diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectCardFooter.vue b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectCardFooter.vue
index b64079ea55..dd479aceb5 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectCardFooter.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectCardFooter.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
           There are <span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b-badge variant="danger">{{ numIssues | number }}</b-badge></span> issues to address </span>
       </div>
       <div class="col text-right" data-cy="projectCreated">
-        <project-dates :created="project.created" :last-reported-skill="project.lastReportedSkill" />
+        <project-dates :created="project.created"/>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectDates.vue b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectDates.vue
index 3829ae9c2b..bbc71001d9 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectDates.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectDates.vue
@@ -16,25 +16,54 @@ limitations under the License.
 <template>
   <span>
     <span data-cy="projectCreated">
-      <span class="text-secondary small font-italic">Created: </span><slim-date-cell :value="created"/>
-      <span class="text-secondary small mx-2 d-none d-md-inline">|</span>
+      <span class="text-secondary small font-italic">Created: </span><slim-date-cell
+      :value="created"/>
+      <span v-if="loadLastReportedDate"
+            class="text-secondary small mx-2 d-none d-md-inline">|</span>
     </span>
-    <br class="d-md-none"/>
-    <span data-cy=projectLastReportedSkill>
-      <span class="text-secondary small font-italic">Last Reported Skill: </span><slim-date-cell :value="lastReportedSkill" :fromStartOfDay="true"/>
+    <br v-if="loadLastReportedDate" class="d-md-none"/>
+    <span v-if="loadLastReportedDate" data-cy="projectLastReportedSkill">
+      <span class="text-secondary small font-italic">Last Reported Skill: </span>
+      <b-spinner v-if="isLoading" label="Loading..." small type="grow" variant="info"></b-spinner>
+      <slim-date-cell v-if="!isLoading" :value="lastReportedSkill" :fromStartOfDay="true"/>
     </span>
   </span>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-  import SlimDateCell from '../utils/table/SlimDateCell';
+  import SlimDateCell from '@/components/utils/table/SlimDateCell';
+  import ProjectService from '@/components/projects/ProjectService';
 
   export default {
     name: 'ProjectDates',
     components: {
       SlimDateCell,
     },
-    props: ['created', 'lastReportedSkill'],
+    props: ['created', 'loadLastReportedDate'],
+    data() {
+      return {
+        isLoading: true,
+        lastReportedSkill: null,
+      };
+    },
+    mounted() {
+      this.doLoadDate();
+    },
+    methods: {
+      doLoadDate() {
+        if (this.loadLastReportedDate) {
+          ProjectService.getLatestSkillEventForProject(this.$route.params.projectId)
+            .then((res) => {
+              this.lastReportedSkill = res.lastReportedSkillDate;
+            })
+            .finally(() => {
+              this.isLoading = false;
+            });
+        } else {
+          this.isLoading = false;
+        }
+      },
+    },
   };
 </script>
 
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectPage.vue b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectPage.vue
index 674611124e..47eb5264ae 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectPage.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectPage.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ limitations under the License.
       </div>
       <div slot="subSubTitle" v-if="project">
         <div data-cy="projectCreated">
-          <project-dates :created="project.created" :last-reported-skill="project.lastReportedSkill" />
+          <project-dates :created="project.created" :load-last-reported-date="true"/>
         </div>
         <b-button-group class="mt-3" size="sm">
           <b-button @click="displayEditProject"
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectService.js b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectService.js
index 79f39c474e..4b4403c886 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectService.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectService.js
@@ -57,15 +57,21 @@ export default {
     return axios.get(`/admin/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectId)}/errors`, { params }).then((response) => response.data);
   },
   deleteProjectError(projectId, errorType, reportedSkillid) {
-    return axios.delete(`/admin/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectId)}/errors/${errorType}/${encodeURIComponent(reportedSkillid)}`).then((response) => response.data);
+    return axios.delete(`/admin/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectId)}/errors/${errorType}/${encodeURIComponent(reportedSkillid)}`)
+      .then((response) => response.data);
   },
   deleteAllProjectErrors(projectId) {
-    return axios.delete(`/admin/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectId)}/errors`).then((response) => response.data);
+    return axios.delete(`/admin/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectId)}/errors`)
+      .then((response) => response.data);
   },
   getProjectDetails(projectId) {
     return axios.get(`/admin/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectId)}`)
       .then((response) => response.data);
   },
+  getLatestSkillEventForProject(projectId) {
+    return axios.get(`/admin/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectId)}/lastSkillEvent`)
+      .then((response) => response.data);
+  },
   updateProjectDisplaySortOrder(projectId, newDisplayOrderIndex) {
     return axios.patch(`/admin/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectId)}`, {
       action: 'NewDisplayOrderIndex',
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectsTable.vue b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectsTable.vue
index 2947069f84..557845c1de 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectsTable.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/projects/ProjectsTable.vue
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ limitations under the License.
         <template v-slot:cell(numErrors)="data">
           {{ data.value | number }}
         </template>
-        <template v-slot:cell(lastReportedSkill)="data">
-          <slim-date-cell :value="data.value" :fromStartOfDay="true"/>
-        </template>
 
         <template v-slot:cell(created)="data">
           <div>
@@ -139,7 +136,6 @@ limitations under the License.
   import MsgBoxMixin from '../utils/modal/MsgBoxMixin';
   import ProjectService from './ProjectService';
   import SkillsBTable from '../utils/table/SkillsBTable';
-  import SlimDateCell from '../utils/table/SlimDateCell';
   import RemovalValidation from '../utils/modal/RemovalValidation';
   import EditProject from './EditProject';
 
@@ -198,11 +194,6 @@ limitations under the License.
                 label: 'Badges',
                 sortable: true,
               },
-              {
-                key: 'lastReportedSkill',
-                label: 'Last Reported Skill',
-                sortable: true,
-              },
               {
                 key: 'created',
                 label: 'Created',
@@ -227,7 +218,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     components: {
       EditProject,
       SkillsBTable,
-      SlimDateCell,
       RemovalValidation,
     },
     mounted() {
diff --git a/e2e-tests/cypress/integration/projects_spec.js b/e2e-tests/cypress/integration/projects_spec.js
index f42f93608b..7ed6783692 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/cypress/integration/projects_spec.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/cypress/integration/projects_spec.js
@@ -909,32 +909,11 @@ describe('Projects Tests', () => {
     cy.wait('@getProjects');
     cy.wait('@loadInception');
 
-    cy.get('[data-cy=projectCreated]').should('be.visible').contains('Today');
-    cy.get('[data-cy=projectLastReportedSkill]').should('be.visible').contains('Never');
-
-    const now = dayjs().utc();
-    cy.reportSkill('my_project_123', 1, 'user@skills.org', now.subtract(1, 'year').format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm'), false);
-
-    cy.visit('/administrator/');
-    cy.wait('@getProjects');
-    cy.wait('@loadInception');
-    cy.get('[data-cy=projectCreated]').should('be.visible').contains('Today');
-    cy.get('[data-cy=projectLastReportedSkill]').should('be.visible').contains('a year ago');
-
-    cy.reportSkill('my_project_123', 1, 'user@skills.org', now.subtract(2, 'months').format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm'), false);
-    cy.visit('/administrator/');
-    cy.wait('@getProjects');
-    cy.wait('@loadInception');
-    cy.get('[data-cy=projectCreated]').should('be.visible').contains('Today');
-    cy.get('[data-cy=projectLastReportedSkill]').should('be.visible').contains('2 months ago');
-
-    cy.reportSkill('my_project_123', 1, 'user@skills.org', now.subtract(7, 'days').utc().format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm'), false);
-
-    cy.visit('/administrator/');
-    cy.wait('@getProjects');
-    cy.wait('@loadInception');
-    cy.get('[data-cy=projectCreated]').should('be.visible').contains('Today');
-    cy.get('[data-cy=projectLastReportedSkill]').should('be.visible').contains('7 days ago');
+    cy.get('[data-cy=projectCreated]')
+        .should('be.visible')
+        .contains('Today');
+    cy.get('[data-cy=projectLastReportedSkill]')
+        .should('not.exist');
   });
 
   it('Created and Last Reported Skill data should be visible on project page', () => {
diff --git a/e2e-tests/cypress/integration/projects_table_spec.js b/e2e-tests/cypress/integration/projects_table_spec.js
index ce8af6b7c9..e8c0be3f74 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/cypress/integration/projects_table_spec.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/cypress/integration/projects_table_spec.js
@@ -325,10 +325,6 @@ describe('Projects Table Tests', () => {
           colIndex: 4,
           value: '0'
         },
-        {
-          colIndex: 5,
-          value: '2 months ago'
-        },
       ],
     ], 1);
   });
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/skills/controller/AdminController.groovy b/service/src/main/java/skills/controller/AdminController.groovy
index f17a80c9a6..299fb09ff0 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/skills/controller/AdminController.groovy
+++ b/service/src/main/java/skills/controller/AdminController.groovy
@@ -1412,6 +1412,12 @@ class AdminController {
         return success
     }
 
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/projects/{projectId}/lastSkillEvent", method = RequestMethod.GET, produces = "application/json")
+    LatestEvent getLatestEventForProject(@PathVariable("projectId") String projectId) {
+        SkillsValidator.isNotBlank(projectId, "projectId")
+        return projAdminService.getLastReportedSkillEvent(projectId)
+    }
+
 
 }
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/skills/controller/result/model/LatestEvent.groovy b/service/src/main/java/skills/controller/result/model/LatestEvent.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35f4d4ab72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/src/main/java/skills/controller/result/model/LatestEvent.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2020 SkillTree
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package skills.controller.result.model
+
+class LatestEvent {
+    Date lastReportedSkillDate
+}
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/skills/services/admin/ProjAdminService.groovy b/service/src/main/java/skills/services/admin/ProjAdminService.groovy
index e384d69fde..9bf317de15 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/skills/services/admin/ProjAdminService.groovy
+++ b/service/src/main/java/skills/services/admin/ProjAdminService.groovy
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import skills.controller.exceptions.ErrorCode
 import skills.controller.exceptions.SkillException
 import skills.controller.request.model.*
 import skills.controller.result.model.CustomIconResult
+import skills.controller.result.model.LatestEvent
 import skills.controller.result.model.ProjectResult
 import skills.controller.result.model.SettingsResult
 import skills.controller.result.model.SimpleProjectResult
@@ -544,11 +545,16 @@ class ProjAdminService {
     }
 
     @Profile
-    private UserInfo loadCurrentUser(boolean failIfNoCurrentUser=true) {
+    private UserInfo loadCurrentUser(boolean failIfNoCurrentUser = true) {
         UserInfo currentUser = userInfoService.getCurrentUser()
         if (!currentUser && failIfNoCurrentUser) {
             throw new SkillsAuthorizationException('No current user found')
         }
         return currentUser
     }
+
+    LatestEvent getLastReportedSkillEvent(String projectId) {
+        Date date = eventsRepo.getLatestEventDateForProject(projectId)
+        new LatestEvent(lastReportedSkillDate: date)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/ProjDefRepo.groovy b/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/ProjDefRepo.groovy
index 2b5b97a18b..8339667ca6 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/ProjDefRepo.groovy
+++ b/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/ProjDefRepo.groovy
@@ -114,11 +114,9 @@ interface ProjDefRepo extends CrudRepository<ProjDef, Long> {
                     COALESCE(reusedSkills.reusedSkillCount, 0) AS numSkillsReused,
                     COALESCE(reusedSkills.reusedTotalPoints, 0) AS totalPointsReused,
                     expiration.expirationTriggeredDate as expirationTriggered,
-                    events.latest AS lastReportedSkill,
                     pd.created,
                     GREATEST(skills.skillUpdated, badges.badgeUpdated, subjects.subjectUpdated, pd.updated) as lastEdited
                 FROM project_definition pd
-                         LEFT JOIN (SELECT max(project_id) as project_id, MAX(event_time) AS latest FROM user_events where LOWER(project_id) = LOWER(?1)) events ON events.project_id = pd.project_id
                          LEFT JOIN (SELECT max(project_id) as project_id, COUNT(id) AS errorCount FROM project_error where LOWER(project_id) = LOWER(?1)) errors ON errors.project_id = pd.project_id
                          LEFT JOIN (SELECT max(project_id) as project_id, COUNT(id) AS skillCount, MAX(updated) as skillUpdated FROM skill_definition WHERE type = 'Skill' and enabled = 'false' and LOWER(project_id) = LOWER(?1)) disabledSkills ON disabledSkills.project_id = pd.project_id
                          LEFT JOIN (SELECT max(project_id) AS project_id, COUNT(id) AS skillCount, MAX(updated) as skillUpdated FROM skill_definition WHERE type = 'Skill' and enabled = 'true' and skill_id not like '%STREUSESKILLST%' and LOWER(project_id) = LOWER(?1)) skills ON skills.project_id = pd.project_id
@@ -181,12 +179,10 @@ interface ProjDefRepo extends CrudRepository<ProjDef, Long> {
                     COALESCE(groups.groupCount, 0) AS numGroups,
                     CAST(COALESCE(expiration.expiringUnused, 'false') AS BOOLEAN) as expiring,
                     expiration.expirationTriggeredDate as expirationTriggered,
-                    events.latest AS lastReportedSkill,
                     reusedSkills.skillCount AS numSkillsReused,
                     reusedSkills.totalPoints AS totalPointsReused, 
                     pd.created
                 FROM project_definition pd
-                LEFT JOIN (SELECT project_id, MAX(event_time) AS latest FROM user_events GROUP BY project_id) events ON events.project_id = pd.project_id
                 LEFT JOIN (SELECT project_id, COUNT(id) AS errorCount FROM project_error GROUP BY project_id) errors ON errors.project_id = pd.project_id
                 LEFT JOIN (SELECT project_id, COUNT(id) AS skillCount FROM skill_definition WHERE type = 'Skill' and skill_id not like '%STREUSESKILLST%' and enabled = 'true' GROUP BY project_id) skills ON skills.project_id = pd.project_id
                 LEFT JOIN (SELECT project_id, COUNT(id) AS skillCount, sum(total_points) as totalPoints FROM skill_definition WHERE type = 'Skill' and skill_id like '%STREUSESKILLST%' and enabled = 'true' GROUP BY project_id) reusedSkills ON reusedSkills.project_id = pd.project_id
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserEventsRepo.groovy b/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserEventsRepo.groovy
index 75607750c5..478c68543f 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserEventsRepo.groovy
+++ b/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserEventsRepo.groovy
@@ -469,4 +469,10 @@ interface UserEventsRepo extends CrudRepository<UserEvent, Integer> {
         )  AS counts GROUP BY counts.countBucket;
     ''', nativeQuery = true)
     public List<LabeledCount> binnedUserCountsForSkillUsagePostAchievement(@Param("skillRefId") Integer skillRefId)
+
+    @Nullable
+    @Query(value = '''
+        SELECT max(event_time) FROM user_events where project_id = ?1
+    ''', nativeQuery = true)
+    Date getLatestEventDateForProject(String projectId)
 }
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/skills/intTests/UserAdminMetricsSpec.groovy b/service/src/test/java/skills/intTests/UserAdminMetricsSpec.groovy
index aa9884f201..4a78db01ef 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/skills/intTests/UserAdminMetricsSpec.groovy
+++ b/service/src/test/java/skills/intTests/UserAdminMetricsSpec.groovy
@@ -61,4 +61,48 @@ class UserAdminMetricsSpec extends DefaultIntSpec {
         metrics.numSkills == 2
         metrics.userTotalPoints == 70
     }
+
+    def "get latest event date for a project"() {
+        List<String> users = getRandomUsers(3)
+
+        def proj1 = SkillsFactory.createProject(1)
+        def proj1_subj = SkillsFactory.createSubject(1, 1)
+        List<Map> proj1_skills = SkillsFactory.createSkills(3, 1, 1)
+        proj1_skills.each {
+            it.pointIncrement = 35
+        }
+
+        skillsService.createProject(proj1)
+        skillsService.createSubject(proj1_subj)
+        skillsService.createSkills(proj1_skills)
+
+        List<Date> dates = (10..1).collect { new Date() - it }
+
+        skillsService.addSkill([projectId: proj1.projectId, skillId: proj1_skills.get(0).skillId], users[0], dates[0])
+        skillsService.addSkill([projectId: proj1.projectId, skillId: proj1_skills.get(1).skillId], users[1], dates[1])
+        skillsService.addSkill([projectId: proj1.projectId, skillId: proj1_skills.get(1).skillId], users[2], dates[2])
+
+        when:
+        def lastSkillEvent = skillsService.getLastSkillEventForProject(proj1.projectId)
+        then:
+        Date.parse("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS", lastSkillEvent.lastReportedSkillDate) == dates[2].clearTime()
+    }
+
+    def "get latest event date is null for a project without any events"() {
+        def proj1 = SkillsFactory.createProject(1)
+        def proj1_subj = SkillsFactory.createSubject(1, 1)
+        List<Map> proj1_skills = SkillsFactory.createSkills(3, 1, 1)
+        proj1_skills.each {
+            it.pointIncrement = 35
+        }
+
+        skillsService.createProject(proj1)
+        skillsService.createSubject(proj1_subj)
+        skillsService.createSkills(proj1_skills)
+
+        when:
+        def lastSkillEvent = skillsService.getLastSkillEventForProject(proj1.projectId)
+        then:
+        lastSkillEvent.lastReportedSkillDate == null
+    }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/skills/intTests/utils/SkillsService.groovy b/service/src/test/java/skills/intTests/utils/SkillsService.groovy
index 013e9af61d..39f5128146 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/skills/intTests/utils/SkillsService.groovy
+++ b/service/src/test/java/skills/intTests/utils/SkillsService.groovy
@@ -895,6 +895,10 @@ class SkillsService {
         return wsHelper.adminGet("/projects/${projectId}/users/${userId}/stats".toString())
     }
 
+    def getLastSkillEventForProject(String projectId) {
+        return wsHelper.adminGet("/projects/${projectId}/lastSkillEvent".toString())
+    }
+
     def getSkillUsers(String projectId, String skillId, int limit = 10, int page = 1, String orderBy = 'userId', boolean ascending = true, String query = '') {
         return wsHelper.adminGet("${getSkillUrl(projectId, null, skillId)}/users?limit=${limit}&ascending=${ascending ? 1 : 0}&page=${page}&byColumn=0&orderBy=${orderBy}&query=${query}".toString())
     }