brandon castillo is covering the event ... he joins us on campus with a live report ... brandon.ichelle... preparations for the inauguration have been planned for months. activities got underway at 9-30 this morning with an official procession of faculty to the event center. quayomi was appointed president of san jose state in july of 2011. he was born in afghanistan the son of a carpenter. and that's the reasons the afghan ambassador is here -- to recognize the remarkable rise of an afghan-american. ">>>one of the really great aspects of our new president is that he does share a life story that is similar to a vast majority of our student body. he is the first in his family ... first generation to go to college. he enjoyed learning from an early age and had a goal of becoming a university president."" quayomi addressed a large crowd -- including many afghan- americans. he talked about his roots ... and the importance of higher education. we'll have full in-depth coverage of this historic event ... next week. reporting live on campus ... brandon castillo update news. four former

brandon castillo is here with sports... brandon... what do you have for us this week? san jose state has a new addition to it's kinesiology course list. the course is rowing ... but like other physical education classes ... it may not survive for long. ">>>(nat sound professor) shirley reekie is the chair of kinesiology and now professor of rowing. she started the school's first rowing class last semester -- and says after the department's 150 year anniversary -- the new class was well over due. shirley reekie: "this is what i love to do. to be outside teaching a class, i'm in heaven. and to have people that want to learn, what an ideal situation." this is not your ordinary lecture course. the class meets twice a week in los gatos at lexington resevior where the students train and learn the proper techniques. some of the training includes indoor morning warm-ups on the rowing machines, which strengthens legs, back, and arms. brittany manrubia: "as a result of taking the class, i'm, right now in the best shape that i've ever been in. with the ore workouts, and the worko

and i'm brandon castillo. after one year and twenty eight days... mohammad qayoumi is now officially president of s-j-s-u. he was appointed president more than a year ago -- but officially inaugurated last week. maya gonzalez is live on campus to tell us more. maya? the inauguration was a historic event that attracted dignitaries from around the state and around the world. ">>>faculty members in full regalia -- marched in procession through the event center. it was all part of an elaborate inauguration ceremony to recognize the son of an afghan carpenter who has risen to become president of san jose state university. the afghan ambassador to the u-s ... attended the ceremony to honor mohammed qayoumi. "dr. qayoumi you are a source of our pride. we wish you the best of everything. our prayers will stay with your and our support will be with you for ever." california state unversity chancellor, charles reed, also attended the ceremony and officially installed qayoumi as president. "i hereby invest you with the office of president of san jose state uni