Establishing organization mission, vision, and/or goals: Within the Central Student Government, there are a variety of commissions and committees. Members of these group can set goals/have a mission to work towards. For example, the University Sustainability committee will work with Michigan Dining to promote its eco-friendly efforts and advocate for a student rate with Ann Arbor Bike Share. A store in the Student Union now carries fresh produce. https://csg.umich.edu/u-gos-union-now-carry-fresh-produce.

Establishing new policies, programs, or initiatives: CSG can work with the University to establish new programs or initiatives. For example, the Central Student Government and Interfraternity Council partnered to propose and fund a new late night bus route to improve safety for students. The Dean of Students and Executive Director of Public Safety and Security initially supported the initiative, which did turn into a reality. https://csg.umich.edu/csg-announces-continuation-night-owl-bus-service.

Strategic and long-term planning: CSG was directly involved in creating a new Football Student Ticket Plan for 2015. https://csg.umich.edu/2015-csg-athletics-football-ticket-plan.

Existing or prospective physical resources: CSG has a "What to Fix" commission, that allows anyone to submit suggestions for improvements to the University of Michigan campus. Recently, the Central Student Government worked with University Unions food services to open Mujo CafГ© 24 hours Sunday through Wednesday nights. https://csg.umich.edu/executive-branch/executive-committee/press-releases/mujo-cafe-dude-join-berts-ugli-24-hr-cafe

Budgeting, staffing and financial planning: Regarding finances, each year the Central Student Government allocates hundreds of thousands of dollars to student organizations through its Student Organization Funding Commission (SOFC). The Finance Committee writes and reviews legislation that requires the expenditure of CSG funds. The Finance Committee also works closely with the CSG Treasurer in putting together the semester budget.

Communications processes and transparency practices: The Communications Committee writes and reviews legislation that requires communication either within CSG or from CSG to the student body. The Communications Committee fosters communication between the different branches of CSG, and works closely with the Communications Commission to promote CSG sponsored events to the student body.

Prioritization of programs and projects: In 2013, CSG submitted a report to the Presidential Search Advisory Committee to highlight key priorities they would like the next University President to address. https://csg.umich.edu/executive-branch/executive-committee/presidents-posts/student-advisory-report-search-14th-president. There is also a University Council, which is composed of a representative from each degree granting institution's student government at the University of Michigan. The University Council meets to discuss and debate campus issues, propose and vote on legislation for the betterment of the University community, hear the concerns of constituents, and collaborate on initiatives.