Alan Shulik - Student at the University of Pennsylvania Alan Shulik, a Philadelphia native, enjoyed growing up in one of the busiest and most historical cities in the United States. He is proud to have grown up in the Philadelphia community, and to have been the son of a violin virtuoso who played in the Philadelphia Orchestra. Alan Shulik was a student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received the educational foundation he needed to become the success he is today.