Welcome to PAWS.WCU.EDU
PAWS.WCU.EDU is a web server at Western Carolina University exclusively for faculty and staff. The purpose of this server is to provide employees with a web presence and a web application development environment.
Account Name
Your account name will be the same as your WCU mail username (DO NOT include the @email.wcu.edu.) and your password is the same as your email password.
Your web address (URL) on this server will be http://paws.wcu.edu/accountname/ (without the @email.wcu.edu).
For Example: Your username would be wcu\abjones and the url would be http://paws.wcu.edu/abjones1
Disk Quota
Account disk quotas are set to 500 Mbytes. Disk storage is a limited and finite resource, so we ask everyone to do periodic account housekeeping.
Who is Eligible for this Server?
Faculty/Staff
Current employees may request an account on paws.wcu.edu. Request an account.
How Long Do Accounts Remain on Server?
Faculty/Staff Accounts will reside on the server as long as you are employed at the university. Once Faculty/Staff leave the university their account will be terminated.