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Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records:
1. The current Men's Head Football Coach contract between Jim Mora and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
2. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Gordon Sammis and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
3. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Matt Brock and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
4. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Doug Shearer and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
5. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Kenny McClendon and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
6. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Siriki Diabate and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
7. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Dalton Hilliard and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
8. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Antonio Wilcox and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
9. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Kashif Moore and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
10. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Christian Pace and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
11. The current Men's Assistant Football Coach contract between Brad Robbins and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
12. The current Director of Football Strength and Conditioning contract between Tyson Brown and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
13. The current Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning contract between Shelton Bynum and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
14. The current Men’s Football Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach contract between Drew Stefanelli and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
15. The current Men’s Football Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach contract between Jordan Ellis and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
16. The current Director of Athletics contract between David Benedict and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
17. The current Men’s Head Baseball Coach contract between Jim Penders and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
18. The current Men’s Head Basketball Coach contract between Dan Hurley and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto; and
19. The current Women’s Head Basketball Coach contract between Geno Auriemma and University of Connecticut including any amendments thereto
Please note: If the coach did not sign a contract – but is instead working from an offer letter and/or memorandum
FOI #24-350 - Subject - FOIA Request for Fall 2023 Undergraduate Acceptance Rates by Major
Name - Rajveer Kapoor
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, I am requesting the acceptance rates for first-time undergraduate students for the Fall 2023 admissions cycle at the University of Connecticut. Specifically, I am looking for data broken down by major and categorized as in-state, out-of-state, and international students.
Please provide the following information for each major/program for in-state, out-of-state, and international students:
1. Number of applications
2. Number of acceptances
3. Acceptance rate (%)
Michael Lazar
UConn Storrs
Complete
FOI #24-349 - Subject -
Name - Michael Lazar
Affiliation -
Pursuant to which grants access to copies of public records, we respectfully request the most up to date information pertaining to the following types of obligations:
• Outstanding and refundable credit balances.
• Checks exempt from Unclaimed Property Reporting.
• Unclaimed, uncashed, undeliverable, staled-dated, voided, overdue and/or outstanding payments or checks/warrants issued and owed by UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT.
If some of this request is exempt from release, please release the remainder of the record which is allowed. Please provide all requested records that are greater than $500, are claimable (The obligation to the payee has not been voided by law), The funds have not been turned over to the abandoned property office, and the funds are not in the process of being issued or reissued. Also for any outstanding checks, please only provide those that the payee still has the right to claim and have been outstanding for a period of over 3 months. For each property, please provide issue dates, payee names, addresses, and dollar amounts due. If possible, an excel document would be the desired format to receive data for all available years.
FOI #24-348 (07-12-24, 10:52 am) - Subject - ARRESTED, BOOKED/PROCESSED
Name - EDWARD ADAMS
Affiliation - ADAMS & ASSOCIATES
REQUEST RECORDS OF ANY PERSON ARRESTED IN RELATION TO THE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS ON UCONN CAMPUS APRIL 30, 2024 AND WERE BOOKED AND/OR PROCESSED AT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT POLICE JAIL
FOI #24-347 (07-11-24, 3:01 pm) - Subject - EMAILS
Name - EDWARD ADAMS
Affiliation - ADAMS & ASSOCIATES
REQUEST COPIES OF EMAILS SENT FROM AND OR RECEIVED @UCONN.EDU THAT CONTAIN LISTS OF STUDENTS ARRESTED RELATED TO THE APRIL30, 2024 PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS ON THE CAMPUS IN EITHER THE BODY OF THE EMAIL OR CONTAINED IN AN ATTACHMENT
FOI #24-346 (07-11-24, 3:01 pm) - Subject - EMAILS AND PHONE RECORDS
Name - EDWARD ADAMS
Affiliation - ADAMS & ASSOCIATES
REQUEST COPIES OF ANY EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE OR PHONE CALLS FOR SERVICE BETWEEN UCONN STAFF OR UCONN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE VILLAGE OF STORRS OR TOWN OF MANSFIELD FROM 4/23/2024 THROUGH MAY 15, 2024.
FOI #24-345 (07-11-24, 2:42 pm) - Subject - EMAILS AND PHONE CALL RECORDS
Name - EDWARD ADAMS
Affiliation - ADAMS & ASSOCIATES
REQUEST COPIES OF ANY EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE OR CALLS FOR SERVICES BETWEEN UCONN STAFF AND THE UCONN POLICE DEPARTMENT IN RESPONSE TO ENCAMPMENT AND PROTEST ACTIVITY RELATED TO THE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS ON CAMPUS FROM APRIL 15, 2024 THROUGH MAY 30, 2024.
FOI #24-343 (07-11-24, 11:15 am) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Andy Wittry
Affiliation -
I'd like to make a public records request for a copy of the signed contract or offer letter for the UConn men's basketball team to participate in the 2024 Maui Invitational. Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.