diff --git a/unl_theme/scripts/social.js b/unl_theme/scripts/social.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2650137c8e0324734a797c47fdbf3e8871fe5034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unl_theme/scripts/social.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+WDN.jQuery(document).ready(function() {
+	WDN.jQuery('form#searchform label').css({display: "block");
+	WDN.jQuery('form#searchform input#search_input').focus(function(){
+		if (WDN.jQuery('#wdn_search_form input#search_input').val() != "") {
+			WDN.jQuery(this).siblings("label").hide();
+		};
+	})
+	}
+})
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diff --git a/unl_theme/views/default/css.php b/unl_theme/views/default/css.php
index 9d06739544d65b1701c8c2f9284888e6131b3e0c..0f95095b6e41fd28e78fe9a917f7b2e2830bde61 100644
--- a/unl_theme/views/default/css.php
+++ b/unl_theme/views/default/css.php
@@ -790,9 +790,30 @@ p.user_menu_friends_of {
 #maincontent #elgg_topbar_container_search {
 	float:right;
 	diplay:block;
-	margin-top:-30px;
-	margin-bottom:30px;
+	margin-top:-25px;
+	margin-bottom:20px;
 }
+form#searchform input#search_input {background:#eee; border:1px solid #ccc;
+ 	  border-color:#ccc #fff #fff #ccc;padding:2px;width:200px;}
+form#searchform label {
+	z-index:10;
+	position:absolute;
+	margin-left:5px;
+	margin-top:2px;
+	color:#6d6d6d;
+	display:none;
+}
+form#searchform .search_submit_button {
+    background:url('<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>/mod/unl_theme/views/default/images/magnifyingGlass.png') no-repeat;
+    width:20px;
+    height:20px;
+    text-indent:-9999em;
+    border:none;
+}
+form#searchform .search_submit_button:hover {
+	cursor:pointer;
+}
+
 /* ***************************************
 	SEARCH LISTINGS	
 *************************************** */
diff --git a/unl_theme/views/default/images/magnifyingGlass.png b/unl_theme/views/default/images/magnifyingGlass.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b5805b37273f3acf1d3935c876574b1ad9ae4789
Binary files /dev/null and b/unl_theme/views/default/images/magnifyingGlass.png differ
diff --git a/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/unl_nav.php b/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/unl_nav.php
index 635638957e2b38cb8105e54fda367dcade602a83..bd30644a2a4e3b3ec36347fc8eb2a67993ae048e 100644
--- a/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/unl_nav.php
+++ b/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/unl_nav.php
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@
 </ul>
 <div id="elgg_topbar_container_search">
 <form id="searchform" action="<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>search/" method="get">
+<fieldset>
 <label for="search_input">Search the Social Network</label>
 	<input type="text" id="search_input" name="tag" class="search_input" />
-	<input type="submit" value="Search" class="search_submit_button" />
+	<input type="submit" value="Go" class="search_submit_button" />
+</fieldset>
 </form>
 </div>
 <div class="clear"></div>
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diff --git a/unl_theme/views/default/pageshells/pageshell.php b/unl_theme/views/default/pageshells/pageshell.php
index 02366fa3a9e5ec947945ad836adbc27da1180fe2..57cce0bcd0f68826b1d70e96929ecd06756f7168 100644
--- a/unl_theme/views/default/pageshells/pageshell.php
+++ b/unl_theme/views/default/pageshells/pageshell.php
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ if (empty($vars['title'])) {
     $title = $vars['config']->sitename . ": " . $vars['title'];
 }
 $page->breadcrumbs = "<!-- WDN: see glossary item \'breadcrumbs\' --> <ul> <li class=\"first\"><a href=\"http://www.unl.edu/\">UNL</a></li>  <li>Social Network</li> </ul>";
-
 $page->doctitle = '<title>'.$title.'</title>';
 $page->head .= elgg_view('page_elements/header', $vars);
+$page->addScript($vars['url'] . 'mod/unl_theme/scripts/social.js');
 
 $page->maincontentarea .= elgg_view('page_elements/unl_nav', $vars);
 $page->titlegraphic = '<h1>'.$vars['config']->sitename.'</h1>';