Stephanie Koenig

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Koenig [mailto:stephanie_a_koenig@yahoo.com]
Sent: Mon 9/17/2007 10:42 PM
To: Carole Brzozowski; Eric F Spina; Nancy Cantor
Cc: Jeffrey Joseph Hoone; Ann C Clarke; Joanna Spitzner; Astria Suparak; Samuel J. Van Aken; Lewis Colburn; Lewis Colburn; Arjan Zazueta; Jenny Marsh
Subject: RE: In support of the Warehouse Gallery

To all-
I feel that Astria's role on my thesis committeee has,
at least, gotten some attention. So, let me make my
point again.

I have absolutely no doubt that my thesis committee
without Astria will support and embrace me. That is
not my concern.j

I take issue with the unquestioned support of the
decision to remove her as gallery director and
curator. I do not understand it, and all of your
replies have not informed me satisfactorily. Please
refer to this link to understand the full amount of
community support Astria has. I have no choice but to
forward these emails to this blog. I only ask that
you, as administrators, publicly justify your actions.


http://syracuse-warehouse.blogspot.com/

Thank You
Stephanie


--- Carole Brzozowski wrote:

> Dear Stephanie,
>
> Let me echo what Dr. Spina has written to you. I
> suggest that you make an appointment to see
> Associate Dean Ann Clarke as soon as possible to
> discuss your committee and other concerns which
> pertain to the completion of your graduate degree.
> I'm glad to be a part of the discussion if
> necessary. Feel free to contact me directly.
>
> Dean Brzozowski
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Eric F Spina
> Sent: Mon 9/17/2007 7:44 PM
> To: Nancy Cantor; 'Stephanie Koenig'
> Cc: Jeffrey Joseph Hoone; Carole Brzozowski; Ann C
> Clarke
> Subject: RE: In support of the Warehouse Gallery
>
>
>
> Dear Ms. Koenig:
> In response to the Chancellor's, I know that Dean
> Brzozowski and Associate Dean Clarke will work with
> you to ensure that your committee is properly
> constituted and supportive of you as you pursue your
> graduate degree. If there are any issues or
> concerns that arise, please let me know.
>
> Regards,
> Eric Spina
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Eric F. Spina
> Vice Chancellor and Provost
> Syracuse University
> 500 Crouse-Hinds Hall
> 315-443-2494
> Fax: 315-443-1839
> http://provost.syr.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy Cantor
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:27 PM
> To: 'Stephanie Koenig'
> Cc: Jeffrey Joseph Hoone; Eric F Spina; Carole
> Brzozowski
> Subject: RE: In support of the Warehouse Gallery
>
>
> Dear Ms. Koenig,
>
> Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me about
> changes at the Warehouse Gallery. I have asked
> Jeffrey Hoone, executive director of the Coalition
> of Museum and Art Centers, to more fully respond to
> your concerns, as I trust his leadership, and this
> is a departmental personnel issue. I have copied
> him on this e-mail to facilitate his quick response
> to you.
>
> Also, I ask Provost Spina and Dean Brzozowski to
> respond to your concern about your committee.
>
> Nancy Cantor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephanie Koenig
> [mailto: stephanie_a_koenig@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 8:13 PM
> To: Jeffrey Joseph Hoone
> Cc: Nancy Cantor; Eric F Spina; Carole Brzozowski
> Subject: In support of the Warehouse Gallery
>
> To whom it may concern,
>
> I am writing in support of Astria Suparak. The
> recent
> decision to cancel the Yes Men exhibition and the
> possibility of the removal of Astria alarms me. The
>
> work she has done here has been invaluable to me as
> a
> graduate student. Her work has been pivotal in my
> understanding of the place of feminist discourse in
> the contemporary art world. By extension, this has
> helped me to understand my own place in the art
> world.
>
>
> I do not presume to understand why exactly this
> decision was made, but I can tell you how it will be
>
> perceived. Syracuse will have the reputation of a
> place of intolerance. We are already a city that
> does
> not have much culture. There isn't much here to
> draw
> anyone to visit, or to stay once a degree is earned.
>
> I say this bluntly because apparently this isn't
> evident. That someone as valuable as Astria would
> be
> dispensed with shows how little this is understood.
> Other repercussions seem obvious, what message does
> this send to the person to fill her position? What
> does this say to students, faculty and the community
>
> at large? It implies that this community cannot
> handle difference.
>
> In addition to these concerns, Astria is on my
> thesis
> committee. I have been looking forward to working
> with her. Without her input, I will miss out on an
> irreplaceable perspective.
>
> I ask that these decisions be reconsidered, for the
> community and for the university.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Stephanie Koenig
>
> Graduate Student
> Sculpture, Studio Arts, VPA
> Syracuse University