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FOI #24-108 (03-14-24, 9:07 am) - Subject - Bid Tabulation for Water Treatment Chemiclas
Name - Shelby Dingle
Affiliation - PVS Minibulk
Could you provide the previous most recent bid results for the water treatment chemicals bid? We are planning to submit pricing for ITB #SK020924. Thank you.
FOI #24-105 - Subject - 2023-24 UConn Women's Basketball Head Coach Contracts & Salaries
Name - John Gabriel
Affiliation -
I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records— the most updated employment agreements and all subsequent amendments for the women's basketball employee: Geno Auriemma
Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W
Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457
FOI #24-104 (03-10-24, 7:36 pm) - Subject - Correspondence on EEOC FOIA Request Case No.: 820 – 2022 – 013978 as Published on Zenodo - DOI.: 10.5281/zenodo.8375
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 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to process Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Case No.: 820 – 2022 – 013978 as if Tara Cable had previously filed a charge of employment discrimination pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act even though there is no concrete evidence to suggest that she has ever done this; [2] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black man who has had his written publications on the decision of Tara Cable not to file a charge of employment pursuant to Title VII of the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Act (i.e: EEOC FOIA Request Case No.: 820 – 2022 – 013978) filtered and distorted in such a way, which failed to recognize that (i) women who come forward to report the sexual harassment they’ve experienced at the workplace should have their complaints seriously investigated by their Human Resources (H.R) Department; (ii) women who file a complaint with the EEOC are more likely than not to have previously initiated contact with their H.R Department and received an unsatisfying response to their concerns; (iii) women who file a complaint with the EEOC are more likely than not to have experienced retaliation at their place of employment; (iv) women who file a complaint with the EEOC could face retaliation even if they inform the EEOC of the chauvinism, the discrimination, the misogyny and the sexism they have experienced at their place of employment; [3] the policy(ies) implemented by your local/state government, which explicitly encourages your female employees to file a Civil and/or a Criminal complaint with the U.S judicial branch of government (the courts) instead of filing a complaint with the EEOC and waiting for them (the EEOC) to refer the charge of employment discrimination to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecution in the event they’ve been subjected to treatment that could be considered chauvinistic and/or discriminatory and/or misogynistic and/or sexist at the workplace; [4] the policy(ies) implemented by your local/state government, which explicitly encourages your female employees to file a Civil and/or a Criminal complaint with the U.S judicial branch of government (the courts) instead of filing a complaint with the EEOC and waiting for them (the EEOC) to issue a “Right to Sue” letter in the event they’ve been subjected to treatment that could be considered chauvinistic and/or discriminatory and/or misogynistic and/or sexist at the workplace.
Please see the attached document that will be sent via email to Kayla Postler and Megan Philippi for additional information requesting records from UConn on the subject of EEOC FOIA Request Case No.: 820 – 2022 – 013978 as Published on Zenodo with the Digital Object Identifier (DOI).: 10.5281/zenodo.8375.
FOI #24-103 (03-8-24, 4:50 pm) - Subject - Fuel Cell Energy Project
Name - Marcus Guastella
Affiliation - Valiant Capital Partners
Hi, I work at an investment firm in San Franscisco and I am doing research on the Hydrogen space. I am looking for any documents relating to the project mentioned in the this press release by Fuel Cell Energy and Uconn. https://investor.fce.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2024/FuelCell-Energy-Reports-First-Quarter-of-Fiscal-2024-Results/default.aspx
It relates to a contract between Fuel Cell Energy and Uconn to "install four 250-kW (“SOFC”) units". Any details on the contract, or emails relating to negotiations on the contract would be helpful.
FOI #24-101 (03-7-24, 4:26 pm) - Subject - FOIA Key Research Employee Data
Name - Shelby Young
Affiliation - Mercer LLC
I am a compensation and benefits consultant at Mercer, a human resources consulting firm, and I am exercising my right to information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and request that you provide the following most recent information:
Employment Agreement
Base Salary
Most Recent Bonus Payout
For the following positions at your university:
- Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (Pamir Alpay)
- Executive Director for Operations and Associate Vice President for Research Finance (Julie Schwager)
- Associate VP for Research Sponsored Program Services (Michael Glasgow, Jr)
- Associate VP for Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Abhijit Banerjee)
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that are referred to or associated with Case/Incident Report, CFS 230003 l 442(see attached). Specifically, I am seeking any images, including but not limited to, photographs, sketches, or video and any written statements and/or
reports associated with this case. The report states that there is CCTV footage that shows the incident and that it is being preserved by Watch Guard Evidence Library System:
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