UO students who have been chosen to receive special university awards will be honored at a campus celebration this weekend.

The University Awards Celebration will be held from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, May 21. No tickets are required, but an RSVP is needed in order to attend. Contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 541-346-3216 or uoawards@uoregon.edu.

The awards and scholarships are given to freshman, sophomore, junior, senior and graduate students who exemplify academic, service and leadership qualities at the university.

Students who were nominated for awards were invited to submit application materials. Applications were reviewed and the students were selected by diverse committees of faculty, staff and students.

—By Lea Adamovic, University Communications intern