Phi Theta Kappa records (College Of Lake County)
| Tracking # |
Commercial Purpose Request No. 7 |
| Multi Request | Phi Theta Kappa records |
| Submitted | Sept. 20, 2024 |
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Communications
From: Marina Villeneuve
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
1. Copies of all records provided by your college to Phi Theta Kappa from Jan. 1, 2024 to Sept 20, 2024.
2. Copies of all records provided to your college from Phi Theta Kappa from Jan. 1, 2024 to Sept 20, 2024.
3. Copies of correspondence sent from Phi Theta Kappa to your college president, CEO and/or chancellor from Jan. 1, 2024 to Sept 20, 2024.
4. Copies of all records showing the number of students in the top 10% of their class as of May 1, 2024. If the community college does not collect data about class rank, please state so.
5. Records showing the number of students who are members of Phi Theta Kappa on your campus, and the number of students invited to Phi Theta Kappa over the past year.
6. Copies of all records showing the amount of money your college paid to Phi Theta Kappa from Jan. 1, 2023 to Sept 20, 2024 and for what purposes.
7. Copies of all records showing the amount of money your college received from Phi Theta Kappa from Jan. 1, 2023 to Sept 20, 2024, and for what purposes.
8. Your college's policy for the handling of student data provided to and provided by Phi Theta Kappa.
Context: Phi Theta Kappa in their invitations tells students that they are in the "top 10% of students on your campus." I am trying to ascertain whether that is accurate, whether Phi Theta Kappa receives follow-up information from colleges on student GPA, and how Phi Theta Kappa obtains student personal data, and what kind of data, in the first place.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Marina Villeneuve
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 24, 2024. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 24, 2024. 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: College Of Lake County
Dear Ms. Villeneuve.
The College is in receipt of your FOIA request. You indicate in the request that it is not being made for a commercial purpose. However, a review of your website reasonably suggests otherwise. Namely, MuckRock has three levels of subscriptions for access for FOIA requests and records and even the “free” subscription includes a fee to access FOIA documents. See https://accounts.muckrock.com/selectplan/. As such, the College is designating your request as one made for a commercial purpose. The College will provide a response within 21 business days of receipt.
Should you disagree with the College’s commercial purpose designation, you may file a request for review with the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor for the limited purpose of reviewing whether the College properly determined that the request was made for a commercial purpose. A Request for Review by the PAC should be directed to: Public Access Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, 500 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, IL 62701, public.access@ilag.gov<mailto:public.access@ilag.gov>, 1-877-299-FOIA.
Thank you,
Victoria Siegfried-Wilke
Strategic Projects Coordinator
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, IL 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
On behalf of:
Derrick Harden
Vice President / Chief of Staff / FOIA Officer
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
From: College Of Lake County
Dear Ms. Villeneuve.
The College is in receipt of your FOIA request. You indicate in the request that it is not being made for a commercial purpose. However, a review of your website reasonably suggests otherwise. Namely, MuckRock has three levels of subscriptions for access for FOIA requests and records and even the “free” subscription includes a fee to access FOIA documents. See https://accounts.muckrock.com/selectplan/. As such, the College is designating your request as one made for a commercial purpose. The College will provide a response within 21 business days of receipt.
Should you disagree with the College’s commercial purpose designation, you may file a request for review with the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor for the limited purpose of reviewing whether the College properly determined that the request was made for a commercial purpose. A Request for Review by the PAC should be directed to: Public Access Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, 500 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, IL 62701, public.access@ilag.gov<mailto:public.access@ilag.gov>, 1-877-299-FOIA.
Thank you,
Victoria Siegfried-Wilke
Strategic Projects Coordinator
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, IL 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
On behalf of:
Derrick Harden
Vice President / Chief of Staff / FOIA Officer
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 24, 2024. 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: Marina Villeneuve
I would like to revise #1 and #2 to:
1. Copies of eligibility criteria for Phi Theta Kappa member for your college
2. Copies of lists of student information provided by your college to Phi Theta Kappa from Jan. 1, 2024 to Sept 20, 2024 (For example: a spreadsheet of prospective students sent to Phi Theta Kappa with column headers visible but individual student names redacted)
And I would like to revise #3 to include:
3. Copies of correspondence sent from Phi Theta Kappa to your college president, CEO and/or chancellor from Jan. 1, 2024 to Sept 20, 2024.
* I am specifically seeking emails from domain @ptk.org.
What would be the cost for those records?
From: College Of Lake County
Attached please find CLC's response to your FOIA request.
Regards,
Victoria Siegfried-Wilke
Strategic Projects Coordinator
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, IL 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
On behalf of:
Derrick Harden
Vice President / Chief of Staff / FOIA Officer
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email and you have received it in error, immediately notify the sender and delete the email. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the information contained herein is confidential, privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law, and should not be disseminated, distributed, or copied in any way.
From: College Of Lake County
In partial follow-up to the College's email and letter dated November 4, 2024, attached please find copies of the records responsive to Commercial Purpose Request No. 7.
Regards,
Victoria Siegfried-Wilke
Strategic Projects Coordinator
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, IL 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
On behalf of:
Derrick Harden
Vice President / Chief of Staff / FOIA Officer
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email and you have received it in error, immediately notify the sender and delete the email. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the information contained herein is confidential, privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law, and should not be disseminated, distributed, or copied in any way.
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From: College Of Lake County
Please find attached CLC's response to your revised Freedom of Information Act request.
Regards,
Victoria Siegfried-Wilke
Strategic Projects Coordinator
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, IL 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
On behalf of:
Derrick Harden
Vice President / Chief of Staff / FOIA Officer
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email and you have received it in error, immediately notify the sender and delete the email. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the information contained herein is confidential, privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law, and should not be disseminated, distributed, or copied in any way.
From: Marina Villeneuve
I am not a commercial requester.
Also, I would like to revise #1 and #2 to:
1. Copies of eligibility criteria for Phi Theta Kappa member for your college
2. Copies of lists of student information provided by your college to Phi Theta Kappa from Jan. 1, 2024 to Sept 20, 2024 (For example: a spreadsheet of prospective students sent to Phi Theta Kappa with column headers visible but individual student names redacted)
And I would like to revise #3 to include:
3. Copies of correspondence sent from Phi Theta Kappa to your college president, CEO and/or chancellor from Jan. 1, 2024 to Sept 20, 2024.
* I am specifically seeking emails from domain @ptk.org.
From: Marina Villeneuve
Disregard that last email, besides my statement that I am not a commercial requester.
From: College Of Lake County
Attached please find records responsive to your FOIA request.
Regards,
Victoria Siegfried-Wilke
Strategic Projects Coordinator
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, IL 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
On behalf of:
Derrick Harden
Vice President / Chief of Staff / FOIA Officer
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-1198
foia@clcillinois.edu<mailto:foia@clcillinois.edu>
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email and you have received it in error, immediately notify the sender and delete the email. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the information contained herein is confidential, privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law, and should not be disseminated, distributed, or copied in any way.
