diff --git a/app/stylesheets/Calendar.sass b/app/stylesheets/Calendar.sass
index d05cacf6e31..08303334ddc 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/Calendar.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/Calendar.sass
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
   position: absolute
   z-index: 1000
   border: 1px solid #b0afaf
-  box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0, 0.6) 2px 2px 10px
+  box-shadow: 2px 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0, 0.6)
   background-color: white
   max-width: 500px
   ul
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 .calendar .fc-button
   +unselectable
   +vertical-gradient(#f3f3f3, #cecece)
-  +box-shadow(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0px, 1px, 2px, 0)
+  box-shadow: 0px 1px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)
   border: 1px solid #bdbdbd
   padding: 3px 15px
   & ~ .fc-button
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/base/_#header.sass b/app/stylesheets/base/_#header.sass
index d7735e85bd0..0d813ea5ff5 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/base/_#header.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/base/_#header.sass
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   margin-right: 22px
   margin-bottom: 4px /*make room for the drop shadow*/
   padding: 1px 11px
-  box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0, 0.2) 2px 2px 4px
+  box-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0, 0.2)
   background-color: $identity_background_color
   
   
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
   .menu-item-drop
     border: 1px solid $menu_border_color
     +vertical-gradient($menu_background_color, $menu_background_color_bottom)
-    box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) 7px 7px 9px
+    box-shadow: 7px 7px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25)
     background:
       color: $menu_background_color
       repeat: repeat-x
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
     top: 10px
     bottom: 10px
     width: 270px
-    box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0, 0.2) 2px 2px 4px
+    box-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0, 0.2)
     +transition(all 200ms ease)
     +transform(scale(0.5))
 
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/base/_#right-side.sass b/app/stylesheets/base/_#right-side.sass
index 93d989c7428..ce9b764c309 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/base/_#right-side.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/base/_#right-side.sass
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   width: $right_side_width
   margin-bottom: 1em
   padding-bottom: 20px
-  box-shadow: #E8E8E8 -3px 3px 32px
+  box-shadow: -3px 3px 32px #E8E8E8
   margin-left: 15px
   background-color: #f3f4f5
   border-left: 1px solid #ccc
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/base/_layout.sass b/app/stylesheets/base/_layout.sass
index e635e46d508..e702a221211 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/base/_layout.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/base/_layout.sass
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ body
 #breadcrumbs
   border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc
   background-color: #F9F9F9
-  box-shadow: #F2F2F2 0 0 36px
+  box-shadow: 0 0 36px #F2F2F2
   ul
     +reset-list
     +clearfix
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/conversations.sass b/app/stylesheets/conversations.sass
index b65e297775c..6932c07275f 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/conversations.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/conversations.sass
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ body
     background-color: #e6e7e9
     border: 1px solid #b0afaf
     +border-radius(10px)
-    +box-shadow( rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0, 0, 6px, 3px)
+    box-shadow: 0 0 6px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
     padding: 8px 0
     ul
       list-style: none
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ ul.messages, ul.conversations, div.conversations > ul
         display: none
         position: absolute
         +border-radius(10px)
-        +box-shadow( rgba(0,0,0,0.2), 0, 3px, 6px, 0)
+        box-shadow: 0 3px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2)
       ul
         padding: 0
         margin: 0
@@ -269,12 +269,12 @@ div.conversations > ul
 #messages > ul.messages
   display: none
   > li
-    +box-shadow( rgba(0,0,0,0.25), 0, 3px, 6px, 3px)
+    box-shadow: 0 3px 6px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.25)
   > li.selected
     background-color: #e5f3ff
   > li.generated
     line-height: 1
-    +box-shadow( none )
+    box-shadow: none
     background: transparent
     padding: 0
     font-size: 0.9em
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ ul.messages, ul.messages.private, ul.messages.private li:hover
     width: 100%
     background-color: #edeef2
     z-index: 3
-    +box-shadow( rgba(0,0,0,0.25), 0, 0, 6px, 3px)
+    box-shadow: 0 0 6px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.25)
     a
       background-image: url(/images/messages/message-action-sprites.png) 
       background-repeat: no-repeat
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ ul.messages, ul.messages.private, ul.messages.private li:hover
   position: relative
   z-index: 2
   float: left
-  +box-shadow( rgba(0,0,0,0.25), 0, 0, 6px, 3px)
+  box-shadow: 0 0 6px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.25)
   #no_messages
     position: absolute
     top: 44px
@@ -628,8 +628,6 @@ ul.messages, ul.messages.private, ul.messages.private li:hover
     span
       padding: 0 15px 0 4px
   input
-    -webkit-box-shadow: none
-    -moz-box-shadow: none
     box-shadow: none
     float: left
     border: 0
@@ -641,7 +639,7 @@ ul.messages, ul.messages.private, ul.messages.private li:hover
     background-position: 0 -36px
 
 .token_input.active
-  box-shadow: #68B4DF 0 0 3px 2px
+  box-shadow: 0 0 3px 2px #68B4DF
 
 .autocomplete_menu
   position: absolute
@@ -653,7 +651,7 @@ ul.messages, ul.messages.private, ul.messages.private li:hover
     background: #ebebeb
     border: 1px solid #999999
     +border-radius(0 0 10px 10px)
-    +box-shadow( rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0, 0, 12px, 3px)
+    box-shadow: 0 0 12px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.15)
     overflow: hidden
     width: 341px
     > div // gets shifted left/right as menu slides
@@ -684,7 +682,7 @@ ul.messages, ul.messages.private, ul.messages.private li:hover
       background: #fff
       position: relative
       z-index: 1
-      +box-shadow( rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0, 0, 4px, 2px)
+      box-shadow: 0 0 4px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
     li.message
       line-height: 32px
       text-align: center
@@ -839,7 +837,7 @@ ul.messages, ul.messages.private, ul.messages.private li:hover
     border: 0
     padding: 0 0 5px 0
     margin: 0
-  +box-shadow( rgba(0,0,0,0.25), 0, 0, 6px, 3px)
+  box-shadow: 0 0 6px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.25)
 #create_message_form.new
   .audience
     display: block
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/discussions.sass b/app/stylesheets/discussions.sass
index 68e6d4e3d54..58be964b094 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/discussions.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/discussions.sass
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 .discussion_entry
   margin: 5px 0
-  box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0, 0.2) 0px 1px 2px
+  box-shadow: 0px 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0, 0.2)
   .new-and-total-badge
     float: right
     margin-top: 10px
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
   width: 258px
   text-decoration: none !important
   border: 1px solid
-  box-shadow: 1px, 1px, 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)
+  box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)
   background: url(/images/button_bg.png) 0px 0px repeat-x !important
   color: #555 !important
   border-color: #b6b6b6
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
   font-weight: normal
   +text-shadow(0px, 1px, 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8))
   &.ui-state-hover, &.ui-state-active, &.ui-selectmenu-menu-dropdown
-    box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0 0 6px
+    box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)
   a
     color: inherit
   &.ui-selectmenu-menu-dropdown
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/g_instructure.sass b/app/stylesheets/g_instructure.sass
index da3b176fa4b..4645b92b2c5 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/g_instructure.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/g_instructure.sass
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ form.user_content_post_form
     text-decoration: none !important
     &:hover
       border-color: #165A92
-      +box-shadow(rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0px, 1px, 2px, 0)
+      box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5)
     font-size: 12px
 
     border: 1px solid #1e7eca
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/g_util_buttons.sass b/app/stylesheets/g_util_buttons.sass
index df6bf7ac1f9..9d8a3b3fe9c 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/g_util_buttons.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/g_util_buttons.sass
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ button.button, a.button
   overflow: visible
   +border-radius(3px)
   border: 1px solid
-  box-shadow: 1px, 1px, 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)
+  box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)
   background: url(/images/button_bg.png) 0px 0px repeat-x !important
   color: #555 !important
   border-color: #b6b6b6
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ button.button-icons-only
     background: url(/images/button_bg.png) 0px 0px repeat-x !important
     color: #313131
     border-color: #9d9d9d
-    box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0 0 6px
+    box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)
   &:active
     background: url(/images/button_bg.png) 0px bottom repeat-x !important
     color: #4f4f4f
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ button.disabled, a.disabled
     border-right: 1px solid #bbb
     border-bottom: 1px solid #bfbfbf
     cursor: default
-    -webkit-box-shadow: none
-    -moz-box-shadow: none
+    box-shadow: none
 a.button-secondary,
 button.button-secondary
   &, &:hover, &:active, &:focus
@@ -212,8 +211,7 @@ button.button-secondary
     display: inline-block
     cursor: pointer
     color: #D15545 !important
-    -webkit-box-shadow: none
-    -moz-box-shadow: none 
+    box-shadow: none
     +border-radius(0)
 
   &:hover, &:active, &:focus
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/g_util_ui_listview.scss b/app/stylesheets/g_util_ui_listview.scss
index da20e85d2d2..9a7384c3e68 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/g_util_ui_listview.scss
+++ b/app/stylesheets/g_util_ui_listview.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 @import "environment.sass";
 
 .ui-listview {
-  -moz-box-shadow: 0px 1px 4px      rgba(0,0,0,.3);
-  -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 4px     rgba(0,0,0,.3);
-  box-shadow: 0px 1px 4px         rgba(0,0,0,.3);
+  box-shadow: 0px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
   padding: 0;
   list-style: none;
   min-width: 300px;
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/gradebook2.sass b/app/stylesheets/gradebook2.sass
index 18e78266d3a..641888a0d46 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/gradebook2.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/gradebook2.sass
@@ -245,8 +245,6 @@ $cell_height: 33px
   border: 1px solid #35a5e5
   background-color: #fff
   box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(81, 203, 238, 1)
-  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(81, 203, 238, 1)
-  -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(81, 203, 238, 1)
 .gradebook-cell
   .grade
     border: none
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/jquery-ui-button.scss b/app/stylesheets/jquery-ui-button.scss
index 5b854378234..788235186b5 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/jquery-ui-button.scss
+++ b/app/stylesheets/jquery-ui-button.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ $button-text-color: #525252;
 }
 .ui-button {
   @include border-radius(10px);
-  @include box-shadow(rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0px, 1px, 2px, 0);
+  box-shadow: 0px 1px 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
   border: 1px solid #bdbdbd;
   &.ui-state-hover {
     @include vertical-gradient(#ffffff, #dfdfdf);
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/jquery-ui-menu.scss b/app/stylesheets/jquery-ui-menu.scss
index d00797649aa..c2a00058fb3 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/jquery-ui-menu.scss
+++ b/app/stylesheets/jquery-ui-menu.scss
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ $kyle-menu-border-radius: 8px;
   position: absolute; // take it out of the "flow" so that it pops on top and doesnt push things down
   z-index: 9999;
   @include border-radius($kyle-menu-border-radius);
-  box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.4) 0px 2px 4px -1px;
+  box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px -1px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
 
   a { color: #525252}
   .ui-menu-item {
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/slideshow.sass b/app/stylesheets/slideshow.sass
index bdba4dacb40..f0110b62a77 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/slideshow.sass
+++ b/app/stylesheets/slideshow.sass
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   border: none !important
   background: transparent !important
   +border-radius(30px)
-  +box-shadow( rgba(0,0,0,0.2), 0, 0, 6px, 3px)
+  box-shadow: 0 0 6px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)
   .ui-dialog-titlebar
     display: none
   .ui-dialog-content
diff --git a/app/stylesheets/utilities/_admin_links.scss b/app/stylesheets/utilities/_admin_links.scss
index 9dac9bb4c1e..f7d92934821 100644
--- a/app/stylesheets/utilities/_admin_links.scss
+++ b/app/stylesheets/utilities/_admin_links.scss
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ sample markup:
 .al-options {
   background-color: transparent;
   border: none;
-  box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0, 0.8) 0px 3px 5px 0px;
+  box-shadow: 0px 3px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0, 0.8);
   .ui-menu-item a {
     background-color: black; /* ie<=8 */
     background-color: rgba(0,0,0, 0.7);
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/static/jquery-ui-theme.css b/public/stylesheets/static/jquery-ui-theme.css
index b2ad9613a04..2ac17917e5d 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/static/jquery-ui-theme.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/static/jquery-ui-theme.css
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
 /* Autocomplete
 
 ----------------------------------*/
-.ui-autocomplete { position: absolute; cursor: default; background: #FFFFFF; border: 0px none !important; padding: 0px !important; -moz-border-radius: 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px; border-radius: 0px; -moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); }	
+.ui-autocomplete { position: absolute; cursor: default; background: #FFFFFF; border: 0px none !important; padding: 0px !important; -moz-border-radius: 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px; border-radius: 0px; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); }	
 .ui-autocomplete-loading { background: white url('/images/ajax-reload-animated.gif') right center no-repeat; }
 .ui-autocomplete .ui-state-hover {font-weight: normal; }
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 
 /* Dialog
 ----------------------------------*/
-.ui-dialog { position: absolute; padding: 0; width: 300px; overflow: hidden; background: #FFFFFF; -moz-box-shadow: 0px 5px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 5px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); box-shadow: 0px 5px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); }
+.ui-dialog { position: absolute; padding: 0; width: 300px; overflow: hidden; background: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: 0px 5px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); }
 .ui-dialog .ui-dialog-titlebar { padding: .5em 1em .3em; position: relative; border-width: 0px 0px 1px 0px; border-color: #979797; background: url(/images/jqueryui/the_gradient.gif) 0px 0px repeat-x; -moz-border-radius: 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px; border-radius: 0px; }
 .ui-dialog .ui-dialog-title { float: left; margin: .1em 16px .2em 0; font-size: 13px; color: #000000; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px rgba(255,255,255,0.8); } 
 .ui-dialog .ui-dialog-titlebar-close { position: absolute; right: 6px; top: 50%; width: 16px; margin: -9px 0 0 0; height: 16px; 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 
 /* Datepicker
 ----------------------------------*/
-.ui-datepicker { width: 17em; padding: .2em .2em 0; background: #FFFFFF url(/images/jqueryui/datepicker.gif) left top repeat-x; -moz-box-shadow: 0px 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); box-shadow: 0px 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); line-height: 1em; }
+.ui-datepicker { width: 17em; padding: .2em .2em 0; background: #FFFFFF url(/images/jqueryui/datepicker.gif) left top repeat-x; box-shadow: 0px 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); line-height: 1em; }
 .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-header { position:relative; padding:2px 0px 6px 0px; background: transparent; -moz-border-radius: 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 0px; border-radius: 0px; border: 0px none; }
 .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev, .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-next { position:absolute; top: 6px; width: 16px; height: 16px; border: 0px none; cursor: pointer; }
 .ui-datepicker .ui-datepicker-prev { left:2px; }