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FOI #25-407 - Subject - Student Directory Information - Fall 2025
Name - Eli Lyon
Affiliation -
The requested Student Directory information is listed below:
Fields :
• Name,Academic Career,School or College,Academic Program,Major,Major Description,Concentration,Concentration Description,Term,Term Code,Academic Level - Beg Term
FOI #25-405 (10-3-25, 3:29 pm) - Subject - CCTV Footage
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - Student @ UConn Stamford
I am looking for any relevant video footage from September 10th to 11th from the UConn Stamford parking lot and/or garage, relating to damage of university property (university vehicles, building structures, etc). Or any footage of the UConn Ford Fusion or Honda Minivan exiting or entering the parking lot or garage.
I am only looking for footage from the 900 Washington Blvd building.
FOI #25-404 (10-3-25, 11:12 am) - Subject - Social Media Monitoring Keywords
Name - David Covucci
Affiliation - FOIAball
Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting the following document from your athletics department. If it can be sorted solely by the football program, that is great, too, but not necessary.
A spreadsheet or screenshot of the most current or recent list of terms monitored/maintained by the university’s athletics department to measure fan sentiment or discourse online by any social media monitoring firm the department utilizes (such as but not limited to: Meltwater, Hootsuite, Reputation, Critical Mention, Zoomph, Ferretly, etc.)
A spreadsheet or screenshot of the most current or recent list of terms monitored by the university’s athletics department to track student-athlete social media use by any social media monitoring firm the department utilizes (such as but not limited to: Meltwater, Hootsuite, Reputation, Critical Mention, Zoomph, Ferretly, etc.)
Please note that Connecticut law requires public agencies to respond to requests within four days of receiving them by either processing or denying the request, or providing written notice requesting an extension.
As I am an independent journalist engaged in legitimate newsgathering, I am requesting a fee waiver of any associated costs with this request. In lieu of a fee waiver, I am requesting a detailed invoice of any potential costs, if any, associated with this request.
FOI #25-402 - Subject - UConn New School of Nursing (Internal File #25-18)
Name - Hope Redding
Affiliation -
We are requesting certified payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed in the University of Connecticut New School of Nursing Project No. 300260, located at 1356 Storrs Rd., Mansfield, CT. The CM is Lee Kennedy Co., Inc. The GC is BOND Brothers. I have revised and attached the FOI letter. Please let me know if you have trouble opening the attachment.
• Advance Resources
• Banton Construction
• Barall & Konover Floors
• Eagle Fence for Wk ending 8.2.25 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical, and their subs
• M. Frank Higgins & Co
• Manafort Brothers for Wk ending 8.2.25 through to the present
• Richards Corp for Wk ending 8.2.25 through to the present
• Scholar Painting
• Shepard Steel and their subs
• Steeltech
• System One
• T&D Contractors for Wk ending 5.31.25 through to the present
• Trinity Construction Group for Wk ending 8.2.25 through to the present
• Wayne Griffin Electric (Phase 1B) for Wk ending 8.3.25 through to the present
• Wayne Griffin Electric for Wk ending 8.3.25 through to the present
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 2025-26 salary information for women's basketball coaching staff members:
Chris Dailey
Jamelle Elliott
Morgan Valley
Tonya Cardoza
Sarah Darras
Phillip Leibham
Carley Mooney
Peggy Myers
Andrea Hudy
In the event that a long form employment contract or appointment letter does not exist for any member of the women’s basketball staff, I am requesting the following public records:
- any applicable university payroll record or other record which contains the 2025-26 salary information for any member of the women’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.
I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records: most updated long-form employment contracts, appointment letters, and 2025-26 salary information for men's basketball coaching staff members:
Kimani Young
Luke Murray
Mike Nardi
Tom Moore
Paul Wettemann III
Mamadou Diarra
Samantha Buccheri
Cam Turley
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 2025-26 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.
Affiliation - University at Buffalo School of Law NIL Practicum
Dear Records Access Officer,
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-200 et seq., I respectfully request access to and copies of the following records:
Disclosure forms, agreement forms, and contracts relating to Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation between University of Connecticut student-athlete and third-party companies
If any portion of the requested records is exempt from disclosure, I ask that the appropriate redactions be made and that the remaining non-exempt materials be provided.
As provided under the Connecticut FOIA, I look forward to your response within four business days of receipt of this request. Electronic copies of the records are preferred, if available.
These records will be used solely for academic research as part of the NIL Practicum at the University at Buffalo School of Law, with the goal of better understanding NIL structures, improving compliance practices, and supporting enhanced opportunities for student-athletes.
Thank you for your assistance.
PK White
J.D. Candidate '27
University at Buffalo School of Law
pkwhite@buffalo.edu