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FOI #25-209 (05-8-25, 6:31 pm) - Subject - Strategic Plan
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I would like a copy of all documents and communications including emails with the phrase "strategic plan" "strategic planning" "strategic plans" and other similar variations between the following people: Radenka Maric, Anne D'Alleva, Jeffery Geoghegan, Daniel Toscano, Pamir Alpay, Lakeesha Brown, Nathan Fuerst and Eric Kruger. I would like communications from the time range of Nov. 1, 2024 to the present.
FOI #25-208 - Subject - Request for Public Records: Reading Instruction Syllabi (2024–2025)
Name - Ron Noble
Affiliation -
open records law, Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. Secs. 1-200 to 1-242), for access to and copies of the following documents maintained by University of Connecticut.
Please provide in electronic form:
Syllabi for each of the following courses. I request copies of syllabi as they were distributed to students and course sections taught during the 2024 - 2025 school year or later.
All courses which participants in Bachelor of Arts in Education/Master of Arts in Education with Elementary Teacher Certification (Single Subject: Math major; excluding 2nd concentration because of fine arts, computer science, etc.) are required to take and focus on reading instruction, including:
Undergraduate -
- EDCI 4110W - Teaching Reading and Writing in the Elementary School
- EDCI 4130 - Teaching the Language Arts in the Elementary School
As you are aware, this office represents Peter Ponticelli for injuries sustained on December 5, 2024. To follow-up on the letter received on February 12, 2025, Mr. Ponticelli sustained injuries after he slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot of the Toscano Ice Rink.
If an incident report was created as result of this event, please forward a copy of that report to my attention as soon as possible. I would also ask that you provide, in writing, any information concerning medical payment coverage available for my client.
Kindly acknowledge in writing receipt of this letter and provide this office with (1) any incident reports, signed or unsigned with regard to this matter; and (2) any video surveillance or still photography with regard to this matter. Please be advised that you are to preserve all materials, photographs, videotapes, reports, forms and any and all other data, which information and/or materials are within your possession and/or control, it agents, employees and/or insurers, so these items may be utilized and/or inspected as part of the investigation of this claim. If any of this data and/or materials has been destroyed or transferred out of your possession and/or control, please notify me immediately so further investigation may occur.
FOI #25-206 - Subject - Open Records Request - University of Connecticut (18848)
Name - Min Oh
Affiliation -
Part 1: Employment Contracts and Salaries
• Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the current employment contract and salary (letter of intent, form agreement, or applicable document/record which shows annual compensation and start/end date of employment) for the athletic department staff listed below. If an employee does not have a formal written agreement, please provide their current salary.
1. Eddie Hernon
2. Emma Paynter
3. Hannah Jefcoat
4. Joel DeMarco
5. Kelli Kozaryn
6. Kent Ahern
7. Nate Atkins
8. Tim Watson
9. Tyler Fisher
10. Victoria Simonoff
11. William Guerrero
Part 2: Football Games
Part 3: Third Party Vendor Agreements
FOI #25-205 (05-6-25, 9:11 pm) - Subject - RFP#: UCHC5-170600627
Name - Alice Kilpatrick
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting to obtain information regarding the following record:
I would like to place a public records request for information relating to the following RFP:
RFP#: UCHC5-170600627
Title: UCONN Health for Data Analytics Support for Value Based Savings
Date issued: 4/24/2023
I am requesting copies of the following information from the record detailed above:
Winning contract and all amendments
Scoring/evaluation sheets
All submitted proposals
I ask that the information be provided electronically by email if possible. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me before filing my request. Should you deny my request, or any part of the request, please state in writing the basis for the denial.
FOI #25-204 (05-6-25, 10:35 am) - Subject - Janitorial Services
Name - David Hyun
Affiliation -
Janitorial services contract LM110119. Section VI, section A, #2d(Page 15). This paragraph states:
d. The Contractor shall maintain a record of the name, address, and date of hire of each member of its
personnel providing Services and shall provide such records to the University’s Representative.
Pursuant to Connecticut open records laws, I am requesting copies of the following records in electronic format on a rolling basis as they are cleared for release:
• All emails, including attachments, to or from David Benedict (athleticdirector@uconn.edu) with any of the following non-case sensitive keywords — “Alford-Sullivan,” “separation,” “complaint,” OR “resign” between April 1, 2022, to April 1, 2025. Please exclude documents from news aggregators or other similar bulk content services.
• Documentation related to any closed investigation(s) of Beth Alford-Sullivan for misconduct connected to employment with the University of Connecticut, including but not limited to complaints, reprimands, and evaluations contained in personnel file as “final determinations.”
Pursuant to Connecticut open records laws, I am requesting copies of the following records in electronic format on a rolling basis as they are cleared for release:
• All emails, including attachments, to or from David Benedict (athleticdirector@uconn.edu)
• with any of the following non-case sensitive keywords — “Morgan,” “separation,” “complaint,” OR “resign” between September 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014. Please exclude documents from news aggregators or other similar bulk content services.
• Documentation related to any closed investigation(s) of Bill Morgan for misconduct connected to employment with the University of
• Connecticut, including but not limited to complaints, reprimands, and evaluations contained in personnel file as “final determinations.”
FOI #25-201 (05-2-25, 8:03 pm) - Subject - Police Park, Walk and Talk
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I would like a copy of all communications including emails sent to or from Gene Labonte, gene.labonte@uconn.edu, Hans Rhynhart, hans.rhynhart@uconn.edu, Radenka Maric, radenka.maric@uconn.edu with the terms "park, walk, and talk" and "walk and talk" from April 1, 2024 to the present.
FOI #25-200 (05-1-25, 10:19 am) - Subject - Public Record Request
Name - George Veletsianos
Affiliation -
“I am writing to request the following public information: The first name, last name, email address, rank, job title, and department of primary appointment, for all currently employed full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty at the institution. Please share this information with me in a spreadsheet or csv file. Thank you in advance.”