uva_template.tex

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{hyperref}

% First page header with logo
\fancypagestyle{plain}{
  \fancyhf{} % Clear header/footer for first page
  \chead{\includegraphics[width=12cm]{uva_logo.png}} % Adjust logo size
  \cfoot{\thepage}
}

% Define tightlist for handling Pandoc lists
\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
  \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}

\begin{document}

% Metadata from YAML front matter
\title{$title$}
\author{$author$}
\date{$date$}

\maketitle

% Check for TOC
$if(toc)$
\tableofcontents
\newpage
$endif$

% Content from the Markdown file will be inserted here
$body$

\end{document}