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Domain Name: WCU.EDU

Registrant:
Western Carolina University
B-16 Forsyth Bldg.
Cullowhee, NC 28723
USA

Administrative Contact:
Scott Swartzentruber
Western Carolina University / IT Division
Forsyth Bldg, Room B-16
Cullowhee, NC 28723
USA
+1.8282277282
scotts@email.wcu.edu

Technical Contact:
Stephen Wilson
Western Carolina University / IT Division
Forsyth Bldg, Room B-16
Cullowhee, NC 28723
USA
+1.8282273215
swilson@email.wcu.edu

Name Servers:
COWEE1.WCU.EDU
NCNOC.NCREN.NET
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Domain record activated: 26-Jan-1990
Domain record last updated: 24-Jun-2024
Domain expires: 31-Jul-2027

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