The 2023 edition of the Ohio State Fair marked a first-time collaboration between the Ohio Department of Higher Education, Ohio Department of Education, and COSI. The three partnered to create the Rocket and Space Zone within the Youth Exploration Space in the Lausche Building.
The Rocket and Space Zone featured an aeronautics and aviation theme, with support from a variety of corporate and collegiate partners.
The Rocket and Space Zone featured an aeronautics and aviation theme, with support from a variety of corporate and collegiate partners.
Guests to the Rocket and Space Zone could learn more about career opportunities at companies such as Intel, Honda, Battelle, and NASA while getting information on education pathways that could lead to those careers.
Several universities and community colleges brought interactive demonstrations to educate and entertain fairgoers while teaching them about such programs as video game design, mechatronics, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.
Photos from the fair:
Frieda and Freddie, mascots from Bowling Green State University, showed their school spirit in the ODHE space at this year's Ohio State Fair.
Chancellor Gardner stopped by the Washington State Community College booth in front of the stage in the Rocket & Space Zone.
Young students learn about engineering technology at the Central Ohio Technical College booth during the Ohio State Fair.
Josh Montgomery, a robotics professor at Southern State Community College, introduces Governor Mike DeWine to a working replica of the R2D2 robot from Star Wars.
Lt. Governor Jon Husted took part in the official opening of the Rocket & Space Zone within the Youth Exploration Space at the State Fair. Afterward, he and Chancellor Gardner stopped at the North Central State College booth.
Ohio Department of Education Interim State Superintendent Chris Woolard and Chancellor Gardner pose for a photo in the space cutout that was part of the Rocket & Space Zone.
A vehicle from the Honda Automotive Labs of Ohio.
The University of Cincinnati is one of several campuses that took part in the 2023 Ohio State Fair.
The greatly expanded Ohio Department of Higher Education space at the Ohio State Fair drew several visitors.
