{"id":1677,"date":"2019-11-22T12:39:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T17:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kucd.kutztown.edu\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2019-11-22T16:41:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T21:41:18","slug":"meet-kim-rader-mfa-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k120025well.kutztown.edu\/kucd\/index.php\/2019\/11\/meet-kim-rader-mfa-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Kim Rader\u2014MFA student"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meet Kim Rader\u2014MFA student<\/h1>\n

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\nHello my Name is\u2026 Kim Rader!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello, my name is Kim Rader. I have a lot of labels for myself\u2026I\u2019m a graphic designer in Pittsburgh. I\u2019m a grad student at Kutztown. I\u2019m also a wife, a mother, a Girl Scout, an avid reader, an animal lover.<\/p>\n

Why I decided to go back to grad school\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

I decided to go back to school for my MFA because I want to push my design skills to the next level. Working in corporate design can sap my creativity, but the program at KUCD encourages me to explore unconventional ideas, try out new techniques, and get out of my own head and challenge my habits. The program at Kutztown made sense for me because I can continue to work full-time, but still pursue a degree that will both push me creatively and allow me to teach after I earn my degree.<\/p>\n

Tell us about\/describe your KUCD MFA journey thus far\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Journey Week is my favorite part of the program (so far). It\u2019s amazing to me that I could work from 9am until midnight or later every day and still feel so energized. Being with such a talented group of designers and professors, collaborating, and pushing each other to be better\u2026it\u2019s invigorating. (Yeah, the Diet Coke helped too.) This is the kind of creative experience that was missing in my life and one of the reasons I went back to school. I\u2019m so inspired by students in the cohort above me. Seeing their work, I know there is a lot of fun in store for me. I can\u2019t wait to see where my KUCD journey takes me!<\/p>\n

What has been your favorite project to date? Please tell me why.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Right now I\u2019m working on a project about empowering girls to make a difference in the world-a subject near and dear to my heart as both a Girl Scout leader and a mom to two girls. I plan to focus on girls 18 and under who have made the world a better place through their actions. Working through the idea during Journey Week, the feedback I received from classmates and my professor really enabled me to hone and improve the idea.
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