The Council of Graduate Students is an authorized student government on campus representing graduate/professional students.

An IRB is an institutional review board, established to review proposed human subject research.  The IRB may approve, require modifications in (to secure approval), or disapprove research. At MSU, all human subject research (regardless of funding) must be reviewed and approved by an IRB before initiation.

The Council on Governmental Relations is an association of research universities located in the District of Columbia.

Michigan Center for Industrial and Applied Mathematics aims to address the scientific and educational challenges offered by these scientific developments, particularly focusing on targeted industrial collaborations. The goals of the Center are three-fold:

• To develop and coordinate contact intensive partnerships with targeted industries.
• To foster interdisciplinary research activity within MSU, highlighting the interplay between novel computational algorithms and mathematical modeling, as complementary avenues to theory and experiments.
• To provide interdisciplinary graduate education and postdoctoral research opportunities.

The North American Industry Classification System or NAICS (pronounced "nakes") is used by business and government to classify business establishments according to type of economic activity (process of production) in Canada, Mexico and the United States. It has largely replaced the older Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system; however, certain government departments and agencies, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), still use the SIC codes.

Michigan State University's Standard Industrial Classification Codes are SIC 8221 and 8733.

Michigan State University's North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) is 611310.

The Institute of Public Utilities (IPU) supports informed, effective, and efficient regulation of the infrastructure-intensive network industries providing vital utility services - electricity, natural gas, water, and telecommunications.

The College of Natural Science promotes excellence in research, teaching, and public service across the biological, physical, and mathematical sciences. The College provides innovative undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare students to be leaders in an increasingly sophisticated scientific and technological society. These programs grow and evolve in an environment that values multidisciplinary and cross-college collaborations and builds on the advantages that a diverse student body brings to a dynamic community of scholars. The College assumes a leadership role in preparing all Michigan State University students with the fundamental scientific and quantitative proficiencies critical to a quality liberal education. Key to excellence is the College’s commitment to advancing knowledge through progressive graduate-research programs and undergraduate research experiences. This commitment is manifest in our ability to enhance student learning, promote basic scientific understanding of nature, and develop the technical and human resources necessary to address the current and future needs of society.

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Extending scholarly expertise to Michigan's policymaking community is at the heart of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research's mission. Over the past three decades, IPPSR has built a reputation for serving leaders and scholars with top-notch research, inviting discussion, and world-class political leadership training. Input from legislators and their key staff members, state department officials, university faculty, policy practitioners, and other leaders drives the institute's efforts.

The Humane Society of the United Statesis the nation's largest and most effective animal protection organization, backed by 11 million Americans. We help animals by advocating for better laws to protect animals; conducting campaigns to reform industries; providing animal rescue and emergency response; investigating cases of animal cruelty; and caring for animals through our sanctuaries and wildlife rehabilitation centers, emergency shelters and clinics.

MATRIX is devoted to the application of new technologies for teaching, research, and outreach. As one of the premier humanities computing centers in the United States, MATRIX creates and maintains online resources, provides training in computing and new teaching technologies, and creates forums for the exchange of ideas and expertise in the field.