About Us
confidential staff
Confidential employees do not share information without permission from the student, faculty, or staff member seeking services from the Campus Violence Response Center and are not required to make a report to the Title IX office, Dean of Students, or UNCG Police Department. Confidential employees are only required to share information in certain circumstances including if someone is a high risk for suicide or violence towards others or if there is information of child and/or elder abuse.
Bethany Capps, BS-US (she/her/hers)
Victim Advocate
Since entering the victim advocacy field in 2020, I have had the privilege of working with folx who have experienced violence and are seeking resources to increase their safety. I believe in in equitable access to both traditional and transformative forms of justice for survivors- empowerment is the core of advocacy, so the freedom to make choices for oneself is my upmost priority. I have a collective 10 years of experience providing direct services to both individuals with disabilities and survivors of interpersonal violence. My role as the Victim Advocate with UNCG can include emotional support, resource allocation, safety planning, and connection to additional services both on and off campus. The space I hold for ALL folx is non-judgmental, empathetic, and accessible, with the goal of my services centering around empowered choice-making. I have specific training and experience in working outside of systems that may pose additional risk to survivors, as well as a deep understanding of how to access and utilize systems if so chosen. Some examples of my specialized areas include harm reduction safety planning for survivors, access to reproductive healthcare, medical advocacy, specialized strangulation services, and high lethality victimization case management. Every survivor’s experience and vision for safety is unique wholly to them, and it is my upmost priority to provide individualized care and support to each person I meet.
“It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.” – Angela Davis
Favorite Self-Care Activities: Quality time with friends and family, making charcuterie boards, swimming, and rowing.
graduate trainees
mission statement
The Campus Violence Response Center’s (CVRC) mission is to create a single point of access for any UNCG student who has experienced violence. Our team of confidential staff understands the impact of violence, including sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, sexual or gender-based harassment, and all other forms of campus violence. We provide survivors with affirming, empowering, and confidential services. The CVRC is dedicated to serving all students regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, ability, religion/spirituality, socioeconomic status, cultural identity, immigrant or refugee status, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation. We advocate for the just treatment of victims by providing a non-judgmental and culturally sensitive response.
TITLE IX NON-CONFIDENTIAL STAFF
The Title IX Office and the Campus Violence Response Center have been integral partners since the Center’s opening in 2016. The initiative and early work to create the Center came from the Title IX Office’s recognition that formal reporting to the University for an investigation following Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination may not be the best option for everyone. The Title IX Office values its partnership with the Campus Violence Response Center and recognizes the distinct role of each department in responding to Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination.
Students, faculty, and staff should feel comfortable reporting to the Campus Violence Response Center and discussing the merit of reporting further. The Title IX Office is happy to meet with folks in the Center, talk anonymously on the phone to help make informed decisions about reporting, and assist with supportive measures such as housing, class changes, work adjustments, and more. The Title IX Office is an ideal reporting option for folks considering accountability or investigative options. For those considering reporting directly to the Title IX Office, The Title IX Office will still coordinate with the Campus Violence Response Center to ensure community members have support throughout the reporting process if they decide to report directly to the Title IX Office.