Sands College

Gotham isn’t the most likely place to think of when it comes to the word “sands,” but students and administrators at Pace University are certainly grateful for alumnus Rob Sands, who has donated $25 million to his alma mater for its newest college, the Sands College of Performing Arts. Opening this fall, the new school, Pace’s seventh, is named in honor of Sands and his wife Pamela.