On a beautiful June evening last week, 112 Syracuse University faculty and staff members participated in the Syracuse Workforce Run, formerly known as the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge. The event brings together walkers and runners from workplaces around Syracuse for a night of friendly competition, fitness and camaraderie on a 5K course through Onondaga Lake Park.
Team captain Cole Smith, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, accepted an award on behalf of the University for having the largest team from a single organization, beating out other large employers in the area. Jonathan French, assistant teaching professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Jennifer Collins, budget director for Syracuse University Libraries, held the fastest times among University employees in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively.
Even those who didn’t place at the top of their division or achieve a personal best time had a whole lot of fun, enjoying food, beverages and photo ops with colleagues before and after a hot and muggy jaunt along the parkway.
Photos by EstherAlice Lopez, staff photographer in the Division of Marketing.
The Orange 5K Crew!
Team captain Cole Smith, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, holds up the award presented to Syracuse University for recruiting the most participants—112!
Funds raised by this year’s event benefited the Rescue Mission Alliance, which strives to end hunger and homelessness in Syracuse and the surrounding communities. Participants can view their times; and those interested in participating in the 2023 Workforce Run can look for information to be shared via SU News and SU Today next spring.
