College Council Cover Letter

I just wanted to share a cover letter that I wrote for my application to be a part of the Fox School of Business College Council of Presidents.  This is by far one of the best cover letters I have ever written; it’s passionate and powerful.  One of my colleagues recently found it laying around in our office and  I am finding it to be healthy reminder of why I am doing all of this extra work.

Theresa Jenkins and Kevin Bradley,

Thank you for your consideration thus far, I am interested in applying for President of College Council’s Executive Committee.

I am the current Secretary of AMIS’ Executive Board. Throughout my time with this organization I have been to a number of networking events, professional development events, workshops, and guest speakers. The organization has been critical to my development within the business school and I have developed a strong interest in seeing that my peers have access to similar opportunities.

Coming from the background of being an Executive Member of an SPO, my goal is to make sure that all the SPOs have the resources they need to continue to add value to their members and to the university. SPOs provide complimentary experiences that a university curriculum simply cannot match; for this reason, they are each an extraordinary entity and I want to see them all succeed.

Since the beginning of my “Temple Experience”, I have made a point to become actively involved in the organizations that support my local community. Some of these roles include: Treasurer for Temple Towers’ (Resident Hall) Executive Board, Resident Assistant (RA) of Elmira Jeffries (Resident Hall), Adviser for Elmira Jeffries’ Senate Executive Board, and Co-Founder & Minister of Scrimmages for Temple’s Ultimate Frisbee Team. In these roles I have worked with TSG, Student Affairs, Campus Recreation, and several other functional groups. This experience of having seen so many dimensions of Temple University has been important in helping me understand how to run an organization effectively. I want to do well and I think the experiences and knowledge that I have picked up from these roles will continue to be valuable.

Again, I appreciate the opportunity; I look forward to meeting with both of you.

Sincerely,

Manu Phatak