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FOI #24-064 (02-18-24, 4:07 pm) - Subject - School of Fine Arts Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Name -
Affiliation - Undergraduate Student
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the principles outlined in the Connecticut General Statutes, this request is for a copy of all documentation and communication regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the School of Fine Arts and the department of Dramatic Arts. Specifically any documentation and communication regarding vandalism and Gender inclusivity signs. I would also like any and all communication between Lindsay Cummings (lindsay.cummings@uconn.edu), Alexander Woodward,(alexander.woodward@uconn.edu), Megan Monaghan Rivas (megan.rivas@uconn.edu) and Colleen K. Bridgeman (colleen.bridgeman@uconn.edu) regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and vandalism. I would also like any police reports regarding vandalism in or on School of Fine Arts
Please send me the documentation and communications as it becomes available
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite a reason for it
FOI #24-063 (02-17-24, 3:03 pm) - Subject - All documentation related to Student Email Accounts Access after graduation
Name - Avi Patel
Affiliation - Alumni
I would like to request all documentation between the dates below related to what happens to student email account access after graduation. This includes all documentation about google workspace accounts being retained for life.
The following links have all been taken down. I would like to see archives of them:
http://g.uconn.edu/2015/03/13/graduating-this-spring-2/
http://g.uconn.edu/student-uses-features/
https://dailycampus.com/stories/2016/11/18/students-will-now-retain-uconn-email-addresses-forever
https://today.uconn.edu/category/all-schools-colleges/engr/get-free-e-mail-for-life.php
There are many more IT documents which have been taken down about student email / google workspace accounts being retained for life. I would like copies of these IT documents as well.
Details: Requesting the below information regarding the award of the latest contract for Multifunctional Copier / print Devices:
Copy of the awarded Vendor's RFP response
Copy of the Executed Lease and Maintenance Contract(s) pertaining to District's Copier Program (date it was signed, List of equipment model/accessories, Location List of equipment placements, lease term and type of lease ie. fair market value or $1 out etc.
FOI #24-061 (02-15-24, 10:00 am) - Subject - Contracts
Name - Claudia Nankervis
Affiliation - Kaplan North America, LLC
I request that a copy of the following documents, or documents containing the following information, be provided to Claudia Nankervis, Manager, Regulatory and Accreditation, Kaplan North America, LLC.
Any and all contracts, amendments, addenda, and, if applicable, renewal agreements or termination notices; including all applicable exhibits, schedules, statements of work, and/or appendices relevant to the relationship between University of Connecticut and/or UConn School of Engineering and 2U, Inc. including its subsidiary edX.
Please respond to this request in a reasonable time period. If access to the records we are
requesting will take longer than two weeks, please contact us with information about when we
might expect copies. You may send the records and an invoice for any fees via e-mail to
claudia.nankervis@kaplan.
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 us of the appeal procedures available to us under
the law.
Thank you for your assistance with our request.
FOI #24-060 (02-15-24, 8:57 am) - Subject - Athletics/EA Sport CFB Asset
Name - Andre Taylor
Affiliation -
Hello, I'd like to make public records request in regards in UCONN's participation in the upcoming EA Sports College Football that was sent to EA Sports in regards to assests (Uniforms, gameday routine, etc.) Since this request is of public interest, I'd like to request that any associated fees are waived.
FOI 24-059 (02-14-24, 3:08 pm) - Subject - Athletics Financial Data
Name - Ben Portnoy
Affiliation - Sports Business Journal
I write to request electronic (PDF) copies of the full revenue-and-expense report completed by the University of Connecticut athletic department for the National Collegiate Athletic Association for fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
The full report contains more than 40 revenue and expense categories, followed by specific breakdowns of each of those categories, by sport and gender. I am requesting the full report, including the detail tables and the entire Statement of Revenues and Expenses that appears at the end of the report.
If these documents are stored electronically, I ask that they be provided as such, which should cut or eliminate any cost associated with this request.
Thanks so much for your help and let me know if you need anything further on my end.
Any and all employment records, including but not limited to earnings, profits, commissions, bonuses, business income, salary, payroll, attendance, health records, workers' compensation claims, medical information, employment applications, job performance evaluations, date of hire, date and reason for termination, personnel records, and records related to employment or employee benefits, including any and all W2's and/or 1099's regarding Patrick Mickens.
To achieve our research objectives, we are requesting access to written alcohol and sexual violence policies at over 600 institutions between 2018-2023, including the University Of Connecticut. Our study team will keep the names of participating institutions confidential. They will only be available to members of the study team, and identifying institution information will not be shared in any reports or publications. We will use these policies to analyze trends and developments in the higher education approach to these important issues.
Could you please provide us with PDFs of the following policies and documents that our research team could not find?
• Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Related Interpersonal Violence from Jan 1st, 2018 - Dec 2018
• Procedures for Addressing Sexual Misconduct Involving a UConn Student Respondent prior to October 2021
To meet our deadlines, we would ask to receive these documents by Feb 26th. Please let us know if we can clarify any details about this request or if there are specific procedures we should follow to access this information.
Our firm represents Awilda Rodriguez. Please consider this a formal request under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq., for the following documents regarding a polygraph examination conducted on or about January 12, 2018, of examinee Awilda Rodriguez:
1. A complete copy of the original, unedited electronic digital data generated by the computerized polygraph instrument.
2. All audio video recordings whether generated via the polygraph software or independent of the polygraph software.
3. All documents, physical and electronic, generated during the conduct of the polygraph examination, including but not limited to, consent forms, waiver of rights, biographical data collected from the subject, question lists, examiner notes, score sheets, computer reports, quality control reports, and polygraph reports.