diff --git a/src/components/ItemTable/ItemTable.js b/src/components/ItemTable/ItemTable.js
index d97331c..d94dc72 100644
--- a/src/components/ItemTable/ItemTable.js
+++ b/src/components/ItemTable/ItemTable.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export default function ItemTable({ data, rowCanBeSelected }) {
     const classes = useStyles();
 
     const history = useHistory();
+
+    // See React Table Column Settings: https://react-table.tanstack.com/docs/api/useTable#column-properties
     const columns = React.useMemo(
         () => [
             { Header: 'Queue', accessor: 'queue', },
@@ -46,12 +48,15 @@ export default function ItemTable({ data, rowCanBeSelected }) {
             { Header: 'Subject', accessor: 'subject' },
             { Header: 'Status', accessor: 'status', },
             { Header: 'Priority', accessor: 'priority' },
+            { Header: 'Last Updated', accessor: 'lastUpdated', sortInverted: true, Cell: ({ value }) => <RelativeTime value={value} /> },
+            { Header: 'Department', accessor: 'department' },
+            { Header: 'Building', accessor: 'building' },
+            { Header: 'Date Received', accessor: 'dateReceived', sortInverted: true, Cell: ({ value }) => <RelativeTime value={value} /> },
             { Header: 'Last Updated', accessor: 'lastUpdated', },
             { Header: 'Department', accessor: 'department' },
             { Header: 'Building', accessor: 'building' },
             { Header: 'Date Received', accessor: 'dateReceived', },
         ], []);
-
     const tableInstance = useTable(
         {
             columns,
@@ -68,13 +73,20 @@ export default function ItemTable({ data, rowCanBeSelected }) {
                     );
                 },
             },
+            initialState: {
+                sortBy: [
+                    { id: "queue" },
+                    { id: 'number' },
+                    { id: 'lastUpdated' },
+                ],
+            }
         },
-        useFilters, useFlexLayout, useSortBy, 
+        useFilters, useFlexLayout, useSortBy,
     );
     const { getTableProps, getTableBodyProps, headerGroups, rows, prepareRow, } = tableInstance;
 
     return (
-        <TableContainer component={Paper}>
+        <TableContainer>
             <Table
                 {...getTableProps}
                 aria-label="Table of Queue Items"