Iris Outlaw has been the director of Multicultural Student Programs and Services at the University of Notre Dame for fifteen years.  In this capacity, Ms. Outlaw has conducted diversity workshops for national and international conferences, leadership training seminars and school systems.  Ms. Outlaw also teaches the Cultural Diversity Seminar and co-teaches the Practicum on Diversity Education course at the University of Notre Dame.  Ms. Outlaw is an ex-officio member of the University Committee on Cultural Diversity.  She has served twice on the NCAA Accreditation Self-Study team. Ms. Outlaw held the positions of secretary and the treasurer for the former American Association for Higher Education’s (AAHE) Black Caucus for two terms. Ms. Outlaw was a member of the Caucus’ Doctoral Student Awards Committee and Awards Committee for numerous years. She also served as the Caucus’ Local Arrangements Chair and Co-Chair for the National Conference and Summit I & II. Ms. Outlaw is the current treasurer of the American Association for Blacks in Higher Education (former AAHE Black Caucus).

Ms. Outlaw has served on numerous community/civic boards in her local community. She holds officer positions on the Indiana University Groups Alumni Association and University of Notre Dame Black Alumni Association boards. She is the current president for the Eta Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Ms. Outlaw received her BA from Indiana University and Masters in Science Administration from the University of Notre Dame. She is certified in diversity training from the National Multicultural Institute and Texas A & M University’s Diversity Education Institute.