"The Pharos 360 is the most comprehensive program I have observed both in higher education administration over the past 50 years and as an advocate for helping at-risk students as a member of the Texas Legislature for 20 years (1986-2006). The Pharos 360 program has been an invaluable asset to Abilene Christian University and is the solution for faculty, staff, students and parents to stay interconnected in a vital and yet privacy-respected manner. "
- Bob Hunter, Special Asst to the President/ Vice President Emeritus, ACU

"One of the distinctive marks of a university like ACU is its attention to the individual student. Particularly with first-year students, it is critical that we have an early detection system in place to identify struggling students as soon as possible so that we can give them the assistance they need. Pharos 360 does the best job of assisting us to detect, monitor and serve students of anything I have seen."
- Dr. Royce Money, Chancellor of ACU

""To me, SOS just works. It's a caring resource to refer students who miss too much class, appear despondent, reveal family problems, and present other such obstacles to their academic and personal success. As a professor, I don't always have the schedule or training to resond as I'd like to students I care about, and that's where SOS serves our campus so well.""
- Dr. Cole Bennett, Associate Professor of English at ACU

"Pharos 360 is activating the front line to be on the look out for students who are struggling. Working together and activating the front line is a great thing."
- Deon Botha, Director of Education at Krist Samaritan Center

"Pharos 360 is a helpful tool to improve communication. Several offices can work together in collaboration."
- Sara Taylor, Career and Academic Counselor and coordinator of ACU’s SOS program

"Supporting students is our first priority. We use Pharos 360 because it is in line with this."
- Deon Botha, Director of Education at Krist Samaritan Center

"Pharos 360 is a secure place to hold files within FERPA guidelines. I feel comfortable securing my files with Pharos 360."
- Sara Taylor, Career and Academic Counselor and coordinator of ACU’s SOS program

"Before we started using Pharos 360 there was a gap in managing all of the case files and referrals. It allows one person to manage many more cases than would be possible to maintain alone. It is just the perfect fit for managing all types of referrals."
- Sara Taylor, Career and Academic Counselor and coordinator of ACU’s SOS program

"The ability to know about these student’s earlier in the semester has been an integral piece of our retention efforts. We continue to discover new ways we can utilize Pharos 360 to link offices across campus and address retention issues at ACU."
- Sara Taylor, Career and Academic Counselor and coordinator of ACU’s SOS program

"The cost of recruiting one new student to college approximates the cost of retaining 3-5 already enrolled students."
- Tinto, V.

"Pharos 360’s referral process makes help more accessible and available."
- Deon Botha, Director of Education at Krist Samaritan Center

"With Pharos 360 we are able to manage all materials related to a student’s issue in one secure location and we are also able to track progress with each student."
- Sara Taylor, Career and Academic Counselor and coordinator of ACU’s SOS program