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Dear Public Records Officer,
On behalf of Animal Outlook, a national nonprofit organization, and pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq., I respectfully request all video recordings related to the use of animals in the University of Connecticut’s work and other university activities between January 1, 2024 and the date of fulfillment of this request. This request includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Video of any testing, experimentation, training, teaching, animal husbandry practices, or veterinary procedures;
2. Video from university research facilities that utilize animals in their work;
3. Video from farms associated with the university;
4. Video of animals used in teaching settings;
5. Any other video recordings that feature the use of animals in university activities, regardless of the setting.
If you deny this request, please cite each specific exemption you believe justifies your refusal to release the information.
FOI #25-254 (06-10-25, 8:51 am) - Subject - Staff Directory
Name - Frank Patterson
Affiliation -
I am contacting you in regard to a public records/information request.
I am looking for an up-to-date list of your current employees, full names, hire date, phone numbers, e-mail address, and salary, if possible, in digital format (excel preferred). I prefer to receive these documents via e-mail at requests@academyresearchgroup.com
I am ONLY seeking public information that is clearly disclosable to me and not confidential by law, or otherwise protected, and exempted from disclosure under state law.
I understand there may be a cost associated with retrieving and copying these documents. Please provide me with an estimated list of fees if so and contact me if you have any questions or concerns about this request. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
FOI #25-253 (06-9-25, 10:48 am) - Subject - Janitorial Services
Name - David Hyun
Affiliation -
I'm requesting a copy of the current janitorial contract with any addendums for the UConn Graduate Business Learning center located at 100 Constitution Plaza Hartford CT.
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (C.G.S. § 1-200, et seq.), I respectfully submit this public records request to obtain documents related to the University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees Resolution dated December 11, 2024, authorizing the Purchase, Master Lease, Sublease, and Escrow Agreement for the property located at 1201 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT, intended for use as UConn Stamford student housing.
Specifically, I am requesting the proposal submitted by the owners of 1201 Washington Boulevard (RMS Properties and Wolff Companies) in response to the University’s Spring 2024 Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI), which led to the agreement detailed in the resolution
Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting any contracts the university has entered into with Parker Executive Search firm regarding the university's 2021 football head coach search that ended with the hire of Jim Mora.
I am also requesting any additional expenses filed by Parker Executive Search, as well as any itemized receipts included in the expense reports, relating to the search. Parker Executive Search notes that in addition to contract fees, direct expenses for items such as teleconference calls, secure site access, and travel and interview expenses are billed directly to the university.
At your earliest convenience, can you please provide the current contract (or salary data if no contract exists) for Tom Moore, General Manager for MBB?
Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W
Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457
FOI #25-249 (06-6-25, 12:52 am) - Subject - April 17th 2025 Cancelled Symposium on Gun Violence and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) FOIA Case No.: 1531505 - 000
Name - Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W
Affiliation - Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457
What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] the decision of the United States government to (i) designate the month of June as Gun Violence Awareness Month; (ii) provide during the month of June an opportunity for individuals and organizations to educate communities on how to prevent gun violence; [2] the March 15th 2022 decision of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publicly recognize that Scott Paul Beierle (i) was a racist and a sexist person prior to his November 02nd 2018 murder-suicide near the campus of Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida); (ii) was given second chance after second chance by American society and government despite being a racist and a sexist; (iii) abused the many second chances extended to him by American society and government for his blatantly racist and sexist actions prior to his November 02nd 2018 murder-suicide; [3] the Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a federal agency of the United States government, which has on (or around) February 14th 2025 concluded the processing of FOIA request Case No.: 1531505 - 000 by refusing to deny that Scott Paul Beierle (i) was a racist and a sexist person prior to his November 02nd 2018 murder-suicide near the campus of Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida); (ii) was never properly held to account for his patently racist and sexist actions prior to his November 02nd 2018 murder-suicide; [4] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) who has witnessed his written publications paradoxically being subjected to frenzy before being filtered and distorted by internet search engines (ISE) such as AOL and Bing/MSN following his decision to recognize that (i) the DOJ (FBI) has taken some responsibility for the circumstances leading up to the February 14th 2018 mass-shooting perpetrated by Nicolas Cruz at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, Florida); (ii) the DOJ (FBI) should take some responsibility for the circumstances leading up to the November 02nd 2018 shooting perpetrated by sexist incel Scott Paul Beierle in order to avoid the appearance of impropriety; [5] Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) as a post-secondary academic institution, which (i) had on (or around) April 17th 2025 scheduled a symposium to remember the women who fell victim to the November 02nd 2018 senseless shooting perpetrated by sexist incel Scott Paul Beierle; (ii) has on (or around) April 17th 2025 experienced a shooting incident similar to the November 02nd 2018 murder-suicide perpetrated by sexist incel Scott Paul Beierle; (iii) has on (or around) April 17th 2025 incurred a legal obligation to log onto its Jeanne Clery report the shooting perpetrated by racist Phoenix Ikner on the university campus...
I'm writing to request all documents (including incident reports, communications, and investigative documents like witness and victim statements) related to case numbers 2400061210 and 2400042327 as well as documents related to the following parties: [student] and Robert Parmalee (or Parmelee).
The first incident occurred on 6/24/24, but other relevant dates are 7/18/24 and 9/13/24.
I'm also interested in emails sent to and from Det. Marc Hanna from 6/20/24-12/20/24 with the following keywords: [student], Parmalee, Parmelee, stalker, stalking, or harassment.
FOI #25-247 (06-5-25, 1:53 pm) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Alex Kirshenbaum
Affiliation - Intersport
Requesting contracts for the following Men's Basketball games:
- Maui Invitational (vs. Memphis, vs. Colorado, vs. Dayton on Nov 25-27 in Lahaina, Hawaii)
- Vs. Gonzaga on Saturday, Dec 14 in New York, NY
FOI #25-246 (06-5-25, 1:53 pm) - Subject - SmartProcure Public Records Request to University of Connecticut For PO/Vendor Information
Name - Misty Ruhlman
Affiliation - SmartProcure
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut for any and all purchasing records from 2/7/2025 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning, or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.
The specific information requested from your record-keeping system is:
1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number
2. Purchase date
3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase)
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address
7. An identifier for purchases that indicates what location/school the purchase was made for