Attend lectures on campus to familiarize yourself with other faculty members outside your courses. Consult the faculty research interest binders in the Office of Undergraduate Research in 301 Campbell Hall. Visit departmental offices and request information from staff on faculty research interests. The departmental graduate assistant can often be an especially good source of information. Look at recent course listings in relevant departments to find out what faculty members are teaching.
Many departments publish their own course listings.
Don't overlook graduate seminars, which can be excellent indicators of faculty members' current research interests. Ask other faculty members which of their colleagues share your research interests. Talk to fellow students to find out which faculty members specialize in areas relevant to your proposed research project. T.A.s or G.S.I.s or other graduate students are an especially good source of information about faculty research interests. Approaching Potential Mentors Find out when potential mentors hold office hours by consulting postings in the departments, on the web, or on faculty office doors.