Becca Bishopric Patterson
Associate Director of Gender and LGBTQIA Center
Department: Gender and LGBTQIA Center
Email: bbishopric@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-7285
Professional Expertise
News & Notes
Education
Elon University
Master of Business Administration - Martha & Spencer Love School of Business
Summer 2015 faculty-led short-term program to Ireland & the United Kingdom
North Carolina State University
B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies - College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Summer 2010 faculty-led short-term program to Italy
Employment History
Elon University
June 2017 - present - Assistant Director for the Gender & LGBTQIA Center
August 2013 - May 2017 - Coordinator for Health Promotion
August 2012 - May 2013 - Coordinator for Violence Prevention & Response
North Carolina State University
January 2010 - December 2011 - Interpersonal Violence Prevention Peer Educator & Teaching Assistant for The Women's Center
Leadership Positions
NCCASA & NCCADV Campus Consortium
Advisory Board Member
June 2017 - present
Family Abuse Services of Alamance County
Board of Directors
January 2017 - present
Culture of Respect Initiative of NASPA
Advisory Team Member for CORE Constructs Guides Development
2016
North Carolina Campus Advisory Team
Advisory Team Member for LGBTQ & Sexual Violence Investigation Project
2014 - 2015
Presentations
Presentation: Developing Student Leaders to Build Collaborative & Inclusive Cultures of Prevention 2016 Primary Prevention Conference - North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Presentation: Active Bystander Programming to Prevent Campus Sexual Violence & Address Rape Culture 2015 INTERSECT Diversity and Leadership Conference - Elon University
Host: Coordinated content and peer-led sessions on supporting survivors, activism and education 2015 Student Leaders Conference: North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities
Presentation: Supporting Survivors: Teaching Campus Communities to Effectively Respond to Sexual Violence 2015 NASPA Strategies Conference
Presentation: Confidential Campus Advocacy: Survivor-Center Support as an Integral Part of Title IX Protocol 2014 Solving the Campus Sexual Assault and Dating Violence Puzzle - The Chrysalis Project
Presentation: Infusing Anti-Violence Messaging into Student Health Education 2014 General Assembly - BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA
Presentation: Engaging in Powerful Student Activism 2014 INTERSECT Diversity and Leadership Conference - Elon University
Presentation: Infusing Anti-Violence Messaging into Student Health Education 2014 Peer Education Primary Prevention Summit - North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Professional Activities
Elon University
Women’s, Gender & Sexualities Studies Advisory Committee (August ’2016 - present)
Bystander Intervention Programs Workgroup (August 2015 - May 2016)
Convening Offices for Diversity Education (August 2015 - present)
Consortium of Diversity & Inclusion Experts Advisory Committee (August 2014 - May 2017)
Student Life Community Building Committee (August 2013 - May 2015)
Sexual Assault & Gender Issues Council (August ’12 – present)
Train the Trainer & Facilitator Programs
The Body Project - The Body Project Collaborative & The Eating Recovery Center (September 2016)
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) National Program (January 2015)
Prevent. Act. Challenge. Teach. (PACT) Bystander Intervention Program - Duke University (July 2014)
A Campus of Difference - Anti-Defamation League (July 2013)
Stop the Hate - Campus Pride (March 2013)
Sexual Abuse Free Environment for Teens (SAFE-T) - Prevention Child Abuse Vermont (Summer 2011)
Service Activities
Elon University
Advisor for Elon Feminists for Equality, Change & Transformation (September 2012 - present)
Challenge Course Facilitator - Campus Recreation (June 2014 - May 2017)
Alternative Service Break Program to Long Island, NY - Kernodle Center for Service Learning & Community Engagement (January 2014)
Anti-bias Program Facilitator - Office of Inclusive Community Wellbeing (August 2013 - May 2016)
North Carolina State University
Relationship and Sexual Violence Phone Line (RSVP) Advocate - NCSU Women’s Center (2011)
Awards
Individual Awards
FIRE Award - Elon University's Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life (Spring 2017)
Advocate for Change Award Nomination - North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (October 2015)
Outstanding Advisor - BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA (November 2014)
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Student Fellow - WomenNC (2011-2012)
Program Awards
Collaboration Award - Gender & LGBTQIA Center - Elon University's Division of Student Life (Spring 2018)
Collaboration Award with Fraternity & Sorority Life for the Social Event Manager Training - Elon University's Division of Student Life (Spring 2017)
Collaboration Award with Campus Rec for Love Your Body Week - Elon University's Division of Student Life (Spring 2016)
Outstanding Peer Education Organization: Elon University by the BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA (November 2015)
Campus Relationship Violence Advocacy & Prevention: Elon University - North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (October 2015)