Mizzou's AI Texting Tool for Student Support

Meet Roary

Check your texts

Roary is here to help.

Roary checks in with undergraduate students weekly and connects you to human help when you need it.

Roary will answer your Mizzou questions, point you to resources, and listen to your perspective to help shape your Mizzou experience.

Roary’s AI is used to understand a wide variety of student questions and respond in an appropriate, conversational way. It is a closed system that protects student data privacy and does not teach other AIs.

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New contact

Ask Roary anything

Roary will send a “hello” text during the first week of classes.

When you get that first text, save Roary’s contact so you can ask questions anytime.

Screenshot of text conversation with Roary about study spots on campus

Update your cell

Don’t miss out! Update your cell in myZou to make sure you (not your family) get texts from Roary.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students with a U.S. cell phone number will receive Roary’s texts. You can opt out anytime, and opt back in by texting “hello” to 833-434-0496.

Anyone can ask questions using the Roary bot on this website.

Student Perspective

Eyram Dumor

Junior | Deputy AIDE Coordinator, Missouri Students Association

"Think of Roary as the middleman, not as an AI robot. It can point you in the direction you need to go, and make the way easy and clear."

We want to hear from you

Help build Roary

Roary’s answers to your questions are based on a thoroughly vetted Mizzou knowledge base — but we can always teach it more. Help improve Roary by submitting ideas for questions and answers.

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