Alice Hobbs, one of the National Leaders Collective’s (NLC) leaders of the month, is a Students for Life of America (SFLA), Standing With You Fellow attending the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK. Learn more about Hobb’s activism below. 

My Pro-Life passion began at a young age, specifically after my mom was hospitalized during a pregnancy and my youngest sister was delivered at 24 weeks gestation. She weighed less than a pound at birth and spent nearly four months in the NICU where my family would take trips to visit her. I was ten years old at the time and watching my baby sister grow and get stronger was a powerful example for me. I saw the value and vulnerability of life, and somewhere in my subconscious this desire to protect and speak up for babies like her started to grow. My parents also modeled this desire for me, specifically my dad as he has devoted months and years of his life to Pro-Life and ministry work. He took me to the National March for Life in 2020 when President Donald Trump attended and spoke, and that was a life-changing experience for me. I was a little involved in the movement in high school, but my efforts became truly realized in college when Students for Life of America helped support my desire to start a Pro-Life group on my campus. I am involved in this movement because it is a deep conviction of mine, and because I am tired of the apathy that plagues our churches and our world. I act because I want others to act as well, and I desire for people to know the truth, and for life to be treated as something that is valuable. 

Since joining the Pro-Life movement, I have been presented with several opportunities to grow my faith, my apologetics, and my leadership skills. Before becoming involved with Students for Life of America, I briefly participated in a young leaders think tank with Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children and had helped organize a small fundraiser for our local pregnancy resource center, Hope Pregnancy Center. Despite my involvement in these things, I was still struggling with how to practically and consistently live out my convictions. Then, I met my SFLA Regional Coordinator in February 2024 at a Pro-Life rally called Rose Day. She introduced me to the President and Vice President of my college’s Turning Point USA chapter, and she helped me host an SFLA Spring Campus tour on campus. She then nominated me for the National Leaders Collective, to which I applied and was accepted into the William Wilberforce Fellowship. That year of training, readings, and lectures really shaped how I think about the movement, and what I know about Pro-Life legislation and Pro-Life goals. I enjoyed the fellowship so much that I applied again, and I was accepted into the Standing With You Fellowship, my current program. When I applied, I was not sure where I would end up or where I wanted to end up, but one of the NLC staff members asked me if I would like to be considered Standing With You. At the time I was not completely sure what that entailed, but I was so eager to rejoin the NLC that I said yes. Now, being in this fellowship has actually shaped my Pro-Life desires even more and has directed my career goals to be more involved with ministry and pregnancy resource work. I have already learned so much from my program leader, my fellow fellows, the books we have read, and the speakers we have heard from. This fellowship has challenged me to step outside of my comfort zone and has shown me new skills and ideas to help me be a better leader in my club, on my campus, and in the movement. 

This past month has been filled with several fun events, and I am so grateful that I got to take part in planning and executing them. With the help of our Regional Coordinator, Megan Roos, my group successfully hosted the 2025 Fall Campus Tour: “All Human Life is Valuable.” At our table we had a poll asking students when human rights begin, and we had flyers and signs with information and statistics to help with our conversations. We also passed out information cards, encouraged people to sign a petition for a Life at Conception bill, and provided QR codes for students to join our club GroupMe or Instagram. We spoke to about 50 or more students in the four hours that we tabled. 

Some other successful efforts from this month include a two-day speaker event where we hosted Kristan Hawkins. On Tuesday, November 11 at 6 PM, Kristan gave a speech with a Q&A session in our student union. There were about 100 people in attendance for the two-hour event. On Wednesday, we set up a table for Kristan to stand at and engage in one-on-one conversations with students. We promoted a “one minute game” where students would have one, uninterrupted minute to convince Kristan of their opinion on abortion, and then she would get a chance to respond, and the student would receive a prize at the end. At the table, Kristan spoke to about 30 or more students. The theme of the speech and the table was “Abortion is Oppression,” and Kristan did an amazing job engaging students and having thoughtful conversations. 

The National Leaders Collective has encouraged me to develop my convictions and my character and has presented many practical tools and opportunities to help make that happen. I am excited to keep learning and making new connections through Students for Life!