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Be Aware:
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FOI #24-311 (06-20-24, 4:35 pm) - Subject - Athletics
Name - Anthony Grassi
Affiliation - D1.ticker
1. Copies of the contracts OR employment agreement OR offer letters for the head coach of every NCAA-sponsored sport at the institution
2. Copies of contracts OR employment agreements OR offer letters OR up-to-date salary information for all individual athletics staff members (excluding coaches) for FY24 and FY25, if available
3. If applicable, copies of the athletic department athletic apparel contract, multimedia rights sales agreement, local streaming/broadcasting agreements, and any and all NIL education and consulting vendor agreements.
4. A copy of the FY23 and FY22 athletic department FRS report
FOI #24-310 (06-20-24, 12:19 pm) - Subject - Correspondence between University of Connecticut Hillel and Radenka Maric 9/1/23 - present
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - Student
Correspondence between University of Connecticut Hillel and Radenka Maric 9/1/23 - present. Emails associated with UConn Hillel will include the domain @uconnhillel.org
Emails of particular interest:
edina@uconnhillel.org
shirly@uconnhillel.org
jared@uconnhillel.org
laurie@uconnhillel.org
List of all non-state entities UCPD has entered into contract with for the procurement of goods and services of any type from 2022 to the present date.
FOI #24-306 (06-18-24, 5:22 pm) - Subject - Athletics Contract
Name - Max Josef
Affiliation - WME
Hello,
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 24-25 salary information for the following employees:
David Benedict - Athletic Director
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.
Thank you for considering my request.
Max Josef | WME
Coordinator, Football Coaching & Executives
mjosef@wmeagency.com
m. (415)686-3473
FOI #24-305 (06-17-24, 2:34 pm) - Subject - Football game amendment/cancellation
Name - Kevin Kelley
Affiliation - BRI Solutions, LLC
A copy of the amendment and/or cancellation for the contract with Ohio State University for a football game in 2025 (original contract executed on Feb. 25, 2020).
FOI #24-304 (06-17-24, 10:33 am) - Subject - Air Charter Award Information
Name - Nolan OBrien
Affiliation - Air Planning LLC.
Good Morning,
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
I request that a copy of the following documents or documents containing the following information] be provided to me: all university air charter purchases from 2022 – 2024.
To help determine my status to assess fees if applicable, I would like to let you know that I am affiliated with a private business and seek information to better understand our market.
I am seeking to obtain the annual base salary information for all assistant coaches or associate head coaches within the athletic department from the most recent year on file.
FOI #24-302 (06-13-24, 2:22 pm) - Subject - Emails
Name - Nate Jones
Affiliation - The Washington Post
Any email sent to or from the email account of David Benedict, Jason Butikofer, and/or Bobby Mullen mentioning the terms "Wojnarowski" and/or "woj." The date range for this request is June 1, 2024 until the date this request is completed.