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FOI #26-332 - Subject - Employee Contracts - Athletics
Name - Tanner Stump
Affiliation -
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the following "Documents" for the athletic department staff listed below:
* Current employment contract and salary (Letter of intent, form agreement, or applicable document / record which shows annual compensation and start/end date of employment) as well as any pertinent amendments. If an employee does not have a formal written agreement, please provide (ideally in a spreadsheet or table format): Name, Compensation, and Start/End Date (or write "At Will" if applicable). I am only requesting documents that have been signed or executed since January 1, 2026. If no such document exists, please provide their annual salary as of May 1, 2026.
- Tom Moore
- Chris Dailey
- Jim Sullivan
- Dr. Dave Palozej
- Robbie Montanaro
- Ted Woodward
- Chris West
- Chris Podeszwa
- Ronald Lamontagne
- Chrissy Davidson Arisco
- Dan Glinski
- Nicole Monanian
- Brooks Jenkins
- Daryl Ely
- Junior Collins
- Chris Ayers
- Mickey Jacobs
- Jay Anderson
- Bo Buttermore
- Mike Fiorito
- Phill Guard
- Nik Kessel
- Jake DelCampo
- Kaitlyn Mahoney
- Mary Hearin
- Joe Schaefer
FOI #26-331 (05-13-26, 4:39 pm) - Subject - uncashed/unclaimed checks/assets
Name - Isaac Rose
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, we respectfully request all your records of uncashed/unclaimed checks/assets, funds owed, and performance bonds, from oldest possessed until three months from today.
If some of this request is exempt from release, please release the remainder of the record which is admissible. Please provide all outstanding/uncashed/stale dated checks/properties that are greater than $1000 . For each item, please provide issue dates, payee names, addresses, and dollar amounts due. If possible, an excel document would be the desired format. Please note that I am not requesting a listing of records which have already been escheated. Please indicate the process needed to have these checks reissued. If some of this request is exempt, please release the admissible material.
FOI #26-330 (05-13-26, 9:45 am) - Subject - Public Records Request – Basketball Guarantee Game Contracts (2000–2025)
Name - Elise Kang
Affiliation -
Dear Public Records Officer:
Pursuant to Connecticut's Public Records Act / Freedom of Information Act, I kindly request copies of basketball guarantee game contracts held by the University of Connecticut and/or its Athletic Department.
REQUESTED RECORDS
Executed basketball guarantee game contracts (and any amendments or addenda) between the 2000 and 2025 seasons. Guarantee games (also called "buy games" or "money games") are regular-season, non-conference games in which the University of Connecticut paid a guarantee or appearance fee to a visiting opponent to play a single game at the University of Connecticut's home court (usually early in the season).
This request EXCLUDES:
• Conference games;
• National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (March Madness) games;
• Home-and-home series contracts.
TIME PERIOD
Basketball seasons 2000 through 2025. If records are not retained for the full period, please provide responsive records from the earliest available year forward and indicate the applicable retention period.
PURPOSE AND FEE STATEMENT
This request is made for non-commercial academic research purposes. I am willing to pay reasonable fees. To the extent your jurisdiction permits fee waivers or reductions for non-commercial academic research, I respectfully request such a waiver be applied.
FOI #26-329 (05-12-26, 11:43 am) - Subject - Football Coaches
Name - Tom Seipp
Affiliation -
Below is my request to obtain the following public records: the most updated long-form employment contract, including all amendments, MOUs, appointment letters, raise letters and current base salary information for the following football coaches:
1. Head Coach: Jason Candle
2. Assistant Coach: Nunzio Campanile
3. Assistant Coach: Ryan Manalac
4. Assistant Coach: Pat Cashmore
5. Assistant Coach: Max Wray
6. Assistant Coach: Kerry Dizon
7. Assistant Coach: Nate Cole
8. Assistant Coach: John Morookian
9. Assistant Coach: Marquel Blackwell
10. Assistant Coach: Rod Chance
11. Assistant Coach: Robert Weiner
12. Assistant Coach: Mickey Jacobs
13. Assistant Coach: Jay Anderson
14. Assistant Coach: Brooks Jenkins
15. Assistant Coach: Joe Schaefer
16. General Manager: Zach Potter
17. Strength Coach: Brad Bichey
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.
FOI #26-328 (05-12-26, 10:19 am) - Subject - Baseball Coaches
Name - Tom Seipp
Affiliation -
Below is my request to obtain the following public records: the most updated long-form employment contract, including all amendments, MOUs, appointment letters and current base salary information for the following baseball coaches (if you do not have any contract documents, please provide just the current base salary for the coach):
1. Head Coach: Jim Penders
2. Assistant Coach: Jeff Hourigan
3. Assistant Coach: Joshua MacDonald
4. Assistant Coach: Chris Podeszwa
5. Director of Baseball Operations: Chris Jones
FOI #26-327 - Subject - Records Request: Indirect Cost Rates
Name - Erin Shaw
Affiliation -
I am writing to request access to records under applicable public records laws.
Specifically, I am seeking documentation of your institution’s federally negotiated indirect cost rates (F&A rates) from 1980 to the present, organized by year. To the extent available, I request that the records include:
• On-campus research indirect cost rates
• Off-campus research indirect cost rates
• Any separately negotiated rates for specialized units (e.g., medical schools, agricultural schools, or other distinct academic or research units)
• The effective start and end dates associated with each federally negotiated rate agreement
If possible, I would appreciate receiving this information in a digital format (e.g., PDF, Excel, or similar). If maintaining records in this format is not feasible, I would be grateful for any existing summaries, rate agreements, or supporting documentation that contain this information
FOI #26-326 - Subject - FOIA Request - Grade Distributions
Name - Collin Dillinger
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I request a digital copy of the grade distributions for all courses, sections, and instructors for the past 3 years at all University of Connecticut campuses.
This request is for aggregate grade distribution data only and does not seek any student-level records or personally identifiable information.
Please provide the records in CSV (comma-separated values) or Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) format, delivered electronically via email. For each course and section, please include the following details:
• Semester
• Course Subject
• Course Number
• Course Title
• Course Section
• Instructor(s)
• Number of students that received each grade
If fees are anticipated, please notify me in advance of incurring any charges. If any portion of this request is denied, please provide a written explanation citing the specific exemption(s) and the basis for withholding.
FOI #26-325 (05-11-26, 2:25 am) - Subject - Muslim Student Association Issues
Name - Muneeb Syed
Affiliation -
All emails to and from SOLID regarding the Muslim Student Association. Looking in particular for conversation about the MSA's president, or club board issues. or any complaints sent to SOLID regarding the MSA