“What is the shortest word in the English language that contains the letters: abcdef? Answer: feedback. Don’t forget that feedback is one of the essential elements of good communication.”

– Anonymous

"What can I say about Ms. Henderson that hasn’t already been said. She was an amazing coach to me. She kept me motivated, checked up on me, made sure that if I had any questions she was always there to answer and follow up to see if I needed help with anything else, or just to make sure things were going well. She made sure to acknowledge my successes and made sure to keep me on track with my goals. Thank you and. Henderson for all the help and encouragement you gave me throughout this journey. "

- SHCOE Student, March 2022


"Because she was great very helpful and uplifting. I would received emails from her everyday. She responded to my calls or email very quickly and always had an answer for me ."

- SHCOE Student, March 2022


"She is my academic coach. She goes above and beyond to make sure I complete lessons. She is always checking on me."

- SHCOE Student, March 2022

“Nia has the wonderful combination of being extremely efficient and also an excellent teammate. I say efficient because she takes extra steps to be over-organized, seeks to maintain clear communication of expectations, and prioritizes her time effectively. I say she is an excellent teammate because she takes the time to understand everyone’s roles in a working team, strives to assist in any way she can, and is never afraid to praise people when they’ve done a good job. She would be an asset to any professional environment.”

- AmeriCorps Colleague, Spring 2021

"Nia has an awesome ability to empower students to take accountability for their actions. Her strengths-based approach to coaching allows her to build upon students’ strengths while seeing them as resourceful and resilient despite adverse experiences they may be facing. She is a team-player and selflessly carves out time to support and encourage members of the team. She has a dynamic personality and truly an asset to the team."

- Academic Coaching Coordinator, Spring 2021

"I appreciated building a relationship with my coach. It didn’t feel like academic coaching as much as it felt like talking about doing better in school with a close friend."

- FAMU Student, Fall 2020

"No matter how many times I continued to mess up, you never gave up on me or allowed me to give up on myself and now it is paying off. I am looking forward to the future opportunities that I know you will help guide me through. I hope you have a blessed fall season."

- FAMU Student, Fall 2020

"Very empathetic to personal problems that I had going on and tried her best to offer advice that would help me through it."

- FAMU Student, Fall 2020

"Ms. Henderson is so kind, encouraging, and supportive, both, during our group sessions, and outside them as well."

- FAMU Student, Fall 2020

"She created a safe space for them to engage in an insightful discussion. They also talked about gender roles, feelings, stereotypes, labels, etc. I think it was a good way to allow the students to step away from their academics and talk about other topics that affect them."

- Academic Coach, Colleague, Summer 2020

“Nia has the wonderful combination of being extremely efficient and also an excellent teammate. I say efficient because she takes extra steps to be over-organized, seeks to maintain clear communication of expectations, and prioritizes her time effectively. I say she is an excellent teammate because she takes the time to understand everyone’s roles in a working team, strives to assist in any way she can, and is never afraid to praise people when they’ve done a good job. She would be an asset to any professional environment.”

- AmeriCorps Colleague, Spring 2021