salient points for construction or renovation projects valued at $2,000,000 or more at the University of Connecticut. Please include information for both currently active projects as well as those completed since January 1, 2018. We do not need every document that mentions subcontractors, just one for each subcontractor or set of subcontractors.
FOI #18-186 - Subject - Athletics Coaches Contracts
Name - Sydnee Wells
Affiliation -
The most recent contracts for the head coach and assistant coaches in the following sports: baseball, softball, men's basketball, and women's basketball.
FOI #18-185 (06-5-18, 8:01 pm) - Subject - Football-related documents
Name - Steve Berkowitz
Affiliation - USA Today
1. The contracts and base salaries covering the 2018-19 season for the head football coach, the 10 full-time assistant football coaches and the football team’s head strength/conditioning coach, including but not limited to:
a) Amendments or addenda.
b) Documents reflecting current or intended compensation or benefits to any of the coaches from a third party.
*If the head coach (or any assistant or the strength/conditioning coach) is not covered by a contract, please provide the applicable letter of understanding or other document that outlines his compensation and a copy of any document listing bonuses for which the coach is eligible, including criteria for the bonuses and the amounts that would be paid.
*If the head coach (or any assistant or the strength/conditioning coach) is employed on an at-will basis, please provide a list of each coach’s base salary and a copy of any document listing bonuses for which the coach is eligible, including criteria for the bonuses and the amounts that would be paid.
*If the football team does not have a dedicated strength/conditioning coach, I would like to obtain the compensation information for the athletics department’s head strength/conditioning coach.
2. The most recent athletically related outside-income reports for the head football coach, the 10 assistant football coaches and the football team’s head strength/conditioning coach described above. This is a document that the university may require athletic personnel to use in order to report income earned from sources other than the university. If the university is no longer collecting these documents, please state that in the response to this request.
3. An itemized list of incentive bonus amounts actually paid to the current head football coach from May 15, 2017 through May 14, 2018. The goal of this request is to obtain data about bonus payments made for sport-related goals achieved during the 2017-18 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.
4. The university’s contracts for non-conference football games scheduled to be played during the 2018 regular season, including any amendments.
An electronic copy of any and all employees for year of 2017, (fiscal or calendar year). Each employee record should contain the employer name, employer zip code, year of compensation, first name, middle initial, last name, hire date (mm-dd-yyyy), base salary amount, bonus amount, overtime amount, gross annual wages and position title. This data should be broken down by employer, employee and year.
(1) Any emails to or from any representative of the Division of Student Life or Office of Student Affairs or whatever equivalent office from January 1, 2015 up through the present that contain the following terms:
• "microagression"
• "microagressions"
• "trigger warning"
• "triggered"
• "trigger warnings"
• "safe space"
• "safe spaces"
(2) Any available demographic information related to the current student population of this educational institution.
FOI #18-182 (06-4-18, 10:04 am) - Subject - Executive Director Employee Relations Search 2018487
Name - Kurt Comisky
Affiliation - Self
I request a complete and certified copy of all submitted applications and submitted documents to support the application. I also request a copy of the Search Committee's criteria used to rank or determine which candidates would be interviewed, the ranking or score sheet, and any other written notes, email, or memorandum related to this position posting.
FOI #18-181 (05-30-18, 4:04 pm) - Subject - Athletic fees assessed to full-time students
Name - Aaron Beard
Affiliation - Associated Press
The amount of all athletics fees assessed to full-time students from the 2009-10 academic year and running through the upcoming 2018-19 school year. We request those amounts be broken down by academic year, semester or term.
This request would include any amounts that provide revenue for a school’s athletics department or related athletics operations (such as allowing students to attend sporting events or additional amounts designated to help pay for athletic facilities costs/debt). If the amount is part of a broader general fee, please include the amount of that general fee and the part designated for athletics-related operations.
FOI #18-180 (05-30-18, 10:35 am) - Subject - Football Attendance and Ticket Accounting
Name - Rachel Bachman
Affiliation - The Wall Street Journal
1. Game-by-game drop count for attendance during the 2017 home football season. By drop count, I mean the number of tickets scanned/counted for each game.
2. Game-by-game count of free tickets distributed for the 2017 home football season.
3. Game-by-game count of tickets for the 2017 home football season that were purchased by the university, the athletic department or a representative agency (e.g. a marketing partner). Please include the face value for those tickets.