Index: lams_common/test/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/TestDateUtil.java
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diff -u -r34b959260a0f8f8285793a4481a95ca3580eabc5 -r068c279a945dcd86add86ddf7fa1648f797d079a
--- lams_common/test/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/TestDateUtil.java	(.../TestDateUtil.java)	(revision 34b959260a0f8f8285793a4481a95ca3580eabc5)
+++ lams_common/test/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/TestDateUtil.java	(.../TestDateUtil.java)	(revision 068c279a945dcd86add86ddf7fa1648f797d079a)
@@ -26,14 +26,23 @@
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 /**
  * @author Fiona Malikoff
  */
 public class TestDateUtil extends TestCase {
-
+	
+	private Date utcDate = null;
+	private Date utcCalendarDate = null;
+	private Date localDate = null;
+	
+	// used to test the UTC conversion
+	private static final Date testDate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
+	private static final Date testCalendarDate = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
+	
 	private static final String FLASH_DATE_STRING_NULL_VALUE = "1970-1-1T0:0:0";
 	private static final String FLASH_DATE_STRING_SINGLE_DIGITS = "2005-2-7T1:0:23";
 	private static final String FLASH_DATE_STRING_DOUBLE_DIGITS = "2004-12-23T11:50:23";
@@ -53,6 +62,13 @@
 
 	// TODO Implement testConvertToUTC test
 	public void testConvertToUTC() {
+		utcDate = DateUtil.convertToUTC(testDate);
+		utcCalendarDate = DateUtil.convertToUTC(testCalendarDate);
+		System.out.println("Original Date:" + testDate.toString());
+		System.out.println("UTC Date:" + utcDate.toString());
+		System.out.println("UTC Date (Calendar):"  + utcCalendarDate.toString());
+	
+		assertNotNull("Date has converted to UTC as expected", utcDate);
 	}
 
 	// TODO Implement testConvertFromUTCToLocal test