Public Universities records requests (University of Oklahoma)

Dear records officer,

Pursuant to Oklahoma Open Records Act, kindly transmit the following records in electronic format on a rolling basis as they are cleared for release:

1) From October 8, 2023 to October 11, 2023: Any emails, including any attachments to said emails, to or from the following individuals...
a. The university Dean(s)
b. The university President
c. The university Chancellor(s)
d. The university Provost(s)
e. The director of university Communications
f. The director of university Alumni Affairs
...that mention any of the following terms:
—“Israel"
—“Gaza"
—“Hamas
—“Palestine"
—“Palestinian"
—"Students for Justice in Palestine"
—“SJP"
—“Chabad
—"Hillel”

If there are any questions about my request, can provide any clarification that will help expedite the processing of my request, please contact me at chaskins@insider.com. I am also happy to hop on the phone.

This FOI request is being filed in pursuit of a time-sensitive news story. Therefore, I ask that my request is expedited. When completing this request, please prioritize whichever records would take the least amount of time to be located and released. I would like these records in electronic format, sent via email or other digital method, and again, please release documents on a rolling basis, as they become available.

If you determine that any of the information qualifies for an exemption from disclosure, I ask you to note whether the exemption is discretionary, and if so whether it is necessary in this case to exercise your discretion to withhold the information. In any event, please provide a signed notification citing the legal authorities on which you rely if you determine that any of the information is exempt and will not be disclosed.

Also, I am a member of the news media as a reporter for Business Insider, and the requested documents are in the public interest and not being made for commercial purposes. Therefore, I ask that all fees are waived in the processing of my request. If fees associated with this request will be in excess of $25, kindly notify me in advance of fulfilling this request. As I am making this request as a journalist and this information is timely, I would appreciate your communicating with me if you have questions regarding this request.

Thanks again, and I look forward to your reply within 10 business days, as the statute requires, and an even more prompt reply if you can make a determination without having to review the records in question.

Best,
Caroline Haskins

* Full names of specific OU email addresses to be searched:
a. The university Dean(s)
John Antonio
Hans Butzer
Jonathan Stalling
Gregg Garn
Katheleen Guzman
Kelvin White
Randall Hewes
Mary Margaret Holt
David Craig
John Klier
Berrien Moore III
Ken Petersen
Corey Phelps
Stacy Reeder
Denise Stephens
David Wrobel

b. The university President
Joseph Harroz, Jr.

c. The university Chancellor(s)
n/a

d. The university Provost(s)
André-Denis Wright
Sarah Ellis
Mark Morvant
Kathleen Shea Smith
Grey Allman
Matt Hamilton
Susannah Livingood
Jeff Blahnik
Chris Walker
Aaron Biggs
Rebecca Cruise
P.K. Imbrie

e. The director of university Communications
Jennifer Hollingshead
Melissa Caperton
Jacob Guthrie
Franco Sui Yuan
April Sandefer

f. The director of university Alumni Affairs
Dave Hail - Executive Director of OU Alumni Association
Stacy Berglan - Senior Director of Operations for Alumni Engagement
Andrew Wertz - Director of Alumni Engagement
Emily Blue - Alumni Services Specialist
Deborah Foster - Assistant Director of Special Events
Lisa Tucker - Donor Events Specialist
Christopher Price - Alumni Career Networking and Professional Development Specialist
Kristy Potter - Alumni Events Specialist
Christie Smeal - Regional Alumni Engagement Coordinator

* Full address or email domain of non-OU email addresses to be searched:
n/a

* Indicate if you would like documents from news aggregators or other similar bulk content services.
If you can exclude that, please do

Hello,

Thank you for your message. My name is Narimes Parakul and I am taking over Caroline Haskins's outstanding public records requests. If necessary, please send all future correspondence to nparakul@insider.com. With regards to this request, please exclude documents from news aggregate/feeds. Additionally, please exclude all documents including the keyword: "unsubscribe."

Thank you for your continued help in fulfilling this request. Happy new year.
Sincerely,
Narimes Parakul.

Hello,

My name is Katherine Long; I am taking over this request from my colleague Narimes Parakul. Kindly send future correspondence related to this request to klong@insider.com.

I would like to substantially limit the scope of this request. I am only interested in correspondence, including attachments, in the date range and with keywords specified above (excluding news aggregate/feeds and with keyword "unsubscribe), to/from the following individuals.
- John Antonio
- Joseph Harroz, Jr.
- André-Denis Wright
- Jennifer Hollingshead
- Dave Hail

Thank you,
Katherine