Athletic Contracts (Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

Mary Connaughton Pioneer Institute filed this request with the Massachusetts College of Art and Design of Boston, MA.
Submitted June 28, 2016
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From: Mary Connaughton

Subject: Public Records Law Request: Athletic Contracts (Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

A copy of the most recent contract/MOU between the college and the following companies
- Adidas
- ASICS
- Reebok
- Nike
- Under Armor

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Mary Connaughton

From: Muckrock Staff

Subject: RE: Public Records Law Request: Athletic Contracts (Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Subject: Out of Office RE: Public Records Law Request: Athletic Contracts (Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

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Please be informed that I will be out of the office through January 2,
2018. I will reply to all emails upon my return.

For immediate assistance, please contact our Buyer, Desiree Ploss, at
dploss@massart.edu.
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Lucas Dean
Associate Director of Purchasing
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
P 617-879-7935/ F 617-879-7940

From: Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Subject: Fwd: Public Records Law Request: Athletic Contracts (Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

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We have received your request and will respond as soon as possible.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Lucas Dean <ldean@massart.edu>
Date: Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 2:05 PM
Subject: Fwd: Public Records Law Request: Athletic Contracts (Massachusetts
College of Art and Design)
To: MassArt Records Access Officer <rao@massart.edu>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 4:35 PM
Subject: RE: Public Records Law Request: Athletic Contracts (Massachusetts
College of Art and Design)
To: ldean@massart.edu

December 28, 2017

This is a follow up to a previous request:
This request was originally submitted via email. It was never acknowledged.
Due to issues with the original communication method, we are now directing
this request to you.
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. Please let me
know when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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massachusetts-college-of-art-and-design-26479/?email=ldean%
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On June 28, 2016:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I
hereby request the following records:

A copy of the most recent contract/MOU between the college and the
following companies
- Adidas
- ASICS
- Reebok
- Nike
- Under Armor

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this
request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the
recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The
requested documents will be made available to the general public free of
charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed
by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of
news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for
screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read
print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for
example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Mary Connaughton

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/accou
nts/agency_login/massachusetts-college-art-design-3049/athletic-contracts-
massachusetts-college-of-art-and-design-26479/?email=ldean%
40massart.edu&uuid-login=7681f8cf-d704-44e2-a1d7-fa47cc774411#agency-reply
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the
above link to let us know.

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 26479
411A Highland Ave
<https://maps.google.com/?q=411A+Highland+Ave+Somerville,+MA+02144&entry=gmail&source=g>
Somerville, MA 02144
<https://maps.google.com/?q=411A+Highland+Ave+Somerville,+MA+02144&entry=gmail&source=g>
-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

From: Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Subject: Re: Public Records Law Request: Athletic Contracts (Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

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Please note that we have no such contracts/MOUs.

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