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I am seeking to obtain the FRS report (otherwise known as the MFRS Report or NCAA Financial Report) from 2025 which has a filing deadline of January 15th, 2026 to the NCAA. Thank you for your time and assistance
FOI #26-023 (01-15-26, 11:51 am) - Subject - Special payroll contracts/assignments/projects
Name - Adam Fry
Affiliation -
For the period 2010 until today, I am requesting copies of all special payroll contracts/assignments/projects and other proof of additional compensation for job duties in addition to those specified in the appointment letters for the following UConn employees:
Susan Herrick, Professor in Residence
Miranda Davis, Associate Professor in Residence / Associate Head
Edward McAssey, Assistant Professor in Residence
Rachel Prunier, Academic Assistant 4 / Lecturer
Thomas Abbott, Associate Professor in Residence
John Cooley, Associate Professor in Residence
FOI #26-021 (01-15-26, 10:16 am) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Rebecca Goodrich
Affiliation - Extra Points
All contracts and amendments for current head coaches of NCAA-sponsored sports that were a) signed, b) modified or c) offered from Jan 1 2025 through Dec 31, 2025.
2) All contracts and amendments for the current university athletic director that were a) signed, b) modified or c) offered from Jan 1 2025 through Dec 31, 2025.
3) All vendor contracts with the athletic department that were a) signed, b) modified or c) offered from Jan 1 2025 through Dec 31, 2025 IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES
-Athletic Apparel
-Pouring Rights
-Multimedia Rights (MMR)
-Licensing
-Athletic Department Travel
-Athletic Department Consulting Projects
-Compliance software
-NIL consulting services
-Ticketing Software Agreement
4) All current full-time contracts for Club Sport Coaches or coaches of NON-NCAA governed sports, including but not limited to: Rugby, Hockey, esports, bass fishing, snowboarding, ultimate frisbee, Women’s Flag Football etc
5) The FY25 athletic department MFRS Report (itemized athletic budget NCAA report)
FOI #26-020 - Subject - Economic faculty salary data
Name - Carly Pfeffer
Affiliation -
Data Request:
I am conducting an academic research project analyzing Economics faculty salary data from 2015–2025 and how compensation varies by demographic characteristics such as race, gender, academic field, rank, and year. I am requesting de-identified salary data for economics professors during this period, along with relevant faculty characteristics (e.g., discipline, rank, appointment type, and year). All data will be used solely for scholarly research and reported only in aggregate to ensure confidentiality.
Required details
Economics faculty salary data from 2015–2025 and demographic characteristics such as race, gender, academic field, rank, and year.
FOI #26-018 (01-14-26, 12:43 pm) - Subject - Public record Request
Name - Jennah Mitchell
Affiliation - Acme Research
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, we formally request that following the close of your current fiscal year your office provide us with public spending information, including both capital and operating expenditures for payments made by or on behalf of The University of Connecticut System during fiscal year 2025 for the following University of Connecticut campuses: Storrs, Hartford, and Avery Point, as well as the University of Connecticut Health Center. Specifically, sortable by campus as noted in the “Division SL” column, for any payee, other than a regular employee or student, paid a cumulative total amount of more than $5,000, we seek the payee name, address, and the cumulative total dollar amount paid to the subject payee over the relevant time period. The $5,000 threshold was established to minimize reporting for respondents. If a data sort of this type is not practical, please provide the requested information for all non- employee payees. This is the same format information that Kayla Postler was kind enough to provide via email for fiscal year 2024.**See Letter**
Pursuant to your state's public records laws, I request a copy of the University's Fiscal Year 2025 NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System (MFRS) report. This report was due to be submitted to the NCAA on or about January 15, 2026.
After checking Open Payroll - Entire Payroll | Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller Open Payroll – I didn’t see salaries for the following staff listed on the Athletics Department website. Can you send me these salaries?
School Title+ LastName FirstName Salary
University of Connecticut Assistant Athletic Trainer (WSOC) Bulford Tori
University of Connecticut ATHLETIC TRAINING Assistant Athletic Trainer (FH, XC/TRACK) Cotto Sydney
University of Connecticut ATHLETIC TRAINING Assistant Athletic Trainer (WLAX) Causebrook Andrea
University of Connecticut ATHLETIC TRAINING Assistant Athletic Trainer (WSW/DIVE, ROW) Pedersen Jon
University of Connecticut CREATIVE Director of Athletics Photography Asher Simon
University of Connecticut CREATIVE Social Content Specialist Cruz Jeremy
University of Connecticut FACILITIES/EVENTS Toscano Ice Forum Manager Iacampo Mike
University of Connecticut FOOTBALL Assistant Athletic Director for Football Administration and Operations Terwilliger Andrew
University of Connecticut FOOTBALL Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Klinec Christian
University of Connecticut FOOTBALL Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Bichey Brad
University of Connecticut FOOTBALL Director of Football Video Operations Mathie Stephon
University of Connecticut FOOTBALL Director of Recruiting / Player Development Harrison AJ
University of Connecticut FOOTBALL General Manager for Football Potter Zach
University of Connecticut Manager of Athletic Fields Erven Casey
University of Connecticut Social Content Specialist Mortensen Madisen
University of Connecticut Supervising Producer Hendel Michael
FOI #26-015 - Subject - RFP #SK011824- Energy Savings Performance Contract
Name - John Bonavist
Affiliation -
I have the following public information request, all under the following bid: RFP #SK011824- Energy Savings Performance Contract, Phase 2
• Please provide the following for all vendor submissions:
1. SK011824 cost proposals
2. Copies of each vendors presentation that were presented 12/4 and 12/5/2025
3. Copies of each vendors Narrative of Approach submitted 4/23/2024
• Please also provide the completed UCONN scoring/evaluation sheets for the project.