{"id":269292,"date":"2026-04-15T16:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/269292\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:32:11","slug":"10-ways-students-are-taking-the-spotlight-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/269292\/","title":{"rendered":"10 ways students are taking the spotlight this spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Image<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SS26_-12.jpeg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"A lake, small bridge and trees in park-like setting\" title=\"Japanese Garden, CSULB\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Held in celebration of Earth Month at The Beach, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csulb.edu\/sustainability\/event\/2026-green-generation-showcase\" data-entity-type=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Generation Showcase<\/a> is CSULB&#8217;s biggest sustainability event of the year. Featuring booths from student organizations, community partners and green businesses, the main draw is an assortment of student-led research and projects. Look for climate justice-focused posters, artwork, prototypes, videos, performances and more.<\/p>\n<p>Theatre Arts&#8217; Season Finale<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">April 23-May 1<br \/>Studio Theatre<\/p>\n<p>Image<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Performer holding flowers stands center stage smiling as audience members applaud.\" title=\"Performer at CSULB Theater holding flowers stands center stage smiling \"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Theatre Arts Department presents its final production of the school year, \u201c<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW79360432 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csulb.edu\/theatre-arts\/the-pliant-girls\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-entity-type=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Pliant Girls<\/a>,\u201d directed by Beth Lopes. Described as &#8220;fierce, funny and sharply contemporary,&#8221; the play &#8220;flips an ancient myth into a bold, feminist rebellion; where sisterhood becomes a survival strategy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Campus Couture Fashion Show\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">April 25 at 6 p.m.<br \/>CSULB Central Quad<\/p>\n<p>Image<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SS26_-7.jpeg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Models stand in a line on a runway during a fashion show.\" title=\"CSULB fashion show\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fashion students from the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences showcase their boldest work at this annual runway event. Themed &#8220;Pattern Recognition,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/campuscouturecsulb\/\" data-entity-type=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spring Fashion Show<\/a> features garments that blend technical mastery with diverse aesthetics from conceptual couture to ready-to-wear statements. Hosted by student-led Campus Couture, this high-energy event is a celebration of style and creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Engineering Expo\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">May 7 at 1 p.m.\u00a0<br \/>LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid<\/p>\n<p>Image<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SS26_-8.jpeg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Students present an engineering project beside a large cylindrical device at a campus showcase.\" title=\"Engineering Expo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>College of Engineering students present their senior projects at the annual <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW77678053 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csulb.edu\/hung-family-college-of-engineering\/event\/senior-design-project-expo\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-entity-type=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Engineering Expo<\/a>. The event features a range of innovations, from robotics and green technology to mechanical designs, highlighting the practical applications of students&#8217; problem-solving skills and technical knowledge. The showcase is judged by industry leaders and tech experts.<\/p>\n<p>INSIGHTS Art Exhibition<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">May 6-July 10<br \/>School of the Art Galleries\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Image<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776270731_320_2.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Art gallery wall displays vibrant paintings and sculptures on white pedestals.\" title=\"Art gallery wall displays vibrant paintings and sculptures on white pedestals.\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/soa_insights\/\" data-entity-type=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">INSIGHTS<\/a>, the School of Art\u2019s annual juried exhibition, will be on display in galleries located between FA1 and FA3. The public can view them weekdays between 12 and 5 p.m., and is welcome to attend the opening reception May 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. A selection of works included in the show will then move to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csulb.edu\/carolyn-campagna-kleefeld-contemporary-art-museum\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum<\/a> for display through July 10.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image Held in celebration of Earth Month at The Beach, the Green Generation Showcase is CSULB&#8217;s biggest sustainability&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1818,1820,7,9,8,1815,1823,1821,1822,1819,131,1817,1816],"class_list":{"0":"post-269292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-cal-state","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-california-headlines","12":"tag-california-news","13":"tag-college","14":"tag-conoley","15":"tag-csu","16":"tag-csulb","17":"tag-dirtbags","18":"tag-long-beach","19":"tag-long-beach-state","20":"tag-university"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}