Reflections of a First-Year Buckeye: Hopeful signs, course planning for fall, spring commencement President Johnson provides update on vaccination efforts The Ohio State University President Kristina M. Johnson sent the following email to The Ohio State University community today (March 9). Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: At Ohio State and around the world, we have been seeing hopeful signs of renewal and reasons for optimism. There’s a new vaccine – the single dose version created by Johnson & Johnson and approved by the FDA for emergency use. We had an early taste of spring weather that brought us out onto the Oval and other favorite campus spots. There are even plans to allow for limited fans – with public health restrictions in place – at the Big Ten basketball championships.