SHEPHERDSTOWN – The Shepherd University Alumni Association will help kick off the Shepherd Ram football season by hosting an Alumni Ram Spirit Picnic on from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 28 before the Shepherd vs. Shippensburg game. The picnic will take place at the Shippensburg University Student Recreation Center Pavilion, located behind Seavers Apartment Complex. Parking will be available behind Naugle Residence Hall and across the street from the Luhrs Performing Arts Center. Game tickets can be purchased at the gate. For more details, visit shepconnect.shepherd.edu.