Freedom of Information Act
The Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Principal Illinois law governing the inspection of public records
- Originally enacted on July 1, 1984
Principle
The public should be able to access public records and information about the workings of their government. The Illinois FOIA was amended in 2009. In amending the FOIA, the Illinois General Assembly declared:
“It is the public policy of the state of Illinois that access by all persons to public records promotes the transparency and accountability of public bodies at all levels of government. It is a fundamental obligation of government to operate openly and provide public records as expediently and efficiently as possible in compliance with this Act.”
FOIA requests
This log provides public transparency regarding all completed FOIA requests.
| DATE | REQUESTER | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1.24 | SSgt Douglas Shaw, U.S. Air Force | List of students who withdrew from the college in the past two full academic years (2021-22 and 2022-23) |
| 3.19.24 | Petty Officer Michael Brashears, U.S. Navy | List of students who withdrew from the college in the past two full academic years (2021-22 and 2022-23) |
| 3.3.24 | David Asari | GPA statistics since the academic term starting Jan. 1, 2019: (1) GPA statistics of all students who completed 12-hour credits in a semester. (2) What GPA would be the Top 10% (90th percentile, top decile) of full-time students? (3) What percentile would a 3.0 GPA be among full-time students at this community college? (4) What percentile would a 3.5 GPA be among full-time students at this community college? (5) GPA distribution broken down by ethnicity for full-time students at this community college. (6) GPA distribution by family/household income for full-time students at this community college. |
| 3.3.24 | David Asari | All records to and from Phi Theta Kappa/PTK/PTK.org (including mailings, emails, files and student lists provided by the school to PTK. All communications to or from Lynn Tincher-Ladner (lynn.tincher-ladner@ptk.org) from anyone at Carl Sandburg College since Jan. 1, 2019. |
| 2.15.24 | Sheri Reid | Purchasing records from 11/14/2023 to 2/15/2024 |
| 2.6.24 | Jonathon | 1. A copy of the full and most recent contract for any/all service(s) provided by Concourse/Intellidemia (to include but not limited to the payments made). 2. Record of any/all payment(s) made to Concourse/Intellidemia for the past three (3) years. 3. The upcoming renewal date for this service provider. |
| 1.10.24 | Beau Kerbow, SSG U.S. Marine Corps | List of enrolled students for the current semester including name, address, phone number and expected graduation year |
| 1.3.24 | Jennie Smith Research Coordinator, Acme Research | Report of construction documents for projects valued at $2 million or more for currently active projects and those completed since July 1, 2023 |
| 12.18.23 | Bradley Olson, SSG U.S. Army | List of enrolled students for the current semester including name, address, phone number and expected graduation year |
| 11.20.23 | Bradley Olson, SSG U.S. Army | List of enrolled students for the current semester including name, address, phone number and expected graduation year |
| 11.20.23 | Brett Ellis | Lease agreement with the current vendor (Quadient) for the postage machine for Carl Sandburg College. |
| 11.10.23 | Christopher Williams | Requester's personnel file, training records and full email communication history; budget records for the Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science programs for the past year; video footage of the requester; Human Resources records related to other college personnel; Upward Bound program computer drives for the purpose of retrieving personal documents |
| 10.26.23 | The Generation Lab | Email addresses, majors, class year and participation in officially recognized sports for current undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate students in fall 2023 |
| 09.25.23 | Sheri Reid, SmartProcure | Purchasing records from May 18, 2023 to Sept. 25, 2023 |
| 09.12.23 | Taylor Schukert, Recruiting NCO — United States Army | List of enrolled students for the current semester including name, address, phone number and expected graduation year |
| 08.11.23 | The Generation Lab | Email address, official title and official bio of each member of the faculty & staff at Carl Sandburg College in the current academic term |
| 07.31.23 | Lindsey Cook, Stamats | Copies of all winning proposals, non-winning proposals and bid tabulation sheets for Brand Revitalization/Website Redesign RFP |
| 07.25.23 | Muriel Bean | Directory information for currently enrolled freshman & sophomore students |
| 07.11.23 | Gregory Eskov | Records of student loan approvals and denials (2013-2023) |
| 07.10.23 | Gregory Eskov | Student loan review committee structure, meeting minutes |
| 07.05.23 | Kyle Owens | Student loan review committee structure |
| 07.02.23 | Sid Stevens | Enrolled SU23 student directory information |
| 06.29.23 | Cam Rodriguez | F21 payroll expenditures |
FOIA requests should be directed to FOIA@sandburg.edu.
You may also contact one of the Carl Sandburg College Freedom of Information Act Officers:
Autumn Scott
Vice President of Student Development, Freedom of Information Act Officer
2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.,
Galesburg, IL 61401
FOIA@sandburg.edu
309.341.5422
Michelle Johnson
Associate Vice President of Institutional Resources, Freedom of Information Act Officer
2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.,
Galesburg, IL 61401
FOIA@sandburg.edu
309.341.5258