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First Roar (featuring a live musical performance by Roman Alexander)

by Welcome Week

Social Athletics Graduate/Professional Social Speakers Stufftodo Welcome Week

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

7 PM – 10 PM CDT (GMT-5)

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Meet at Carnahan Quad at 8 p.m. to create a parade over to Mizzou Arena.

Carnahan Quad to Mizzou Arena

Columbia, MO

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First Roar is Mizzou's official kickoff event for Welcome Week and the new academic year. Join fellow Mizzou Tigers at Carnahan Quad and follow the Mizzou Cheerleaders to Mizzou Arena to learn Mizzou traditions and hear from Mizzou leaders and coaches. This year, the event will feature a live musical performance of "Missouri On My Mind" by Roman Alexander

Students follow the Mizzou Cheer team from Carnahan Quad to Faurot Field for First Roar

Students learn Mizzou traditions at 2023 First Roar



The University of Missouri strives for all Welcome Week events to be inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. Accessible parking is available at Mizzou Arena. If you require reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact the Welcome Week planning team at engagement@missouri.edu by August 14, 2025.

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Roman Alexander

One of the most distinctive young voices in country music, Roman Alexander exudes the kind of unbreakable confidence that comes from fully living your purpose. After getting his start singing Johnny Cash covers at eight-years-old, the Missouri native spent his high school years honing his chops as a guitarist and songwriter, then moved to Nashville on his own just a day after graduating. Following the breakout success of “Between You & Me” (a 2020 single that made him one of the longest-running independent artists on Spotify’s Hot Country playlist), he began sharing stages with the likes of Sam Hunt and Old Dominion, winning over audiences with his soulful vocals and effortless charisma. Kicking off his most formidable chapter yet, Alexander released “Tying One On” earlier this year- a classic heartbreak song spiked with a bit of playful swagger- and has “Midwest Calling,” his latest EP coming August 22nd.


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Co-hosted with: Alumni Association Student Board, Mizzou Athletics

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