diff --git i/api/src/java/org/sakaiproject/evaluation/model/EvalEvaluation.java w/api/src/java/org/sakaiproject/evaluation/model/EvalEvaluation.java
index f8e3d74..f72ddab 100644
--- i/api/src/java/org/sakaiproject/evaluation/model/EvalEvaluation.java
+++ w/api/src/java/org/sakaiproject/evaluation/model/EvalEvaluation.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 package org.sakaiproject.evaluation.model;
 
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -17,6 +19,9 @@ import org.sakaiproject.evaluation.utils.EvalUtils;
  */
 public class EvalEvaluation implements Comparable<EvalEvaluation>, java.io.Serializable {
 
+
+	private static final String ISO8601_DATE_FORMAT_STRING = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss";
+	private static final SimpleDateFormat DATE_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat(ISO8601_DATE_FORMAT_STRING);
     // Fields
 
     private Long id;
@@ -687,6 +692,47 @@ public class EvalEvaluation implements Comparable<EvalEvaluation>, java.io.Seria
         this.startDate = startDate;
     }
 
+	public String getStartDateStr() {
+		return DATE_FORMAT.format(startDate);
+	}
+
+	public void setStartDateStr(String startDateStr) {
+		try {
+			Date parsedDate = DATE_FORMAT.parse(startDateStr);
+			if (parsedDate != null) {
+				startDate = parsedDate;
+			}
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+		}
+	}
+
+	public String getStopDateStr() {
+		return DATE_FORMAT.format(stopDate);
+	}
+
+	public void setStopDateStr(String stopDateStr) {
+		try {
+			Date parsedDate = DATE_FORMAT.parse(stopDateStr);
+			if (parsedDate != null) {
+				stopDate = parsedDate;
+			}
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+		}
+	}
+
+	public String getDueDateStr() {
+		return DATE_FORMAT.format(dueDate);
+	}
+
+	public void setDueDateStr(String dueDateStr) {
+		try {
+			Date parsedDate = DATE_FORMAT.parse(dueDateStr);
+			if (parsedDate != null) {
+				dueDate = parsedDate;
+			}
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+		}
+	}
     public String getState() {
         return state;
     }
diff --git i/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/evaluation/tool/producers/EvaluationSettingsProducer.java w/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/evaluation/tool/producers/EvaluationSettingsProducer.java
index c1bb4f0..453964f 100644
--- i/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/evaluation/tool/producers/EvaluationSettingsProducer.java
+++ w/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/evaluation/tool/producers/EvaluationSettingsProducer.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package org.sakaiproject.evaluation.tool.producers;
 
 import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
@@ -107,11 +108,6 @@ public class EvaluationSettingsProducer implements ViewComponentProducer, ViewPa
         this.authoringService = authoringService;
     }
 
-    private FormatAwareDateInputEvolver dateevolver;
-    public void setDateEvolver(FormatAwareDateInputEvolver dateevolver) {
-        this.dateevolver = dateevolver;
-    }
-
     private TextInputEvolver richTextEvolver;
     public void setRichTextEvolver(TextInputEvolver richTextEvolver) {
         this.richTextEvolver = richTextEvolver;
@@ -294,19 +290,19 @@ public class EvaluationSettingsProducer implements ViewComponentProducer, ViewPa
 
         // Start Date
         UIBranchContainer showStartDate = UIBranchContainer.make(form, "showStartDate:");
-        generateDateSelector(showStartDate, "startDate", evaluationOTP + "startDate", 
+        generateDateSelector(showStartDate, "startDate", evaluationOTP + "startDateStr",
                 null, currentEvalState, EvalConstants.EVALUATION_STATE_ACTIVE, useDateTime);
 
         // Due Date
         UIBranchContainer showDueDate = UIBranchContainer.make(form, "showDueDate:");
-        generateDateSelector(showDueDate, "dueDate", evaluationOTP + "dueDate", 
+        generateDateSelector(showDueDate, "dueDate", evaluationOTP + "dueDateStr",
                 reOpenDueDate, currentEvalState, EvalConstants.EVALUATION_STATE_GRACEPERIOD, useDateTime);
 
         // Stop Date - Show the "Stop date" text box only if allowed in the System settings
         Boolean useStopDate = (Boolean) settings.get(EvalSettings.EVAL_USE_STOP_DATE);
         if (useStopDate) {
             UIBranchContainer showStopDate = UIBranchContainer.make(form, "showStopDate:");
-            generateDateSelector(showStopDate, "stopDate", evaluationOTP + "stopDate", 
+            generateDateSelector(showStopDate, "stopDate", evaluationOTP + "stopDateStr",
                     reOpenStopDate, currentEvalState, EvalConstants.EVALUATION_STATE_CLOSED, useDateTime);
         }
 
@@ -618,16 +614,14 @@ public class EvaluationSettingsProducer implements ViewComponentProducer, ViewPa
             UIOutput.make(parent, rsfId + "_disabled", null, binding)
             .resolver = new ELReference("dateResolver." + suffix);
         } else {
-            UIInput datePicker = UIInput.make(parent, rsfId + ":", binding);
-            if (useDateTime) {
-                dateevolver.setStyle(FormatAwareDateInputEvolver.DATE_TIME_INPUT);         
-            } else {
-                dateevolver.setStyle(FormatAwareDateInputEvolver.DATE_INPUT);        
-            }
-            dateevolver.evolveDateInput(datePicker, initValue);
+			String value = (initValue != null)?DATE_FORMAT.format(initValue):"";
+            UIInput datePicker = UIInput.make(parent, rsfId + "-iso8601", binding, value);
         }
     }
 
+	private static final String ISO8601_DATE_FORMAT_STRING = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss";
+	private static final SimpleDateFormat DATE_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat(ISO8601_DATE_FORMAT_STRING);
+
     /**
      * Reduces code duplication<br/>
      * This will render the view date picker control or a message depending on various system settings<br/>
@@ -650,13 +644,7 @@ public class EvaluationSettingsProducer implements ViewComponentProducer, ViewPa
                 UIMessage.make(parent, rsfId + "_label", "evalsettings.view.results.date.label");
             } else {
                 // allow them to choose the date using a date picker
-                UIInput dateInput = UIInput.make(parent, rsfId + ":", binding);
-                if (useDateTime) {
-                    dateevolver.setStyle(FormatAwareDateInputEvolver.DATE_TIME_INPUT);         
-                } else {
-                    dateevolver.setStyle(FormatAwareDateInputEvolver.DATE_INPUT);        
-                }
-                dateevolver.evolveDateInput(dateInput);
+                UIInput dateInput = UIInput.make(parent, rsfId + "-iso8601", binding);
             }         
         }
     }
diff --git i/tool/src/webapp/WEB-INF/requestContext.xml w/tool/src/webapp/WEB-INF/requestContext.xml
index 5541650..110b3e5 100644
--- i/tool/src/webapp/WEB-INF/requestContext.xml
+++ w/tool/src/webapp/WEB-INF/requestContext.xml
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@
             ref="org.sakaiproject.evaluation.logic.EvalEvaluationService" />
         <property name="authoringService"
             ref="org.sakaiproject.evaluation.logic.EvalAuthoringService" />
-        <property name="dateEvolver" ref="fieldDateInputEvolver" />
         <property name="richTextEvolver" ref="richTextEvolver" />
         <property name="locale" ref="requestLocale" />
 		<property name="navBarRenderer" ref="navBarRenderer" />	
diff --git i/tool/src/webapp/content/templates/evaluation_settings.html w/tool/src/webapp/content/templates/evaluation_settings.html
index efca6d5..4ee6618 100644
--- i/tool/src/webapp/content/templates/evaluation_settings.html
+++ w/tool/src/webapp/content/templates/evaluation_settings.html
@@ -7,11 +7,40 @@
 		<link href="/library/skin/tool_base.css" rsf:id="scr=portal-matter" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all"/>
 		<link href="/library/skin/default/tool.css" rsf:id="scr=portal-matter" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all"/>
 		<script type="text/javascript" rsf:id="scr=portal-matter" language="JavaScript" src="/library/js/headscripts.js"></script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="../js/jquery/jquery.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="/library/js/jquery/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="/library/js/jquery/ui/1.10.3/jquery-ui.1.10.3.full.min.js"></script>
+        <link href="/library/js/jquery/ui/1.10.3/css/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
+
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="/library/js/lang-datepicker/lang-datepicker.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="../js/evalUtils.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="../js/eval.settings.js"></script>
-		<link href="../css/evaluation_base.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" />
-		
+        <link href="../css/evaluation_base.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="all" />
+
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+            $( document ).ready(function() {
+                localDatePicker({
+                    input:'#startDate',
+                    useTime:0,
+                    parseFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
+                    getval: '#startDate-iso8601',
+                    ashidden: { iso8601: 'showStartDate\\:\\:startDate-iso8601' }
+                });
+                localDatePicker({
+                    input:'#dueDate',
+                    useTime:0,
+                    parseFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
+                    getval: '#dueDate-iso8601',
+                    ashidden: { iso8601: 'showDueDate\\:\\:dueDate-iso8601' }
+                });
+                localDatePicker({
+                    input:'#stopDate',
+                    useTime:0,
+                    parseFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
+                    getval: '#stopDate-iso8601',
+                    ashidden: { iso8601: 'showStopDate\\:\\:stopDate-iso8601' }
+                });
+            });
+        </script>
 	</head>
 	<body>
 		<div class="portletBody">
@@ -85,33 +114,33 @@
                             </span>
                         </div>
 						<div rsf:id="showStartDate:" class="shorttext">
-							<label rsf:id="msg=evalsettings.start.date.header" for="startDate:::date-field">Start Date:</label>
-							<span  rsf:id="startDate:">
-							  <input type="text" id="start_date_dummy" name="start_date_dummy" value="MM/DD/YYYY" size="12" maxlength="10"/>
-							  <img src="../images/calendar.gif" />
-							</span>
-                            <span rsf:id="startDate_disabled" />
+							<label rsf:id="msg=evalsettings.start.date.header" for="startDate">Start Date:</label>
+							<input rsf:id="startDate-iso8601" type="hidden"
+									id="dateStart" name="dateStart" value="MM/DD/YYYY"
+									size="15" maxlength="15" />
+							<input type="text" id="startDate" name="startDate" />
+							<span rsf:id="startDate_disabled" />
 							<span rsf:id="msg=evalsettings.start.date.desc"  class="instruction textPanelFooter">
 								Users may begin submitting evaluation responses on this date
 							</span>
 						</div>
 						<div rsf:id="showDueDate:" class="shorttext">
-							<label rsf:id="msg=evalsettings.due.date.header" for="dueDate:::date-field">Due Date:</label>
-							<span rsf:id="dueDate:">
-								<input type="text" name="date_dummy" value="MM/DD/YYYY" size="12" maxlength="10"/>
-								<img src="../images/calendar.gif" />
-							</span>
+							<label rsf:id="msg=evalsettings.due.date.header" for="dueDate">Due Date:</label>
+                            <input rsf:id="dueDate-iso8601" type="hidden"
+                                   id="dateDue" name="dateDue" value="MM/DD/YYYY"
+                                   size="15" maxlength="15" />
+                            <input type="text" id="dueDate" name="dueDate" />
                             <span rsf:id="dueDate_disabled" />
 							<span rsf:id="msg=evalsettings.due.date.desc" class="instruction textPanelFooter">
 								Evaluation ends on this date, no more responses after this date
 							</span>
 						</div>
 						<div rsf:id="showStopDate:" class="shorttext">
-							<label rsf:id="msg=evalsettings.stop.date.header" for="stopDate:::date-field">Stop Date:</label>
-							<span style="display:inline" rsf:id="stopDate:">
-								<input type="text" name="date_dummy" value="MM/DD/YYYY" size="12" maxlength="10"/>
-								<img src="../images/calendar.gif" />
-							</span>
+							<label rsf:id="msg=evalsettings.stop.date.header" for="stopDate">Stop Date:</label>
+                            <input rsf:id="stopDate-iso8601" type="hidden"
+                                   id="dateStop" name="dateStop" value="MM/DD/YYYY"
+                                   size="15" maxlength="15" />
+                            <input type="text" id="stopDate" name="stopDate" />
                             <span rsf:id="stopDate_disabled" />
 							<span rsf:id="msg=evalsettings.stop.date.desc" class="instruction textPanelFooter">
 								Users may still submit responses up until this date (defines a grace period)