We welcome group requests for outreach, education, and trainings from employee groups or departments. A “group” can be as formal as a student organization or team, or as informal as a group of friends, classmates, or people who live in the same residence hall. To schedule a group training, please use our training request form. We also offer open call dates for some trainings, when employees can register on their own.
Please note: Graduate and professional students are welcome to register for the student or employee versions of our trainings, depending on which feels most aligned and appropriate for their role(s) on campus.
Empower UNC: Responding to Disclosures
Empower UNC equips employees with information, resources, and strategies to respond to disclosures of harassment, sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence, and stalking in an informed and compassionate way.
Empower UNC: Responding to Disclosures is a training collaboration between Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services (VPAS) and the University Compliance Office (UCO). This updated training replaced UNC’s former HAVEN training.
Training Format
The training consists of two parts. The first part is a 30-minute online video that employees will receive upon registration and may complete asynchronously at their convenience. The second part is a 2.5 hour in-person, live training session facilitated by staff from VPAS and UCO.
After completing part two of the live, in-person training, employees will receive an Empower UNC placard and sticker. If you choose, you may display these to acknowledge your training completion and signal your commitment to supporting individuals affected by harassment, sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence, and stalking in our campus community.
Fall 2026 Open-call dates and registration
Thursday, October 15, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Carolina Union)
Monday, November 9, 2 – 4:30 p.m. (Carolina Union)
Registration is required. Employees may register on Carolina Talent.
Sharing Responsibility for a Safer Campus
Inspired by UNC’s It Takes All Heels campaign, Sharing Responsibility for a Safer Campus provides an overview of violence prevention at Carolina, including the connection between interpersonal violence and targeted violence, as well as the role of behavioral threat assessment. The training is a collaboration between Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services (VPAS) and Carolina Behavioral Assessment and Management (CBAM).
The training equips employees to identify early signs of concern, offers an overview of campus resources, and shares more about Carolina’s violence prevention campaign.
Training format
This is a 1.5 hour training facilitated live, in-person or virtually.
Fall 2026 open-call dates and registration
Tuesday, October 13, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (Virtual via Zoom)
Registration is required. Employees may register on Carolina Talent.
VPAS in 20
VPAS in 20 offers a brief overview of Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services, including our campus-wide prevention initiatives, ways to get involved, and the confidential support and services we provide to students, faculty, and staff impacted by harassment, sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence, and stalking.
VPAS in 20 is offered by request only.
training format
This is a 20-minute training facilitated live, in-person or virtually.