It was at the end of December when we talked about the Associated Press and Gowalla’s University Check-In Challenge. Today we present you with the winner – it’s University of Houston, which won a $10,000 donation to its Cougar Community TierOne Endowment fund. Resources from the fund provide stipends for undergraduate research and study abroad.
If you recall, participating universities earned points as students checked-in around campus via Gowalla. Each check-in netted the university one point, with five unique campus checkpoints qualifying for extra points. The five extra points locations on the UH campus included Robertson Stadium, University Center, Cougar Baseball Field and the “What is the Nature of This?” statue.
The University of Texas at Austin was the only other school to exceed 5,000 points and placed second in the final tally. Baylor University, the University of South Carolina and Texas A&M University rounded out the top five.
Participants were also eligible to win a number of individual prizes, including a MacBook Air, an iPad, an iPod Nano or an iTunes gift card. Two of five MacBook Air computers were awarded to UH Gowalla users…