Penn State encourages quarantined students to maintain good hygiene practices, self-monitor for symptoms, and check their temperature twice a day.
As part of the new classification, Penn State Global Programs has instructed students to make travel arrangements home and is providing various options to aid the process.
"I pledge to be fully engaged, truthful, and will always do right by those who helped Penn State ascend to the prominence we all enjoy today.”
Baldoni, who is perhaps best-known for playing Rafael in the award-winning series "Jane The Virgin," is the creator and director of "My Last Days," a docu-series that explores the lives of people with terminal illnesses.
University-affiliated travel to China and South Korea is prohibited, while short-term programs in Italy and Japan have been canceled.
"The University recognizes and takes great pride in the many contributions made by Joe Paterno, not just to the football program, but to the academic advancement of this institution and to countless charitable causes in the community as well."